Salobra River delta- Pantanal wetland river habitat, Brazil.

Footage from the Salobra River delta in the southern Pantanal wetlands of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. This was recorded during flood season, when the riverbanks and surrounding water-meadows and forests become inundated, providing habitat and food to many of the 330 species of fish found within the Pantanal.
List of species I have collected from the Salobra River delta between 2018 and 2020:
Characidium laterale (Boulenger, 1895)
Hoplias misionera Rosso, Mabragaña, González-Castro, Delpiani, Avigliano, Schenone et al. 2016
Pygocentrus nattereri Kner, 1858
Serrasalmus maculatus Kner, 1858
Serrasalmus marginatus Valenciennes, 1837
Leporinus friderici (Bloch, 1794)
Leporinus striatus Kner, 1858
Schizodon borellii (Boulenger, 1900)
Cyphocharax gillii (Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903)
Psectrogaster curviventris Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903
Steindachnerina brevipinna (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889)
Prochilodus lineatus (Valenciennes, 1837)
Pyrrhulina australis Eigenmann & Kennedyi, 1903
Triportheus nematurus (Kner, 1858)
Triportheus pantanensis Malabarba, 2004
Bryconops melanurus (Bloch, 1794)
Piabucus melanostoma Holmberg, 1891
Acestrorhynchus pantaneiro Menezes, 1992
Aphyocharax nattereri (Steindachner, 1882)
Aphyocharax rathbuni Eigenmann, 1907
Aphyocharax dentatus Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903
Astyanax alleni (Eigenmann & McAtee, 1907)
Astyanax lacustris (Lütken, 1875)
Charax leticiae Lucena, 1987
Gymnocorymbus ternetzi (Boulenger, 1895)
Hemigrammus lunatus Durbin, 1918
Hemigrammus neptunus Zarske & Géry, 2002
Hemigrammus tridens (Eigenmann, 1907)
Hemigrammus ulreyi (Boulenger, 1895)
Hyphessobrycon elachys Weitzman, 1985
Hyphessobrycon eques (Steindachner, 1882)
Hyphessobrycon megalopterus (Eigenmann, 1915)
Jupiaba acanthogaster (Eigenmann, 1911)
Moenkhausia bonita Benine, Castro & Sabino, 2004
Moenkhausia dichroura (Kner, 1858)
Moenkhausia forestii Benine, Mariguela & Oliveira, 2009
Moenkhausia oligolepis (Günther, 1864)
Odontostible pequira (Steindachner, 1882)
Phenacogaster tegatus (Eigenmann, 1911)
Poptella paraguayensis (Eigenmann, 1907)
Psellogrammus kennedyi (Eigenmann, 1903)
Serrapinus calliurus (Boulenger, 1900)
Serrapinus kriegi (Schindler, 1937)
Tetragonopterus argenteus Cuvier, 1816
Xenurobrycon macropus Myers & Miranda Ribeiro, 1945
Eigenmannia cf. trilineata López & Castro, 1966
Gymnotus carapo australis Linnaeus, 1758
Brachyhypopomus bombilla Loureiro & Silva, 2006
Ituglanis herberti (Miranda Ribeiro, 1940)
Corydoras aff. aeneus (Gill, 1858)
Corydoras sp. gr. C. elegans group
Corydoras hastatus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888
Corydoras polystictus Regan, 1912
Leptohoplosternum pectorale (Boulenger, 1895)
Hypoptopoma inexspectatum (Holmberg, 1893)
Hypostomus boulengeri (Eigenmann & Kennedy 1903)
Otocinclus bororo Schaefer 1997
Pterygoplichthys ambrosetti (Holmberg, 1893)
Rineloricaria aurata (Knaack, 2002)
Rineloricaria parva (Boulenger, 1895)
Scoloplax empousa Schaefer, Weitzman & Britski, 1989
Pseudobunocephalus rugosus (Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903)
Trachelyopterus galeatus Linnaeus, 1766
Anadoras weddellii (Castelnau, 1855)
Imparfinis cf. stictonotus (Fowler, 1940)
Pimelodella mucosa Eigenmann & Ward, 1907
Pimelodus pantaneiro Souza-Filho & Shibatta, 2007
Synbranchus cf. madeirae Rosen & Rumney, 1972
Apistogramma commbrae (Reagan, 1906)
Astronotus crassipinnis (Heckel, 1840)
Bujurquina vittata (Heckel, 1840)
Cichlasoma dimerus (Heckel, 1840)
Crenicichla lepidota Heckel, 1840
Crenicichla semifasciata (Heckel, 1840)
Gymnogeophagus balzanii (Perugia, 1891)
Mesonauta festivus (Heckel, 1840)
Melanorivulus punctatus (Boulenger, 1895)
Potamorrhaphis eigenmanni Miranda Ribeiro, 1915
List of species I have photographed (but not collected) in the Salobra River Delta between 2018 and 2020:
Aphyocharax anisitsi Eigenmann & Kennedy 1903
Psalidodon marionae (Eigenmann 1911)
Brycon hilarii (Valenciennes, 1850)
Chaetobranchopsis australis Eigenmann & Ward 1907
Crenicichla vittata Heckel, 1840
Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
Hoplosternum littorale (Hancock, 1828)
Hypoptopoma cf. inexpectatum (Holmberg, 1893)
Hypostomus affinis (Steindachner, 1877)
Hypostomus basilisko Tencatt, Zawadzki & Froehlich, 2014
Myloplus levis (Eigenmann & McAtee 1907)
Pimelodella gracilis (Valenciennes, 1835)
Platydoras armatulus (Valenciennes, 1840)
Potamotrygon cf. falkneri Castex & Maciel, 1963
Potamotrygon cf. pantanensis Loboda & Carvalho, 2013
Potamotrygon motoro (Müller & Henle, 1841)
Pseudoplatystoma corruscans (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
Roeboides microlepis (Reinhardt, 1851)
Salminus brasiliensis (Cuvier, 1816)

