Streams in Western Chengdu, Sichuan, China
111th place in Biotope Aquarium Design Contest 2019
China. Huang Feihong
Volume: 192 L
Dimensions: 120x40x40 cm
List of fishes: Zacco chengtui, Gobiocypris rarus, Sarcocheilichthys davidi, Pseudorasbora parva, Beaufortia szechuanensis, Margarya melanioides
List of plants: Sagittaria sagittifolia, Ceratophyllum demersum, Caldesia reniflrmis
Description of decorations: Bottom Sand: Red Sandstone Cobble and Red Sandstone Gravel in Xiaoyudong Cavern, Baishuihe River, Pengzhou, Chengdu
Qingyi River Sand in Ya’an, Chengdu Local Sunken Wood/Rhododendron Root, Bamboo Leaf, Ginkgo Leaf, Panda Feces
Description of equipment: Filtering EHEIM COMPACT 2000, Wave-making EHEIM 3W1800
Water parameters: Water temperature: 22-25℃, PH 7.5
Additional info: I always wanted to make a fish tank about Chengdu, I live in Chengdu, so I found the fish represented by Zacco Chenggtui. The origin of this fish is very rare. Several previous origins have not been found in recent years. Is it really as rare as the local panda? I got a couple of them 150 km from the original area. It seems very precious. So I asked people to get the panda’s excrement as sediment, not just for fun gimmicks, but a warning that many things need to be treasured, just like pandas. Local Gobiocypris rarus is well utilized by biological experiments and water quality measurements, which is a good contrast.
INFORMATION ABOUT BIOTOPE
Description of the area surrounding the biotope: This is the transitional zone between Sichuan Basin and Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and also the interim zone across modern central city (Chengdu) and primitive natural ecological area (Tibetan area). It has more than 200 days of precipitation each year, with an average annual rainfall about 1800 mm. Rivers converge into Minjiang River. Stable temperature and great humidity contribute the Bamboo growth. There is the home land of panda. The bamboo leaves that pandas eat fall into the river,breeding the lives here. In monsoon, sunken trees and roots in mountainous areas were mixed with bamboo leaves and other substances to deposit in the bottom of the water, which contains enormous sandstone and gravel. Water temperature will not exceed 25℃ in summer. There used to be the home of giant salamanders, but they are now disappeared. There are also have large number of Schizothoracic, Zacco, Hemibarbus, Beaufortia and other Cyprinidae.
Description of the underwater landscape of the biotope: –
Description of the parameters of the habitat: –
List of fishes and invertebrates occurring in the nature biotope: Zacco chengtui, Gobiocypris rarus, Sarcocheilichthys davidi, Pseudorasbora parva, Beaufortia szechuanensis, Margarya melanioides
List of plants found in the nature biotope: Sagittaria sagittifolia, Ceratophyllum demersum, Caldesia reniflrmis
Threats to the ecology: –
Sources of information:
彭州市养殖水域滩涂规划（2018年-2030年）（征求意见稿）
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（3）底栖动物
全市水域常见的底栖动物分布有寡毛类、甲壳类、水生昆虫、软体动物等4类，如水蚯蚓、摇蚊幼虫、蟹、虾、螺、蚌等，资源较丰富。
（4）水生植物
全市水域常见的水生维管束植物分布有芜萍、浮萍、满江红、金鱼藻、空心莲子草、水蓼、水蕨、菖蒲、马来眼子菜、菹草、稗子、水芹菜等，资源较丰富。
2.1.3.2 鱼类资源
（1）土著鱼类资源
彭州地处沱江上源湔江流域，都江堰渠系水网横穿境内。土著鱼类资源主要有：红尾副鳅、短体副鳅、贝氏高原鳅、泥鳅、大鳞副泥鳅、宽鳍鱲、成都鱲、马口鱼、尖头鱥、中华鳑鲏、兴凯鱊、䱗、黑尾䱗、翘嘴红鲌、花䱻、唇䱻、彭县似䱻、麦穗鱼 、川西鳈、棒花鱼、白甲鱼、齐口裂腹鱼、重口裂腹鱼、鲤、鲫、四川华吸鳅、鲇、南方鲇、黄颡鱼、切尾拟鲿、大鳍鳠、白缘䱀、福建纹胸鮡、黄石爬鮡、青石爬鮡、黄鳝、鳜、子陵栉鰕虎鱼、叉尾斗鱼、乌鳢。