Exploring an underwater garden in Brazil

[@CoolWatchesOnly]

It's incredible how time works. Spending 40 minutes absorbed in contemplating those beautiful plants or fish flies by like seconds. Conversely, 2 minutes spent disoriented and looking for that boat can feel like an eternity. I've found myself in both situations more often than would be prudent. Beautiful video, by the way!

[@terraruins]

Beautiful and unexpectedly super colourful!

[@andicarson1339]

I am amazed at how long some of those plants grow! 😮 Beautiful! Nature make the most amazing scapes! ❤

[@Keithmeister9]

So surreal, almost alien like, mesmerizing. Thank you, luv it

[@rte64rte]

I don't know how you kept going and filming. I would have stayed still for a long while before moving around. That was mesmerizing

[@biotopia5319]

Battery life, day-light and the amount of good humour of the boat pilot are always factors in how long I can stay heheh

[@Gaerten.des.Grauens]

I highly recommend playing this fantastic video at half speed.

[@HuyNguyen-sn1ir]

It's true. Feeling more cinematic.

[@martiendenhaan9119]

Thanks Matthijs. You seem to be one of very few to actually document these freshwater underwater worlds. Keep going, make people aware. They will probably disappear in the next couple of decades, mankind is so incredibly merciless when it comes to nature. These aquatic habitats are so delicate.

[@RunIntoTheForest]

🤍 I believe so aswell

[@biotopia5319]

Thank you for your kind words and support! Yes, I am hoping that maybe highlighting these places exist might possibly help slow their destruction, it is all that I can do I suppose...but it's something!

[@marcioborgesf1]

E pensar que o governo do Bolsonaro acabou quase tudo isso aí extraindo madeira ilegal pros EUA

[@Ashrafkhanofficially]

U made such a beautiful video thank you so much for providing us this kind of video it's really amazing glad to see this , huge love from India

[@mulyaramadhan2491]

Pemandangan taman bawah air yg sangat indah dan luar biasa. Belum pernah saya lihat yang seperti ini, begitu menenangkan seakan ikut terlarut dalam suasana saat anda meenyelam.

[@norbertthoens3561]

Tolle Unterwasseraufnahmen! 👍

[@KenWataco]

It's really beautiful. You are lucky to be there.

[@gardian1701]

I had to watch the video at half speed just to catch up with the subtitles! 😅

[@biotopia5319]

Sorry about that, I need to work on the subtitle-timing...I appreciate they go too fast so will try to improve that in future :)

[@etyczneakwarium]

magic

[@jobr641]

If I was a Tetra, I would be in these waters. The next Avatar movie should include these waters.

[@norbertwaltermann4289]

Super Aufnahmen!

[@green_oasis]

Thanks so much for showing. I love these kind of video. Keep it coming.

[@korhandenizdalgic8133]

Nothing as Hi-Tech but still vivid and fascinating growth of submerged plants

[@fload46d]

Wow, Tai. Cool. Thanks. I love the SA habitat.

[@australianbiotopes4563]

Beautiful Mate! I can just imagine how it must of felt floating in there, you wouldn't want to leave, some really beautiful plants and fish and so clear, Thanks for sharing 🙂

[@Dracandros76]

Awesome video, really appreciate you shared it.

[@alejopez3573]

Definitivamente la naturaleza es única, un paraíso sumergido bajo el agua

[@roten2902]

echt wunderschön so viele pflanzen und so klare wasser, sieht aus wie im aquarium. aber für die vielen versteckmöglichkeiten durch die pflanzen, finde ich waren dort wenig fische... 😉👍👍👍

[@rafzar3093]

Great video and music!

[@Davidova]

Thanks for video, that is beautyful

[@later_daze_4080]

This is epic footage!

[@SoNoFTheMoSt]

The waters are so clear, i expected them to be full of silt, really awesome!

