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On this page I will give an example of a set up you might want to try.
For statistics on many individual fish, click on any fish picture. To
view a list of plants suitable for the home Aquaria visit the Plant Statistics page.
Black Water Aquaria for Southeast Asian Fish
A tank for the more experienced hobbyist, as the
fish are sensitive to water quality.
Allepey backwater, India
Photo by: Raj Sivarajan
Harlequin Rasbora
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Nuphar Japonicum
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Size
A fifty-five gallon or seventy-five gallon the longer the better.
Setup
The bottom substrate should be fine textured and dark, to a depth of
at least two inches. A substrate fertilizer should also be added. Provide
pipe-shaped hiding places made up of pieces of hollowed out Bamboo cane
about three or four inches long. Place driftwood and bog roots in the
back with some of them reaching the tank surface. Here are some native
plant suggestions:
- Cryptocoryne wendtii
- Cryptooryne nevillii
- Pista stratiotes
- Hygrophila polysperma
- Nuphar japonicum
- Ceratopteris thalictroides
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This setup also needs only slight water movement from one end to the
other. It should have moderate lighting and two fluorescent tubes will
be fine.
Water requirements
pH of 5.5 to 6.5 with a Carbonate Hardness of 4dCH and a total hardness
of 8dH, water temperature in the upper seventies to low eighties.
Fish
A large school of twenty-five or more Danios maybe from the family Rasbora,
with Rasbora Heteromorrpha being one of the favorites. Six to eight
of the highly prized Clown Loaches and a couple of pairs of the Pearl
Gouramis. This is a lively tank!
Danio roseus.
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