[@jakescot7850]

Excellent....a gratifying look at a pristine freshwater ecosystem. An idyllic visual journey, pleasing to the soul. Thank God there are still places like this.

[@christianwilms9143]

I've had aquariums since I was a little boy. I dreamed my fish could fly in my room. Your video makes the dream come true a bit. That's why I set up a Pantanal biotope aquarium and I love it very much. my favorites are Hemigrammus Ulreyi… Thanks for sharing this video and for your enthusiasm! Greetings from Germany

[@rafaelmoro9114]

I always had the same dream about fish flying on air.

[@monikat2327]

I also had such dreams. Very often. Strange that not only me.

[@chenkarp]

I have the same dreams. ❤

[@magstheonlyone]

Being a tetra lover I found this video very short. Thanks for sharing!

[@knyghtryder3599]

Seriously we need characin/tetra societies and breeding clubs hyphesobrocon jackrobertsi for life!!!!!

[@eugenedanker2377]

I started a 36 gallon black water type tank 3 weeks ago. Like it so much I am going to renovate my 60 gallon tank into the same thing. Only tetras and cories.

[@fancymanchucky]

I have dreams like this.

[@bengtl.akesson1725]

You can watch the video at half the normal speed - 47 min !

[@luiscoig8703]

It is fascinating to see the natural habitat of all these fish that we only see in aquariums. They exist in such great numbers, and they have so much space to live in, that compared to any aquarium, the river seems infinite. Now I have to snorkel in tropical rivers before I die.

[@brannonevans3685]

Love it.. I could spend all day, many days snorkeling or diving at a spot like this, and never ever get tired of it. BEAUTIFUL!

[@wolverinebear5357]

Love your videos, these are exactly what those of us in the aquarium hobby love to see.

[@biotopia5319]

that makes my day!

[@Qporradnomedisponive]

What a beautiful yellowish green and red tetra at 5:35. Awesome video.

[@biotopia5319]

Aphyocharax rathbuni :)

[@branislavnagy5424]

The nature makes the nicest aquarium.

[@hassan-alikhan]

thank you for making this

[@darrylmoore5847]

That was incredible, thank you for sharing it.

[@robertfletcher3421]

That is so good I could and will watch this over. Thanks for the upload.