[@MorningDriftwood]

I've removed not so large Echinodorus from my own aquariums. Their roots are so adventitious and everything else near them would get uprooted with them. I guess I can just leave most of the roots if I remove them next time having seen how you collected those much larger ones.

[@vitaliyvyntu4566]

Very interesting

[@orzelorzel-ru6jr]

Bardzo fajne zdjęcia i naprawdę profesjonalne podejście oraz co najważniejsze, oryginalne. Ale... Widz musi nadążyć za szybko zmieniającymi się napisami które w nadmiarze zaburzają estetykę obrazu i treści. Zrezygnuj z gadania ! Daj mi się zachłysnąć pięknem Bożego stworzenia ! Masz talent i dobre oko !

[@SimpleTanks]

This is fantastic, excellent narration and naming the plants and animals. Thank you.

[@DominiqTevton78]

Красиво, вот бы самому нырнуть и посмотреть, спасибо за ваши видео

[@Desmond000007]

Living the dream. That was a long dive. I recall that eerie sensation you get when exploring new underwater worlds, from my freediving days, and you're abruptly pulled out of your euphoric trance-like state. The mind can wander endlessly while diving.

[@biotopia5319]

Freediving is something I would love to do (but I'm asthmatic) and I can totally see how you might enter such a state, so connected with being in the moment and in a form of extreme isolation I guess...

[@shaswatade7250]

Best video I have ever seen in my whole life

[@luizfelipe706]

Registro muito rico de flora! Lugar incrível de ir mais vezes! Abraços, de Luiz Felipe do Brasil!

[@KrolPuszczy]

A lot of beautiful depths and, above all, plants, but I noticed that there are not many fish this time?

[@biotopia5319]

In the permanently flooded areas the fish can disperse over lots of habitat, but also we noticed an oxygen crash in the area, which may have forced fish out of connecting river channels :)

[@KrolPuszczy]

@@biotopia5319 Thank you for the interesting answer, although there was no ghost in the environment, best regards, keep in touch

[@jobr641]

Incredible beauty. By far this is the best video. Thank you.

[@brannonevans3685]

Stunningly beautiful.

[@paulcardoza9880]

incredible video thank you for sharing!!!!!!!

[@soulbronumberone]

Heavenly 😍

[@mrspecks945]

Why are the subtitles so quick,I barely have time to read them,please leave them on screen longer. Apart from that this is an awesome video

[@PanillaSK]

Estou amando os vídeos irmão! Sensacional!

[@andicarson1339]

❤❤🌿❤❤ Amazing! Thank-you! Your videos are the highlight of my day!!! I truly appreciate them more than I can say! I have to watch them 2 or 3 times, because I miss too much when I read the captions. So worth it!!! I'm sorry you have lost equipment from water leaks! That is horrible! I hope these videos more than compensate for equipment replacement. Thank-you, again! ❤❤❤

[@biotopia5319]

Hi Andi, thank you so much, it means a lot to read your words and its very encouraging! I will try to produce some more videos that you may like and yes, I hope in time I can invest in better camera gear!

[@कनिष्कपटेल]

just beautiful

[@diegoarenas955]

Hermoso!

[@klausoxen6597]

🍁🌻👍For the Algo

[@asianatureexploring]

It was so cool bro

[@invinciblemusic]

All I can say is wow, wow and more wow. I am so grateful you are sharing snorkeling in these sacred waters. I was not expecting the end note about how the land itself is under attack. I image for only greedy short term monetary gains. I will enjoy what mother nature expresses non the less through your camera lenses and hard work. It's not only very informative it is completely mesmerizing. By the way I am a professional music arranger / producer and I am very much liking the music. Can you share what song we are listening too? thx.

[@biotopia5319]

Hey thank you so much for your encouraging words! Yes it is had to see the environmental destruction continue even after we hoped that political change might alter the situation more...the music is called 'Dancing Pink Orbs' by 369, I just get all my tracks from the Epidemic Sound website/app, I pay for it so I avoid any copyright issues 😅

[@richaxe3099]

What a wonderfully well put together video! A big thank you from Madrid.

