Giant Amazon sword plant forest - Echinodorus and Ancistrus in nature

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The headwaters of the Rio Sucuri in Brazil's Mato Grosso do Sul are home to one of the most beautiful habitats in South America, check out this habitat with it's forest of giant Amazon sword plants, bristlenose pleco and many other fish. Starring Echinodorus grandifolius, Hyphessobrycon eques, Brycon hilarii, bristlenose pleco, Ancistrus sp, Hypostomus soniae, Hypostomus froehlichii, Moenkhausia bonita and others.
Index:
00:00 Introduction, the Amazon Sword forest
00:16 Bonito and the Serra de Bodoquena, Mato Grosso do Sul
00:43 Ludwigia and Hydrocotyle aquarium plants in nature
01:36 habitat from the air
02:06 Echinodorus in the spring, Amazon sword plant in nature
02:35 habitat of Echinodorus grandifolius, giant Amazon sword
02:18 habitat of Moenkhausia bonita in nature
03:47 habitat of Hyphessobrycon eques, serpae tetra in nature
04:09 habitat of the pike cichlid , Crenicichla edithae in nature
04:58 habitat of Potamogeton and other aquatic plants in nature
05:45 habitat of plecos , Hypostomus in nature
05:56 habitat of bristlenose plecos , Ancistrus in nature
06:05 the river, Salminus in nature
07:23 Pirapitanga, Brycon hilarii in nature
07:43 monkeys feeding fish!
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@ilikegaia 10 ай бұрын

The amount of productivity and all the air bubbles coming from the plants is incredible

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

yes, this is quite amazing to see, and constantly wipe the fine bubbles off the dome port!

@travisdt 10 ай бұрын

it is called Pearling as aquarium hobbist...

@rraqua1279 10 ай бұрын

Even the rivers in Amazon producing Oxygens…

@vinodsiba4823 9 ай бұрын

@@travisdt damn no one asked

@crispysocksss 9 ай бұрын

@@vinodsiba4823 tu madre

@jeffkane4391 10 ай бұрын

That is definitely a beautiful spring ! Thanks for sharing 😊

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for visiting

@StephenP2003 18 күн бұрын

Hello, Jeff from the past. I'm binging this channel at 4am.

@robdavinroy1761 10 ай бұрын

The ease by which you pronounce the scientific names of fish and plants is amazing. This could only be achieved by someone loving the aquatic world early on in life. Would love you to consider doing a biography someday of your life. Thanks so much for sharing your passion and making all these fantastic videos.

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

I am happy to write books about fish, I try not to get in the way of the camera as much as possible. Check out the books at Belowwater.com !

@ChanceLarson 10 ай бұрын

Fantastic footage and information, thanks for sharing.

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

Many thanks!

@mountainhobbit1971 10 ай бұрын

corn and soybeans grown to feed cows...so incredibly sad and GMO I am sure. Some of the clearest water and the nicest aquatic plants I have ever seen. Subscribed! Thanks!

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

not just to feed cows, a lot of this is used to produce biofuel also. And yes, a lot of the same companies that you see in Europe or North America are part of it.

@mountainhobbit1971 10 ай бұрын

yes! thank you so much for sharing these with us...maybe these areas will get protected before they too are impacted beyond repair. @@belowwater

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

@@mountainhobbit1971 - they are quite well protected, but any protection is always a fine balance. Even in North America or Europe a change in government, and suddenly people are fracking in a national park... for now, it is ok, but the adjacent farmers don't earn profits from the tourists, so they have little understanding to protect the watersheds.

@r.guerreiro140 10 ай бұрын

@@belowwaterthere is no use of soybean or corn to make biofuel in Brazil You are faking this just as you did at least twice on your video Soon I have time I'll post your debunking here

@r.guerreiro140 10 ай бұрын

What you ate last week?

@pdean_photography929 10 ай бұрын

This beauty is breath taking and I only hope this will be protected for the foreseeable future.

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

It is, but these things are always a delicate balance.

@amx1820 10 ай бұрын

You guys deserve million subscribers, from every fishtubers to hobbyists

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

if we reach the 100k one day it would be a celebration !

@michaela-be4le 10 ай бұрын

Supremely beautiful 😉👍😊

@majsterblutengeld5613 10 ай бұрын

Nicely done, sir!

@dltguitar6532 10 ай бұрын

when I was fishing in Colombia I caught a Brycon Hilarii , I did not know the name of the fish until seeing this video. Thanks for that. I also caught several lima shovelnose catfish there

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

_B.hilarii_ is endemic to that region. Likely you caught _Brycon falcatus,_ that would be the most common species in Colombia.

