Naturebase - Igapo (approx 2LB Bag)

  In the Amazon region, areas flooded by rivers of blackwaters, with acid pH and low sediment load (in addition to being nutritionally poor), are called “igapó.”  As enthusiasts of the fascinating forest floors of Amazonia, we've spent many years trying to replicate this habitat in our aquariums. It dawned on us some time back that it would be cool to be able to replicate this habitat even more realistically- on a small scale, by creating a "seasonal dynamic", encompassing both "wet" and "dry" seasons. The Igapo is famous for the hardy terrestrial grasses which endure the inundation caused by seasonal rains and blackwater river flooding. With the other materials that accumulate on the forest floor, such as leaves, seed pods, and branches, when flooded, this formerly terrestrial locale becomes a rich, productive aquatic habitat- home to numerous fishes and other organisms. It's a tinted, silty, somewhat turbid world- an underwater habitat, unlike anything we've traditionally attempted i