Looking for biotope pictures or videos West Africa

[scorp]

Hi,

I need your help on this one: Does anyone have pictures or videos or even links that show the underwater biotopes of West African rivers?

Can't find much on the net, most is South America, but just little about the African rivers (underwater!)

cheers

 

[Rockbass6]

bump..

I'd like to see what ideas people have. Rock types that are common in west africa I can find on a beach? I have upper jaws polys with ferns and anubias but up to suggestions for natural decor.
I know the plants from west africa but am having a difficult time getting the picture in my head of gravel or sandy bottom..rocky?? With the plants and driftwood.

 

[peewee]

likewise!

 

[Rockbass6]

peewee found this on the web if it helps.. http://fish.mongabay.com (this is the source)

Zaire River Rapids

The Zaire or Congo River in West Africa stretches for over 2700 miles and is fed by an enormous central basin that was once a lake. Many fish have adapted to life in the part of the river with heavy white water rapids. This is what we will re-create.
Plants
Anubias nana
Anubias lanceolata
Anubias Frazeri
Anubias Congensis
African Water Fern, Bolbitis Heudeloti
Recommended Lighting:
2 watts per gallon of water
Substrate:
Sand and large, smooth, rounded rocks
Slope white sand up to the middle where you stack large round river rocks, worn smooth by constant water pressure. Arrange the plants in between and around the stones. Tall Anubias in the rear or ends, ferns and dwarf Anubias in the front.
This is just a few of the many different biotopes you could make.

 

[the_deeb]

Here are some pictures I took along the Gambia river in a remote part of southern Senegal a few years ago.

Dry stream bed. I was there in the dry season so there isn't much foliage. In the wet season there would be running water here.



The rocky river bank. You can see that most of the rocks are large boulders that have been heavily weathered and smoothed.



Driftwood



This is the best I have for underwater. As you can see things are pretty barren. Big rocks, sand and no plant life. I think the fish were baby Hemichromis elongatus.



Hope that helps.

 

[krichardson]

Nice shots,that must have been a nice trip.

 

[peewee]

many thanks the_deeb and Rockbass6.