Seeing all the malm, detritus, and algae makes me feel better about the spotty debris in my tank. Again, as long as parameters remain stable, this is good for my Tetras. This is great to see and get references from. Thank you so much for sharing your experience and knowledge!
Having shared this opportunity with Alex the video brings back so many highlights, in particular those small pockets at the side of the stream. I could envision those inspiring a future shallow tank one day. I hope we have the opportunity to share another stream in the future.
in our country Malaysia, we have fast stream tannins river. really black the color of the water and the current is fast streaming. plenty of rare n endangered species there
I love your tanks, but taking us to the source is pure genius - Thank You. I'm curious - did you have to take any special precautions to avoid piranha, snakes or insects?
No, è semplicemente un corso d'acqua, tra l'altro con molta corrente dove non c'è presenza di pesci, perchè nei tratti stagnanti il pesce c'è eccome, ho visto prendere con i miei occhi i Paracheirodon a centinaia con il retino, bisogna farsi guidare da chi ci vive e conosce le zone, se poi ci immergiamo anche addio! Benissimo per vedere il fondo, ma per i pesci bisogna fare attenzione e andare su zattera
Nice video! It would be great to have a follow up video where you circle the fish and identify each one so that viewers learn how to look for the fish, where they are in the habitat, and how they act. This would be better than guessing and hoping you are doing it right. Thanks. 😊
@@FRD-HDD consider that in the wild, the density of wildlife is relatively low compared to what we might expect. as such, large stretches of a particular stream may indeed be entirely devoid of fishes at any given time.
@@absandrs237 fishes on petshops are mostly bred on captivity. Nature alone can't mass produce that quantity, with the presence of predators and scarcity of food.
No plants doesn't mean no oxygen. If I remeber correctly, oxygen and carbon dioxide come and go from the water through gaseous exchange, even still waters can have a decent amount of oxygen if it's cold enough, and for streams especially, there's a lot more activity going on with the movement of the water. More water movement+lower temps+oxygen-releasing organisms=lots of oxygen, hence the highly oxygenated environment of hillstreams, which typically lack macroscopic plant life. One must also not forget about the algae and microorganisms that can release oxygen into the water, they also contribute to the oxygen in a body of water.
