Variety: Black water variety

Location: Batang Ai, Sarawak

Substrate of origin: Peat soil, Sandy base

Location description: Medium-fast current river and black water stream

Cultivation: Moderate

Recommended Substrate: Peat soil (50%) + Sand(40%) +laterite(10%)

More info: Here

Picture in wild:

My first encounter with this species is at a special combination tributary that basically made up of black water and a fresh water. The fusion make up an unusual discovery, Batang ai sp (black water species) found sharing the same boundary with C. Striolata (fresh water species).

Picture above illustrated the environment. I couldn’t find any C. Fusca beyond the combination point. Each species are segregated according to the water condition.

The Biotope.

C. Striolata.

C. Fusca.

The second location, a black water stream.

Other interesting faunas in the nearby area.

Epiphyte orchid.

Staghorn ferns (Platycerium coronarium) are very common in Malaysia.

Pepper is Sarawak special local product, hence plantations are seen almost everywhere.