Biotope Aquariums – North America
North America is home to a wide range of fascinating freshwater habitats, from babbling brooks and vast marshes to deep lakes and fast-flowing rivers. This YouTube playlist takes you into the world of biotope aquariums that recreate these magnificent ecosystems. Each aquarium in this series is carefully curated to provide a faithful representation of specific North American waters, with authentic fish species, plants and underwater landscapes.
In the videos you will discover how different species, such as sun sticklebacks, mudskippers and pike, live together in aquariums that mimic their natural environment as closely as possible. Proper decoration with wood, rocks and aquatic plants not only mimics aesthetics, but also provides the fish with a habitat in which they can behave naturally.
This playlist is an inspiration for aquarium enthusiasts who want to bring a piece of North American nature into their homes. Let yourself be taken away by the tranquility and beauty of these unique biotopes!
Biotope Aquarium Design Contest 2014 - the 3rd place, North America
http://all4aquarium.ru/en/events/jbl-biotope-contest-2014/final
In this video I show aquarium imitating fragment of a stream in Mexico, arranged by Victor Manuel Ortiz Cruz (Mexico) for the final ...of Biotope Aquarium Design Contest 2014 (held during ZooSphere 2014 in Saint Petersburg, Russia). This tank took the 3rd place in the contest.
Description of the biotope (as written on the information plate):
Valle Nacional River feeds the Papaloapan River (the second largest in Mexico). The shown biotope is a bank stream on Atlantic slope. On its bottom there are grayish and slightly reddish oval rocks and sand, sometimes covered with organic matter and leaves from trees and plants growing on banks. Submerged roots and branches provide food and shelter for the fry of Thorichthys ellioti, which often cohabit with Cichlasoma salvini and Poecilia sphenops. Near the banks there are more wood and leaves on the bottom, while rocks are predominant near the middle with no organic matter in the current. There is almost no aquatic plants here, only small patches of Eleocharis sp., Fontinalis and Fissidens mosses and riverine grass in some parts of the river.
Animals list:
Cichlasoma salvini, Thorichthys ellioti.
Plants list:
Eleocharis parvula, Fissidens fontanus, Fontinalis sp. "Willow".
Music:
"Luminous rain" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Biotope Aquarium Design Contest 2014 - the 3rd place, North America
Website of the Biotope Aquarium Design Contest 2014: ...
#BADC2018 / Upper Bladen River, Belize. Overhanging tree branches shoreline habitat area, 540 L
http://biotope-aquarium.info/badc-2018/ Dimensions: 150 x 60 x 60 cm ...
Central American cichlid aquarium (overview)
A little video showing a currently setup CA cichlid community. Perhaps ...
Biotope Aquarium Design Contest 2015 - the 3rd place, North America
Biotope Aquarium Design Contest 2015 final was organized during ...
#BADC2018 / Subin River, shallow grassy river bank area, Usumacinta drainage, Guatemala, 375 L
http://biotope-aquarium.info/badc-2018/ Dimensions: 150 x 50 x 50 cm ...
JBL Biotope Aquarium Contest 2013 - 2nd place, Anastasia Melnikova
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Central American biotope Aquarium
Update!
Cryptoheros panamensis (Display Aquarium)
Here is a quick preview of my work in progress Cryptoheros panamensis ...
#BADC2019 / Habitat Ambystoma dumerilii, Pátzcuaro Lake riverside, Urandén, México, 324 L
http://biotope-aquarium.info/badc-2019/ ...
Lake Xochimilco, Borough of Xochimilco in southern México City, 162 L
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Central American inspired nature aquarium
A little preview of a new layout using dried out Trachycarpus ...
#BADC2019 / Río Peyán, Guatemala, Jungle Area, Submerged Roots Habitat, 540 L
http://biotope-aquarium.info/badc-2019/ ...
#BADC2018 / Upper Bladen River, Belize. Submerged wooded stream bank area, 540 L
http://biotope-aquarium.info/badc-2018/ Volume: 540 liters Dimensions: ...
Central America. Costa Rika rivers coasts, 135 L
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Bleher's Biotope of a habitat in Nicaragua
Heiko Bleher's nature biotope of a habitat in Nicaragua, with fishes ...
#BADC2018 / Small stream in Choctaw National Wildlife Refuge, Alabama, USA, 96 L
http://biotope-aquarium.info/badc-2018/ Dimensions: 80x40x30 cm List ...
Laguna Noh Display Aquarium
This aquascape is loosely based around the bulrush areas at Laguna ...
#BADC2019 / Swamp of the Apalachicola River at Chattahoochee, Florida, USA, 250 L
http://biotope-aquarium.info/badc-2019/ ...