@dltguitar6532 10 ай бұрын

@@belowwater cool thanks yes

@TheBobRick 10 ай бұрын

Amazing. I think the monkey's are low key feeding the fish on purpose. xD

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

I think they are too selfish, but not sure what their contract details are.

@COOPERSCICHILDS 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful footage thanks for sharing 👍🏿

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

@anga9495 10 ай бұрын

Gorgeous!! 🤩

@themarkedman72 10 ай бұрын

that was awesome!! I dream of seeing places like that. So cool.

@ariefbeatboy 10 ай бұрын

Stunning. Thanks so much for the documentary.

@robertforrest7956 10 ай бұрын

Totally Awesome!! I love this. 👍🏻😎

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

Thank you

@Cgraseck 10 ай бұрын

Wow! Thanks for posting! Cheers, Chris

@leancove9662 10 ай бұрын

Good job guys, this is a fresh water paradise. As as an aquarist I would like to visit this fresh water paradise and snorkel just as its so rare. please let me know some details on how to get here.

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

you have to get to the city of Bonito (Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil) and from there many tourism agencies can book the different locations. There are some spectacular caves, redwing macaw colonies, riding and hiking etc. in the region, it is also safe to bring the family.

@australianbiotopes4563 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing 🙂

@abinn7717 10 ай бұрын

So beautiful to see.Thanks for showing☺

@NordicMoor 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video! I find it so exciting and important to see such habitat vids. Especially for biotope aquarium keeping, of course. It's always nice when you can see what the natural environment looks like in reality.

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@markthomas3730 10 ай бұрын

WOW..!

@FishmanEricRussell 10 ай бұрын

Such a lovely spot!

@norbertthoens3561 10 ай бұрын

Unterhaltsames Video von anderen Teil der Welt! 👍Sehr erstaunlich ist der dichte Pflanzenwuchs im Pantanal. 🤩

@ricardo68 10 ай бұрын

Amazing!

@hachinguyen5473 9 ай бұрын

I hope more and more water bodies will become this magnificent. Thank you for this amazing document

@SevroAuBarca04 10 ай бұрын

Amazing video! I would love to see footage you’ve collected of different Acestrorhynchus species. You mentioned A. Pantaneiro here, have you ever encountered any of the smaller species? Isalineae, or Nasutus. I’m a huge nerd on Acestrorhynchus, after owning some Pantaneiro they’ve become my favorite fish

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

Seen them, not sure what species they are and what we have on film. It is a bit tricky to identify them from some moments on video in places where several species occur together. There are some nice pictures of them in the Xingu book.

@jcdla64 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful, very inspiring as always.

@slimsqde7397 10 ай бұрын

awesome video, i can only dream of getting to snorkel something that beautiful

@user-qt4zy2jx4r 10 ай бұрын

باسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ما شاء الله ❤رائع جدا

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

شكرًا لك!

@101wormwood 10 ай бұрын

Just found channel. FW fish keeper for most of my life. Love seeing such great, calm footage of the fish that I know from the hobby. thanks

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

Welcome aboard!

@jeffalbillar7625 10 ай бұрын

This may sound weird but watching your videos is so fun. Thank you once again for the hard work that you put in. I am very appreciative.

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

Thank you, great to hear that.

@Christian60 10 ай бұрын

that is just extraordinary!!

@buwanpablo 10 ай бұрын

Amazing! Thank you for sharing this with us! :)

@cory_aqua 10 ай бұрын

Love these documentaries. Great work.

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

Much appreciated!

@longschlong5341 10 ай бұрын

Awesome content sir.

@weiji1380 10 ай бұрын

it is quite a nice and accoutable material for aquascaping! super!

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@user-uw8uy1oh5r 10 ай бұрын

Ooh... plants make so much oxygen

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

yes, it is crazy to see just how much oxygen is coming off the plants there

@DragonfishCanada 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for producing such well crafted videos Oliver. Your videos are really amazing!

@belowwater 8 ай бұрын

thank you

@DashDrones 10 ай бұрын

Breathtaking

@jochensommer308 10 ай бұрын

Over the Top!

@jpemydura4860 10 ай бұрын

Incredible !

@Nmh86 10 ай бұрын

Wow!

@Sinserg 10 ай бұрын

This is breath taking! Thank you for sharing!

