Editing Biotope (section)

==Aquaria==
{{see also|Aquascaping}}
The term "biotope" is also often used by [[aquarium]] hobbyists to describe an [[aquascaping|aquarium setup]] that tries to simulate the natural [[habitat (ecology)|habitat]] of a specific assemblage of fish. The idea is to replicate conditions such as water parameters, natural plants, substrate, water type ([[Freshwater aquarium|fresh]], [[Marine aquarium|saline]] or [[Brackish-water aquarium|brackish]]), lighting, and to include other native fish which usually live together in nature and as such, represent a particular real-world biotope. An example of one [[South American]] biotope type might be "Forest creek tributary of Rio Negro near Barcelos, Brazil" with many branches, twigs, roots, dead leaves, light sandy substrate, tannin-stained water and subdued lighting with floating plants, along with ''[[Nannostomus eques]]'', ''[[Cardinal tetra|Paracheirodon axelrodi]]'', ''[[Hemigrammus bleheri]]'', and ''[[Dicrossus filamentosus]]''. "South American" is not itself a biotope, as South America contains thousands of distinct biotopes in different regions.
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File:LeonSinksBlackWtrMay05.jpg|A blackwater stream
File:Biotope aquarium - Pterophyllum sp. Manacapuru.jpg|A blackwater aquarium
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