#BADC2018

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Dimensions: 150x70x40 cm
List of fishes: Leporinus fasciatus – 5, Leporinus friderici – 4, Moenkhausia heikoi – 15, Teleocichla centrarchus – 8, Spectracanthicus punctatissimus (L030) – 1 male +2 females, Baranistrus sp. (L019) -1 juvenile, Parancistrus nudiventris (L031) – 1 male +2 females, Ancistrus Ranunculus (L034) – 1 male +2 females, Retroculus xinguensis – 2 juvenile (they will be moved to a bigger tank in the next 2 years for breeding), Dorysa sp. snails
Description of decorations: - Granite rocks, Dennerle Rio Xingu gravel which is close to the actual, JBL Sansibar Orange sand which is 100% match of the sand color in the actual biotope, Conglomerate rocks collected by myself from the actual type location in Gorgulho da Rita in 2016 on a hobbist/scientist expedition on Rio Xingu and Rio Iriri.
The aquarium decoration in relation to the dimensions provide the ideal ground for the selected species as you may see from the underwater footage on my video after 1:37:00
Description of equipment: Heating: Schego titanium heater with Eliwel Temperature controller, Filter: Internal 3-stage side filter with 12 liters of biological filter media, 2 liters of mechanical filter media and denitrification resin as these fish are very sensitive to nitrates.The filter is powered with a 3.000lt/hour pump and a 8.000lt/hour wave maker is used in order to replicate the strong current of the river.
Water parameters: Temperature: 30,5 Celsius, PH: 6,3~6,7, TDS: 15microsiemens