[@fujiwaranoteika92]

Beautiful ! Thank you for sharing

[@mamutelp]

Amazing video!!!

[@vinniejudilla3921]

So incredibly beautiful! Thank you for sharing👍👍👍

[@thunderfalkfalk5590]

Top video ,thank you ,from Rhineland Germany .

[@lehappydog]

Amazing video! Wow pure perfection! Thanks 👍

[@andycarter4581]

Beautiful on the eyes and ears, thank you 👍

[@casualearth9076]

Absolutely fantastic. Thank you so much for the work you do.

[@primadeca4062]

amazing footage

[@notsure9802]

Absolutely beautiful 💜

[@ericplunder2744]

Thank you ☺️

[@TaiAfrica]

Thanks for showing us the beauty of nature, it's very inspiring ^C^

[@titodeharo]

Amazing video ! One of my dreams to see them like that for real !

[@ParissouslaJungle]

Thank you so much for sharing ! Great for inspiration.

[@biotopia5319]

thank you!

[@Aladhruin]

it's amazing how it changes your (my) perspective when you see them at your LFS, and then you come across this video, and there they are, in their natural habitat!! I couldn't believe my eyes. Thank you for making this video.

[@FloodXL]

I could watch your videos all day. This is great, thank you.

[@biotopia5319]

Thank you! :)

[@kanocampillo]

Thanks for share. Greetings from Colombia

[@jazerlights8870]

This is a great vid!

[@eugenedanker2377]

This is very relaxing.

[@Fatjohny100]

Can't stop watching these videos. Very therapeutic...

[@cristophermardel5590]

Perfeito vídeo,Deus puro.

[@MrDriexxx]

Que vídeo maravilhoso! Faça mas vídeos assim por favor. É muito encantador ver como é bela a fauna dos rios brasileiros. Parabéns!

[@cicco1838]

So awesome bro thank you so much for video,s

[@ricardoluizcarvalhojunior6892]

Incrível, eu nunca tinha visto um video de agua doce tão bonito.

[@I8Drone]

Exceptional footage. Keep up the great work!

[@biotopia5319]

Thank you!

[@keffinsg]

Truly wonderful. How can something so beautiful be almost painful to watch?

[@christinepetersen2513]

Thanks 💖💖💖🐟

[@rickcolbert924]

Amazing video! I like the music as well very tranquil.I'm amazed you show a home along the river.Your own aquarium.I'm now a Subscriber. Thank you. Rick San Diego,Ca

[@osmarluissegato5754]

fantástico vídeo, natureza maravilhosa.

[@imrichdo]

Excelentné, nádherné 🎥

[@NaturMehr]

Incredible of what you found there 👍The high amount of different species are amazing. Many thanks for sharing! Greetings from Germany, Bernd 👋🙂

[@edisonle8141]

Thanks for the videos, very beautiful

[@biotopia5319]

You're very welcome Edison :D

[@Garykorat]

Wonderfull, beautifull. So nice to see them in the wild. Great.

[@Zitoune1954]

Awesome !

[@newerafrican]

Think of how many of the world's rivers were as clean as this 100 - 200 years ago.

[@josemontalvo4532]

Wow! So beautiful. I enjoyed watching this video. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@biotopia5319]

Thanks Jose!

[@lottaaurell]

Beautiful 😍❤️

[@centaureg]

Amazing footage. Who would ever have an aquarium if this ichthyological wonderland were close by. I've never seen a greater preponderance of wild tetras assembled in one short film. Thank You!

[@biotopia5319]

Thank you! Well...I still have three tanks in the house, four 500l water tubs and a children's swimming pool with fish in the garden, one of the advantages of the tropical climate! The Pantanal doesn't have the species diversity of the Amazon Basin but it makes up for it in abundance, not just in fish but in all fauna and flora. Pleased you enjoyed the footage!

[@KrakenAquamedia]

Wow! Amazing video!

[@biotopia5319]

Thanks!

[@michaelbelanger8246]

Thank you sir, for showing all of us ,a place in in world we could not likely see for ourselves. Love and thanksgiving

[@biotopia5319]

Thank you for your kind words Michael!