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@roten2902 10 ай бұрын

mega schön ...🤩😍👍👍👍

@rechelieu 10 ай бұрын

Wow, YT feed showed me this video, and I am blown. You have my subscription. Amazing ! I love planted tanks and this truly shows how it is in nature. Thank you!

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@ladyshibari8838 10 ай бұрын

Watching this and then more recent videos for example from mr. Bleher just makes me wanna cry

@Aquafinity 8 ай бұрын

Wow, this is really insane!

@MarsATX 10 ай бұрын

Your narration really suits nature documentation, It doesn't paint what I can already see, it just details it. I'm a fan.

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

thank you, check out my books at belowwater.com!

@thunderfalkfalk5590 10 ай бұрын

Wieder ein wunderschönes Video von dir mit herrlichen Unterwasseraufnahmen Danke .

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

Danke!

@danielfletcher7796 10 ай бұрын

Love watching your videos and your interactions with the public always crack me up. I always seem to attract them aswell 😅

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

can't win on stuff like this.

@tktropicals4997 10 ай бұрын

Very cool

@brooksmiller5597 10 ай бұрын

Truly amazing footage. This vid was incredible

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@TMKAquarist 10 ай бұрын

Amazing footage Oliver! ❤

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@JohnDBloch 10 ай бұрын

You got my sub, This video was in my recommended!

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

thank you

@drockingfish 10 ай бұрын

Very good as expected, great info, thanks for sharing!!

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@Comrade_Akimov 10 ай бұрын

truly unique, considering how small this particular biotope is

@berkahjayafishingberkahjay1663 10 ай бұрын

Menarik 👍

@vitaliyvyntu4566 10 ай бұрын

Very interesting

@klausoxen6597 10 ай бұрын

👍😊✌

@michaela-be4le 10 ай бұрын

I pray this incredible ecosystem is not harmed by man's foolish activities 😔

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

the region lives off tourism, but those big agri-business companies have a lot of power.

@raclark2730 10 ай бұрын

An attempt could be made to restore and build riparian buffer zones, as has be done In some other countries. In general farmers will co operate with such things especially if other organizations put their hand up to do some of the work. Not sure if that would be the case in Brazil but it would not hurt to try and engage them over it.

@r.guerreiro140 10 ай бұрын

@@raclark2730we have done it already It's amazing how the riparian forests became biodiversity corridors what Indeed are restoring the wildlife to what it once was some 50 or 60 years ago Now we have jaguars preying on our soybean fields

@paulstingray 10 ай бұрын

So awesome!!

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

Thanks!!

@footagemissing 10 ай бұрын

Incredible video, thank you.

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@yahya_176 10 ай бұрын

Thank you soo much for sharing such a amazing video, Because of your hardwork, I'm subscribing you. We need more videos like this, habitat of fishes. How they live in their natural way, and a little bit detail of soil plants how water is. It will be so helpful. Peace be upon you❤.

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@andrewsager7928 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful video, even through a Fred Flintstone camera case. ;) 👍

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

thank you!

@katiundpadi 10 ай бұрын

Einfach nur klasse ❤

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

Thank you

@twasbrillig33 10 ай бұрын

Omg I hope they find a way to protect this area, this is priceless.

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

The delicate balance has worked for the last 30 years, but you never know.

@donaldmcdonald156 9 ай бұрын

❤😮coolest

@CMZneu 10 ай бұрын

This is awesome!

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@mingbritson 10 ай бұрын

Amazing stuff!!!

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@rozita9996 10 ай бұрын

Very beautiful video thank you 🙏🏻👍🏻❤❤❤❤

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for visiting

@BravoCheesecake 10 ай бұрын

God nature is so beautiful. The beauty comes from simply existing, a delicate balance that this world has known since its existence. I hope we humans can learn to fully appreciate the world we live in.

@plyr6369 10 ай бұрын

I just wanted to point out, those consistent streams of bubbles coming from the bubbles are actually from damage! The plant trying to heal. In one of the clips, you can clearly see a bubble stream coming from a stem that was snapped right before the leaf. So not meaning a happy plant. If you look up plants pearling, that is a happy plant!

@kingkobra18 10 ай бұрын

👌

@-AndrewR 10 ай бұрын

👍🏻👍🏻

@nanosan80 9 ай бұрын

awesome video... thanks

@belowwater 9 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@user-wk3ff2zc6b 10 ай бұрын

It reminded me of the Pantanal.

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

these rivers are the headwaters of the Pantanal, that is where all that water goes!

