Dimensions 180 × 60 × 50 cm
Title Marshy Waters of the Demerara river
Volume 540L
Background La zona trasera está pintada en blanco para simular las agua turbias
Lighting Tenemos 3 bombillas de 6500 k de 40w
Filtration La filtración es a través de un sump con una bomba de 2000 l/h
Plants Nymphea sp. Entre las ramas y Eleocharis Acicularis
Animals 5 Geophagus Surinamensis, 25 Pristella Maxilaris, 6 nannacara anomala
Materials El sustrato está compuesto de sílice y hojas y algo de fibra vegetal para crear el limo como en el río, las piedras son recolectadas y son de color claro como en la zona además tienen los cantos pulidos por la erosión del agua, las ramas son de diferentes grosores simulando ramas de árboles caídos. [The substrate is composed of silica and leaves and some vegetal fiber to create the silt as in the river, the stones are collected and are light in color as in the area, they also have the edges polished by water erosion, the branches are made of different thicknesses simulating fallen tree branches.]
Additional Information Este acuario representa una zona semi estancada del río Demerara, donde las especies coinciden por el tipo de fondo arenoso para los geophagus, las aguas abiertas para los tetras y las zonas de ramas para los Nannacara. [This aquarium represents a semi-stagnant area of the Demerara River, where the species coincide due to the type of sandy bottom for the geophagus, the open water for the tetras and the branch areas for the Nannacara.]
This is an excellent biotope aquarium. The only negative is that the display lacks realistic scale and the areas of the aquascape are too partitioned to be very natural. If a glass box of this size were dropped into the Rio Demerara would it capture the scene presented? Probably not... it is too scaped. In a 'stagnant' pool with leaf litter there should be more leaves and detritus.
Accuracy of Plants and Animals for Biotope:
Very well done... though a catfish may be appropriate.
Accuracy of Hardscape:
Accurate...
Condition:
Everything looks healthy.