Amazon biotope

[mikewang]

i want to create a amazon biotope. but i need to confirm on some fish origin first. im working with 10gallon so no cichlids except dwarf cichlids.

im currently planning for:
black water.
30watts of light.
flourite red
hopefully lots of driftwood

fish:
cardinal tetras
w/ blue rams or apistos. they do live with cardinals in the wild right?

any suggestions on creating a more natural tank? too bad im unable to get oak leaves at this time of year. also mopani wood is from africa right?

 

[skh]

Hi,

any suggestions on creating a more natural tank?

I think it would be usefull to differentiate between species that live within the same kind of water (e.g blackwater) and species that can be found within the same habitat. Wolfgang Staeck, as he mentioned in several articles in german magazines, caught fish of the family Lebiasinidae as well as many Rivulus species together with Apistogramma species. Also microhabitats differ from species to species.

Hard to tell

Stefan

 

[Discus Man]

If its a black water creek, then no cardinals
if its a black water stream, then cardinals.
My fave site for tons of info on biotopes:
http://www.mongabay.com/fish/data/ecosystem_index.htm

 

[M0oN]

A large amount of black water biotypes are nothing but dead tree roots, mud and leaves...

You need to decide on a species of apistogramma and go from there, rather then trying to create a biotype and then find an apisto to suit it...

 

[Neil]

skh,

WELCOME TO THE FORUM

I think it would be usefull to differentiate between species that live within the same kind of water (e.g blackwater) and species that can be found within the same habitat. Wolfgang Staeck, as he mentioned in several articles in german magazines, caught fish of the family Lebiasinidae as well as many Rivulus species together with Apistogramma species. Also microhabitats differ from species to species.

Stephan,
Good point. Are you from Germany?

Neil

 

[Rolo]

Hi Stefan,

nice to see you here as well

greetings,
Rolo