[@biotopia5319]

🙏gracias!

[@mynickisalreadytaken]

Absolutely stunning. Thanks for that. Absolutely special and needed. When all this is gone, there maybe are these Videos somewhere that show how it was. To remember and teach what once was. Just imagine how these Systems must have been looking and thriving 200 Years ago. I am completely jealous :D But since you can share an Idea of being there, it is fine. Thank you for your work and enjoyment.

[@biotopia5319]

Thank you for your kind support! Yes I often imagine how these places were centuries ago...and also if my recordings might be evidence of them existing at all...if I had a time machine I would go back 5000 years to explore the world. I will try to keep posting more habitat videos to share!

[@josemontalvo4532]

Those Red Plants look amazing. It seems that there are several different varieties of plants. Could it be duplicated in an aquarium? What are they called? Thank you for sharing a World I might never see. Godspeed!

[@biotopia5319]

Hey Jose, the red plants are Ludwigia inclinata, they are quite difficult to maintain in the aquarium (I have failed twice) and I'm trying them again now, so we will see how they do! They need very strong lighting, lots of Co2, nutrients and soft, acidic water. Thank you for your positive encouragement!

[@anupajinethmadurasingha1280]

Wow!! The creeping Ludwigia is so beautiful. Thank you for the video, it was soothing to see. Sorry about your camara though.

[@stianthijsen4784]

Wow, this is pure aqua-porn - I´m speechless. Love this underwater garden with it´s huuuuge plants. Wonderfull musical choice as well.

[@zulkarneynification]

😍

[@abujahal3778]

nice

[@ryanmedina2146]

So where can I do this exactly in Brazil 👀

[@biotopia5319]

in the Serra de Amolar region, by getting a boat pilot to take you about 6 hours north of Corumbá, and then hunt for suitable small side rivers...asking the boat guys where they can find red plants.

[@profeturulz8373]

That water hyacinth wtf

[@HuyNguyen-sn1ir]

Is there crocodiles or alligators in these waters? I love it but I'm so scared thingking about them.

[@biotopia5319]

There are Yellow Caiman here, but in many years of being in the water with them I have never had a problem, the males can get about 3m and be scary but they are more nervous of you really. In the Amazon there are Black Caiman and they are really dangerous.

[@HuyNguyen-sn1ir]

It's good to hear real experience from a local. You must have a good understanding before stepping into the water there. Very scary aye? Me myself in Australia never think about going near the water in Queensland and Northern Territory where crocs lurking under water @@biotopia5319

[@MrHemi77]

Great video with some beautiful views. Maybe add some voice over though. The text you added goes very fast, and contains a lot of spelling errors. All in all amazingly beautiful though.

[@biotopia5319]

It's really difficult with the voice/subtitle balance. The voice is too slow and people keep complaining about the audio, the subtitles are too fast...and Final Cut Pro (the editing software) now does this stupid thing where it auto-corrects words, but in actual fact, it cuts them, changes them, or produces total rubbish...I've not figured out how to change that setting yet...will work on it!

[@savenature2717]

thx man.. only your subtitles are too fast

[@biotopia5319]

Noted! Will work on it

[@e30325ikiller]

arent those flunders super poisonous?

[@lukash1631]

No caimans in this area?

[@biotopia5319]

Yes but they stay in the swampy shallow areas and in these more remote places they move off when they hear the boat coming

[@IgrejaBrasilBendito8193]

IGREJA BRASIL BENDITO 💙 💛 🤍 💚 -

[@charleyyoung262]

The captions went so fast I couldn't follow it.

[@petersteinmeijer519]

Give us time to read the text for heaven's sake !

[@quitlife9279]

Subtitles too fast to read and way too big to ignore, really detracts from the viewing experience. Unfortunate.