Dimensions 320 × 70 × 70 cm

Title South American Clear Water River (along Xingu banks)

Volume 1568L

Background outside back glass painted in black

Lighting 4 x T5 80 W
1st spot : 0900 - 2100
2nd spot : 1000 - 2200

Filtration 2 x Eheim Pro III 2080

2 x Tunze Stream 8500 l/h used with a "home made" venturi generating a circular flow of the water around the tank

Plants not applicable

Animals 5 Semaprochilodus taeniurus,
5 Geophagus sp "orange head",
8 Baryancistrus sp "golden nuggets" L81,
3 Panaque sp "Xingu" LDA63,
4 Ancistrus sp L100,
1 Scobinancistrus aureatus,
2 Pseudacanthicus sp L320

Materials 6 big driftwoods (90 - 130 cms)
30 kgs of stones
160 kgs of clear river sand

Additional Information I started this tank with a main objective, which is to try to breed Panaque sp LDA63 (and why not Baryancistrus sp L81). I give them all I suppose they need, to grow and to come in good conditions for that. I keep in mind that a few years ago, everybody thought Hypancistrus zebra was impossible to breed in captivity... and so now, you can see them bred everywhere... So why not the same with Panaque ? so wait and see