[@klausoxen6597]

I found the video today ... INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL !!! 🥰 For that you deserve an Oscar (or two) !!! Greetings from Germany

[@biotopia5319]

Hi Klaus, thank you for your kind words and I'm very happy you like the video! Schus!

[@ironix1]

Brilliant. You are very lucky and thanks for sharing. I have swam, dived and snorkeled here in the UK for over thirty years and can only dream of doing it in the temperatures you experience.

[@khoibamdhaneshworsingh320]

❤❤❤ amazing breath taking beauty

[@biol.alfredoe.viteramirez3497]

Excellent video, wonderful these fish, you bring us closer to their natural habitat. Keep sharing this, for us that we are not fortunate enough to be close to them. Regards

[@biotopia5319]

Thank you! I'm pleased you enjoy the video :D

[@dirk261100]

Wow !

[@Parakeetwilds]

This is my far one of my favorite KZbin Channel and THIS got to be my favorite Video so far! I could have this on a loop and watch this for HOURS! I DREAM of making several Biotope Aquariums that replicates the Various habitats that you have shown!!!! I know its been made in 2019, but I can't tell you enough how much I LOVE this! Thank you for taking the time to show the rest of the world this beautiful watery world! You are amazing! Cheers Pirmin J.

[@biotopia5319]

Thank you for your very kind words Pirmin, that means a lot to me! I'm really happy that you enjoy it and I hope this year I can bring your more interesting videos! :)

[@CooLin1stPlace]

SO COOL.

[@billbucher3177]

Fantastic Video, well done! Thank you so much for sharing. I have been involved in this hobby for 45 years always dreamed of going to the beautiful place you have shared!

[@biotopia5319]

Thank you for your kind words Bill :)

[@instantgoko9670]

Nice workk

[@Hellacop6]

Fantastic video, now I want some serpae tetra for my next tank 🙏

[@luisitorueda7223]

Waoooo !!! Hermoso medio natural hermoso

[@jazerlights8870]

Brilliant!

[@geoffbreen2386]

This video made me feel good.

[@biotopia5319]

and that makes ME feel good, I'm really glad you enjoyed it :D

[@HenrikLantzHedstrom]

Amazing!

[@daicaghund3587]

Its really interesting the contrast between how we keep our Aquarium environment and the environment the fish we keep actually come from. Excellent video and thank you for sharing this! Keep dodging those crocodiles and Pythons! Oh and the stone fish too ;)

[@biotopia5319]

Thank you! :D

[@Lera-Ella]

прекрасно!

[@magenrichard6468]

Super footage, that river are so healty,

[@biotopia5319]

It's the only river in the state where fishing is illegal so it is in good condition :)

[@StanTheObserver-lo8rx]

@@biotopia5319 A news story in the NYT said that the Pantanal is being burned at a record rate. That damn Bolsonaro is killing Brazil's forest..and the people support him for the $300 a month the forest is giving per Brazilian. Something Like that.

[@alfpacino1813]

Tan hermoso, tan frágil...

[@vitaliyvyntu4566]

Very interesting

[@martinmeesho747]

that's cool !

[@HATtw]

Fantastic footage. Thank you for sharing. I am studying rheophilic fish and been recording streams in Central Taiwan mountain areas. I think biotope aquariums are the way forward and really allow fish to exhibit their best natural behaviours. I have subscribed and will be going through all your videos.

[@biotopia5319]

Sounds cool! Like Rhinogobius? Yes, biotopes are finally being taken seriously :D

[@HATtw]

@@biotopia5319 Yes. I have bred R. Candidius in my biotope

[@marcomedini9131]

This is why I am against keeping tetras in groups smaller then 20-30 and in small tanks. Amazing video!

[@biotopia5319]

You're right, always best in large numbers :)

[@an_annanas]

I was going to get 6. Seeing this, and knowing I have the space... it's 20 to start with.

[@livinggold8368]

I have planted tank and I can watch my tank whole day and I can spend my whole life in Pantanal wetland river.

[@thefishylife6823]

I'd take it over great barrier reef any day!!!!

