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Blackwater is a term thrown around in the aquarium hobby and has many different meanings. Blackwater can mean heavily stained, tannic water, or it can mean water that is soft and acidic that recieves little light. Today, the team focuses more so on the second defintion, referencing environments such as the Rio Negro in South America and plants that grow well in these unique places. Special thanks to Craig this episode for filling in last minute for Calder. We appreciate your adaptiveness and scientific background.

Craig’s Ammendments:

Because I had such a limited amount of time to get my research and can’t leave an incorrect stance out there, I have a couple of items as “corrections”. The leaves aren’t breaking down they are getting washed away. Fungus, bacteria and shredders are all inhibited by the low pH as we had previously agreed on.

After digging into the other underwater flowering plant it was actually Utricularia australis that I skipped because it was covered with all of the carnivorous plants that was my other underwater flowering plant not the nymphaea.

I also went and found a bug bat sarracenia. This is a hybrid but has been reproduced locally by being outside during the summer and brought into a semi heated green house during the winter.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/394784938_Hydrological_and_ecological_drivers_of_leaf_retention_under_urbanization_in_a_Central_Amazon_Headwater_stream?fbclid=IwY2xjawUiNeRleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mBWJyaWQRMUN4aVk5OGdoSHZxdFZBa2tzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEerNOwnXRyKwZUSll1oHIUDxLD7NtHwG9wpnHyw_xqQOCSLShtzciHG_cZJMk_aem_n0ixAkB8Ynf4D-LmXrxliQ

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Sources mentioned in this episode:

Christel Kasselmann – https://www.instagram.com/christel.kasselmann/?hl=en
Karen Randall – https://www.sunkengardens.net/
Aquatic Gardeners Association – https://www.aquatic-gardeners.org/

Species mentioned in this episode:

Bucephalandra
Echinodorus grisebachii
Echinodorus ‘Altlandsberg’
Helanthium quadricostatus
Helanthium tenellum
Helanthium bolivianum
Helanthium angustifolium
Barclaya longifolia
Cryptocoryne × purpurea (Cryptocoryne cordata × Cryptocoryne griffithii)
Cryptocoryne siamensis or Cryptocoryne blassii
Cryptocoryne alba
Cryptocoryne nurii
Cryptocoryne striolata
Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia
Cryptocoryne wendtii
Cryptocoryne undulata
Cryptocoryne lucens
Cryptocoryne lutea
Cryptocoryne beckettii
Cryptocoryne beckettii ‘Petchii’
Cryptocoryne parva
Eleocharis acicularis
Eleocharis montevidensis
Sarracenia leucophylla
Pinguicula – “Pim”
Utricularia australis
Nepenthes
Drosera – “Sundew”
Plagiochilaceae sp. “Cameroon”
Microsorum pteropus ‘Needle Leaf’
Nymphaea nouchali
Nymphaea lotus
Nymphaea dimorpha
Poecilia picta
Syngonanthus sp. ‘La Lindosa’
Eriocaulon lineare
Eriocaulon sp. ‘Feather Duster’
Anubias barteri
Anubias barteri var. coffeefolia
Tonina fluviatilis
Bolbitis heteroclita
Bolbitis heteroclita ‘Difformis’
Cabomba caroliniana var. ‘pulcherrima’
Cabomba furcata
Proserpinaca palustris
Phyllanthus fluitans
Lomariopsis lineata – Süsswassertang

Amy, Ben and Calder are here this week to talk about freshwater gobies. This group of fish is so diverse, unique and goofy. There is definetly a species of goby out there for you. For the meantime, tune in and listen to the team talk about some of their favorites!



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In previous episodes, Water Colors staff and listeners have asked Amy, Ben and Calder questions. This episode is a little different. This week, the team has decided to ask each other questions; one question personalized for each individual host and two questions for both hosts to answer. Cuddle up, grab a glass of beer or maybe a hot cocoa, and listen to the more personal sides of the team you have grown to know and love.



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Amy, Ben and Calder bring us back to the basics this week. Filtration is an essential part of keeping a healthy aquarium and is a topic that often gets over complicated and becomes confusing to beginners. Between the different types of filters, different types of filtration (biological, mechanical, and chemical), and popularity of “filterless” tanks; what is the right option? What is ideal for my set-up? The team explores these topics and more.



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Charles leads the Watercolors team on an exploration of the Betta splendens complex. With new scientific data being published, the topic of which bettas belong in the complex and which don’t gets a little muddy (pun intended). One thing we can all agree on is that bettas are amazing fish and should be preserved and cherished in both our tanks and the wild. Are you keeping any domestic or a wild (wild-type) bettas? Are you working on any cool new domestic hybrids or intensifying the colors of wild-type line? Let us know on any of our platforms found below. We would love to have you join in on the discussion.



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Sources mentioned in this episode:

Betta International Congress – https://www.ibcbettas.org/

Species mentioned in this episode:

Betta antuta 

Betta splendens

Betta imbellis

Betta symanmorantalis

Betta smaragdina

Betta stiktos

Betta smaragdina sp. guitar

Betta mahachaiensis

Betta brownorum

Betta ocellata

Betta coccina