Tannin Aquatics
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We spend a lot of time talking about how to replicate blackwater environments on these pages (Well, duh- our name is Tannin Aquatics, right?), specifically, South America. Of course, "SA" is not the only rich blackwater environment with amazing fishes and biotopes to replicate in the tropical world. For example, Southeast Asia is home to the interesting "Peat Swamps", fascinating and surprisingly diverse in their ecology.
These swamps are important to the local ecology in that they absorb excess rainwater, which keeps rivers from flooding. They are being lost at an astounding rate, as human activity encroaches- and with them, the fascinating fishes- both known and yet discovered- which call these swamps home.
For example, in the Malaysian Peninsula, it's been estimated that only about 10-20% of the original peat swamps remain. To add to the concern we have, many of the fishes found in these swamps are known to inhabit only certain swamps! (click to read more)
These swamps are important to the local ecology in that they absorb excess rainwater, which keeps rivers from flooding. They are being lost at an astounding rate, as human activity encroaches- and with them, the fascinating fishes- both known and yet discovered- which call these swamps home.
For example, in the Malaysian Peninsula, it's been estimated that only about 10-20% of the original peat swamps remain. To add to the concern we have, many of the fishes found in these swamps are known to inhabit only certain swamps! (click to read more)