[@macplier]

Beautiful Astronautus in Nature!!!!

[@caribahanbonsai5925]

So cool .....ok yes

[@Natquascape]

Amazing video. Is this someone's back yard! It's amazing! Dream to live there

[@sambalpedas944]

Woww Amazing.. Please update new videos.

[@guessguess2220]

Great video. I noticed there is more than 5 species of tetra that shoal together .i didnt knew they do that in.the wild .

[@biotopia5319]

Thanks! Yes, many species will mix together for security in the wild :)

[@user-rv4jw4qr7z]

I gave up aquarium keeping a few years ago for ethical reasons. Your magnificent video reassures me more than ever in my decision. Fish are not made to live in aquariums!

[@lt7388]

Lol, you sure know a lot about ethics

[@spsniper1170]

Wow..very cool..are those big green fire tetras..

[@mongopunisher91]

Those rays are cool. Up here saltwater ones have a tail fin. I thought one had its tail eaten in your video but it looks like that's how they are. Also it looks like they have back feet. Crazy stuff.

[@nilsvestergren3329]

Magic ❤️

[@aquariumecosystemdebdutta7476]

What a video sir

[@davidnollmusic363]

This is wonderful to see the fishes in their native habitat. The only problem I have watching it was that the camera moved around so much that it caused some nausea. It would be really good if you could find a way to stabilize the camera so it gave a smoother video. Thanks so much for making the video!

Que bello ecosistema!

[@Fatjohny100]

Thanks to everyone who made this possible..

[@szymonpolak5811]

Kawał dobrej roboty😉szkoda że National Geographic nie kreci takich filmów tylko nudne rafy koralowe. Relaksująca muzyczka do tego można odpłynąć😊

[@biotopia5319]

Co? :P Je nie mowie po polska...

[@szymonpolak5811]

Very goog movie😉

[@Z4U3398]

Pardon my asking, Tai but were there any species of aquatic plants found in these parts of the river familiar to the aquascaper? I'm mesmerised by this vid & I'm contemplating to emulate a Salobra River biotope in my own tank.

[@earlysda]

God's world is amazing!

[@user-qi7yj1cx7t]

Завораживает, природа такая выдумщица. ❤. Привет из далёкой России.

[@user-sz3wk2cl1g]

Dear Biotopia author, thank you for your work! Your video and comments below helped a lot more than the mass of literature read and watched videos of other authors. I have been interested in biotopes since 1997, when I first came across the Fishkeeping Magazine with a biotope of the Corydoras barbatus. I recently bought H. elachys and am trying to make them a biotope. You have helped immensely. Are there any apistograms and corydoras in these waters, except for C.hastatus? Thank you very much, dear friend!

[@biotopia5319]

Hi there! It makes me very happy to read your message! I am sorry for the delay in replying, life has been hectic here! Well, I can help you for sure...feel free to send me a message via instagram @biotopiatai and I will be happy to chat to you. I have found Corydoras aeneus, C. polystictus, C. hastatus and C. aff. elegans in the habitats of H. elachys. Using C. hastatus would be amazing as they will shoal together (due to their mimicry of the tetras). Apistogramma found with them are A. commbrae and A. trifasciata :) I hope this is helpful!

[@osso1969]

Paradise

[@l-aqua4619]

I'm Brazilian and i love my contry

[@ericplunder2744]

I can see why. So much beauty to enjoy and care for. Greetings from Australia.

[@swamptank7531]

I am now using this for sleeping sesions

[@Smaragu]

行きたいです

[@u.a.s.73]

as a tetra lover this is as close to my idea of heaven as can be..

[@wolverinebear5357]

More plecos please. As many different types you can find. Ok now iam being greedy thankyou for your work an time.

[@biotopia5319]

It's hard to film them in wet season (when the water is clear) because they go down deep to avoid predation...in dry season they are in shallower water but it's too murky to film :P

[@AlmaraOC]

Preciosa la creación de Dios 🪼🐠🐳

[@janekjankowski6897]

Piękne

[@mewes4536]

Is the first small tetra with the black spot near the fin Hyphessobrycon Elachys?