@cameroonkendrick6312 4 ай бұрын

Similar things happen here in Florida

@marvinbokamp6486 10 ай бұрын

❤

@johnarizona3820 10 ай бұрын

Subbed & shared. Blessings!

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

@stevenbenavente1229 10 ай бұрын

Good job

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

Thanks

@aquahobby1982 10 ай бұрын

Amazing as usual .... i could n't find link of ur book though .... can u paste it here ?

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

you can also go to belowwater.com to find it!

@tessw9744 10 ай бұрын

FISHTORY SENT ME! SUBBED!

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for subscribing. Welcome below-board! Check out my books at belowwater.com!

@Nansen1981 10 ай бұрын

You always do such excellent and knowledgeable videos, thank you.

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much - means a lot that people are watching the videos!

@willparsons32 10 ай бұрын

I'm not the type that tries to reference plant species by their Latin or scientific names however, as I continually toy with the idea of selling my own from my privately propogated collection, I find that I'm being somewhat forced to become more familiar with the proper identifiable names. Anyways, thanks for the informative video. It's always a pleasure watching what we keep in our aquariums swim or grow in their natural habitat.

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

yes, it is quite tricky, in nature plants look very different because of the varied light conditions, but also because many grow emerse most of the year, and when we visit in dry season they look totally different as emerse marginal vegetation.

@WillsAquarist 10 ай бұрын

You're providing a real service with these videos thank you! I'm interested in the limestone bed of this location and the species found here - does that mean that the water is harder than you'd usually expect from South America?

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

yes, mineral clay and limestone, pH is alkaline and quite hard, lots of magnesium

@WillsAquarist 10 ай бұрын

@@belowwater really interesting do you happen to know any gh or ppm figures? Do you think it would be fair to keep some of these species in harder water in aquariums?

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

@WillsAquarist yes, certainly. _H.eques_ did perfectly fine outside at 14 Celsius and pH 7.8 in my well water in Canada. Sorry I do not have the actual values, these measurements are always taken in peak dry season when we travel, so i am not sure how relevant they are. Much of the Serra de Bodoquena is karst limestone (that is why there are cave systems and cave fish).

@aryaprincess2479 9 ай бұрын

such an oxygenated water full of life.

@bloodhammer63 10 ай бұрын

Brilliant, Oliver. Are all Characins filmed here are scientificaly identified?

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

good question, and maybe not. There are still "new" fish in the broader region. _M.bonita_ only got it's name in 2004, _Astyanax nobre_ (from Nobres) in 2022, There is always a chance that one of the silver things has no name!

@bloodhammer63 10 ай бұрын

@@belowwater Thanks a lot! Always good to have something to work on and expect to. Tetras are awesome. 🙏

@viktormoraes9876 10 ай бұрын

Just a little correction: in the descripton is writted "Rio Sucurin". It does not have the "N" at the end, is just "Rio Sucuri".

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

yes, maybe autocorrect added it - not sure why there is an N - to those not from Brazil "Sucuri" means "Anaconda"

@berndscheppke-mc7xb 8 ай бұрын

Hammer Dicker

@ThilosAquaristik 10 ай бұрын

@belowwater which plants are in this habitat to begin from the video, 0 - 30 seconds? thx for this video i like

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

_Echinodorus macrophyllus_

@florentincioaba7989 10 ай бұрын

Bravo from Romania Dracula land ❤🎉

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

Brazilian vampire bats agree! Thank you.

@michael_k7356 10 ай бұрын

You mentioned that the spring emerges from limestone. Does that show in water parameters, i.e. alkaline water?

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

yes, most of these headwaters are harder, alkaline, and cool, snorkeling does require a wetsuit.

@elzielasso 10 ай бұрын

👈🤜🤛👍💪👏

@gustavoteixeirateixeiragon8122 10 ай бұрын

Eu trabalhei 20 anos com turismo, quem destrói é o próprio turismo ,não é o agricultor, nem o pecuarista, a cidade também contribui para a destruição, basta fazer uma observação no Google map e você verá que a cidade tem pequenos rios que são afluentes do Rio formoso, esses pequenos rios estão sendo contaminados a muitos anos com esgoto e lixo.

@jonisolis9645 10 ай бұрын

Wow, wow, wow! Wonderful video and information. The crops named are raised to feed animals people eat. Eat less meat! The world whole world be better off and so would people!

@belowwater 10 ай бұрын

much of this goes to "biofuel" - it is not just to feed animals.

@r.guerreiro140 10 ай бұрын

@@belowwaterDo not over here in Brazil!