Biotope aquariums

Biotope simulates the natural environment and is limited within the aquarium habitat biocenosis. Fish, plants, water chemistry, as well as landscape similar to those that can be on the outside in natural conditions. |

Jtdelny stream or lake may include numerous biotopes. For example, a stone groove in the flow may be one of the biotope, while the adjacent muddy bottom at the same body of water may be different biotope. On the other hand, the same habitat can occur in many reservoirs in the region, where all the stone groove or muddy water) support the same community of plants) and animals.

Aquarium biotope simulates the physical conditions in the biotope, and is inhabited by plants and animals that are found together in the biotope. In precise biotope aquarium, water temperature, water movement, water chemistry, color and turbidity mimic their natural habitat. Stones, wood (wood) and the ruins, are also present in the aquarium biotope. Bottom of the aquarium biotope similar to the natural bottom.

When re-creating habitat in its aquarium, always check compatibility! Some species from a particular habitat is not suitable for sharing content. For example, tsihla otsellaris will have Tetra, because they are their food in the wild.

Most aquarium biotopes not exactly. Aquarists should not in slavishly reproduce every feature of the habitat to provide a natural home for the inhabitants of the aquarium biotope. Many features of the natural habitats can be undesirable in an aquarium. On the other hand, features that distinguish a particular habitat to other habitats, must be submitted in an aquarium.

We consider the main differences between habitats
Biotope-small fast river

They inhabit species consume more oxygen than those who live in stagnant waters or in a slow flow. For such a habitat should mimic for using the powerful filter and choose the plants that support for such vallisneriya or Geterantera platanoides (Heteranthera zosterfolia or Heteranthera zosteraefolia) for tropical river. In this biotope is no floating plants.

Biotope River

The flow of water less strongly, the fish are less demanding in terms of oxygen. The soil is composed of fine gravel, any kind of roots provide shelter for numerous fish. Vegetation is relatively stingy, because in most of the rivers is due to the absence of light brown color of water, so that few plants can grow. Floating plants are represented in the set.

slow water in the river valleys

Landscape submitted bamboo and rice. plants in the middle layers are absent. Floating plants are represented Pista, duckweed. In such an aquarium containing herbivorous fish.

Rocky habitat

First of all it Lake Tanganyika and Malawi. The relatively clear water permeable enough light to the algae could develop on the rocks. The second type of rocky area before river. The rocky landscape aquarium reproduced with basalt, arranging there numerous shelters for Anostomusov (Anostomus) and Leporinusov (Leporinus). With his mouth, rotated upward, they nibble on algae near-vertical rocky slopes.

Terrarium for breeding amphibians (Palyudarium)

It is very difficult to simulate the habitat. We can play such a swamp in the mangrove trees. Water is slightly bitter and salty.