Pancho Poza River, Altotonga, Veracruz, Mexico: Xiphophorus variatus habitat, 240 L
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#BADC2020 / Lagunas de Zempoala National Park. Huitzilac, Morelos. México, 160 L
This is the 10th anniversary biotope aquarium design contest 2020 ...
Central American biotope 'Belize'
River Creek project
Very quiet in the fish house in the last few months, but at least a ...
Upper Candelaria River. Jungle area near the River bank, Mexico, 576 L
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Nandopsis tetracanthus (with free swimmers)
A little look at the Cuban pair with day 9 free swimmers.
#BADC2022 / Clear sluggish spring-fed stream near Wekiva River, Florida, USA, 40 L
Photos and description: List of fishes: Elassoma evergladei, Physella ...
#BADC2018 / Everglades Park, wetland, Florida, USA, 360 L
http://biotope-aquarium.info/badc-2018/ Dimensions: 120х50х60 cm List ...
#BADC2020 / Rio Jesus Maria. Costa Rica. On the edge of the river, 140 L
This is the 10th anniversary biotope aquarium design contest 2020 ...
#BADC2019 / Birch Hill island Lake Winnipesaukee, USA, 375 L
http://biotope-aquarium.info/badc-2019/ ...
#BADC2019 / Birch Hill island Lake Winnipesaukee, USA, 375 L
http://biotope-aquarium.info/badc-2019/ ...
#BADC2020 / The coastal area of the Moctezuma river, Tamazunchale, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, 156 L
This is the 10th anniversary biotope aquarium design contest 2020 ...
#BADC2019 / San Juan, Pacific coast of Nicaragua Lake, 270 L
http://biotope-aquarium.info/badc-2019/ ...
#BADC2019 / El Coyote River, ecologic park Charco Azul, Nuevo León, Mexico, 366 L
http://biotope-aquarium.info/badc-2019/ ...
#BADC2019 / Rocky areas of the Metapa river in Escuintla, Guatemala, 96 L
http://biotope-aquarium.info/badc-2019/ ...
#BADC2020 / Cuitzeo lake rock zone riverside, Ejido las Trojes, Mexico, 283 L
This is the 10th anniversary biotope aquarium design contest 2020 ...
Swamps of Louisiana
Swamps of Louisiana / Bagna Luizjany Biotope Aquarium / Akwarium ...
#BADC2022 / River Bank Pool, Alum Creek, Ohio, USA, 71 L
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#BADC2020 / Shaded headwater stream, Rathburn Run in Ohio, USA, 80 L
This is the 10th anniversary biotope aquarium design contest 2020 ...
Shallow Shore Cenote Jardín del Edén Quintana Roo Yucatán México, 120 L
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#BADC2022 / Stream Pool of Rio Patuca, near Guaguina region Honduras, 400 L
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Lake Amatitlan Near Guetemala Eastern Coast Of Central America, 140 L
http://biotope-aquarium.info/badc-2016/
#BADC2020 / Parte caudalosa del Arroyo, Tlaxcalantongo, Puebla, México, 90 L
This is the 10th anniversary biotope aquarium design contest 2020 ...
#BADC2020 / Under the Oaks along the St Marks River Natural Bridge, 720 L
This is the 10th anniversary biotope aquarium design contest 2020 ...
#BADC2018 / Cuitzeo lake near riverside, Ejido las Trojes, Mexico, 326 L
http://biotope-aquarium.info/badc-2018/ Dimensions: 120x60x60 cm List ...
#BADC2022 / Fall in the Ozarks of Missouri, Osage River, USA, 90 L
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#BADC2019 / Tunico river, in the summer, Izabal Guatemala, 366 L
http://biotope-aquarium.info/badc-2019/ ...
Valley of Silence: A refuge for Mexcalpique. Ocoyoacac, State of Mexico, Mexico, 165 L
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The San Juan drainage from pasific coast of Nicaragua Lake, 450 L
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#BADC2020 / Arrollo Santa Maria, desviación del río Cazones, en el estado de Veracruz, México, 90 L
This is the 10th anniversary biotope aquarium design contest 2020 ...
Profundulus oaxacae: The Forgotten Killifish (Winner Biotope Aquarium of CAC 2014)
Acuario de Biotopo estricto, recreando el hábitat de la población ...
#BADC2018 / A stream on private property. El Pedregal, Ocoyoacac, Mexico, 112 L
http://biotope-aquarium.info/badc-2018/ Dimensions: 85x40x33 cm List ...
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Since I bought my first second-hand aquarium when I was twelve, I have always had one or more aquariums. I even converted a garage into a breeding room where I had 50 aquariums containing around 10,000 liters of water. At the moment, I have two aquariums: a 1,250-liter Tanganyika aquarium and a 250-liter community aquarium with plants. For the past 10 years, I have been working on this website as a writer and photographer.
