The Atabapo River is featured in the Freshwater Natural Aquarium Documentary.

The Atabapo River is located on the south western Amazon State of Venezuela. It is one of the many large rivers that drain its waters into the Orinoco River.  

The Atabapo River houses many fish that are kept by millions of aquarium hobbyists around the world. One of the most famous ones being the Pterophyllum altum commonly called the Altum Angelfish in the aquarium hobby. It also is the habitat of endemic rare species of piranhas such as the Pristobrycon careospinus.

ABOVE: Image showing the large rock formations on the Atabapo River.

BELOW: The town of San Fernando de Atabapo.

BELOW: The next 3 images show a close-up of the Atabapo River shoreline. As you can see, the water is extremely tannic but it has no silt in it, making it a clear amber or tee colored.

ABOVE: The Atabapo River

BELOW: Same spot as above, showing a beautiful sunset on the Atabapo River.