by Andreas Tanke | 18. 06. 2018
Biotopes of plecos at Rio Xingu
The Rio Xingu is one of the most important tributaries of the amazon in Brazil. I‘ll present different types of biotopes of the Rio Xingu and their inhabitants. The start is at the mouth of the Rio Xingu near Porto do Moz and ends at São Félix do Xingu. The main aspect will be the big bend – the Volta Grande. But also the Rio Iriri will not be skipped. At the end I‘ll give a foresight of the future of the Rio Xingu. That might be very bad, because of the hydroelectric dam and the exploitation of mineral resources!
Stromschnellen in der Volta Grande
Oligancistrus zuanoni (L 20)
Scobinancistrus aureatus (L 14)
Tiefe Areale in der Volta Grande
Biotope in der Volta Grande
Niedrige Wasser in der Volta Grande
by Andreas Tanke | 16. 05. 2018
Energy saving breeding installation
Hereby I‘ll explain the building of an energy saving breeding installation.
In autumn 2013 I have started to plan an installation in a specific room in my house. This installation is planned to be energy saving and efficient in the necessary care requirements. The building of that installation will be presented in detail.
This talk can also be combined with other short talks to an evening event.
Water supply and drainage
The finished installation
by Andreas Tanke | 16. 05. 2018
Overview of important accessories for the breeding of plecos
This talk, based on my experiences and my visits of other aquarists that have shown me several tricks and accessories. It starts with the high efficient air lifters from Beck and Harich, shows different types of caves as basic element for the spawning of plecos, gives an overview of several suspension boxes and breeding rings for raising juveniles, and explains how to build filters…
by Andreas Tanke | 16. 05. 2018
Overview about important accessories for breeding of apistos
This talk, based on my experiences and my visits of other aquarists that have shown me several tricks and accessories. It starts with the high efficient air lifters from Beck and Harich, shows different types of caves as basic element for the spawning of dwarf cichlids give an overview of several suspension boxes for breeding juveniles, and explains how to build filters. This talk can also be combined with other short talks to an evening event.
by Andreas Tanke | 16. 05. 2018
Panaqolus tankei (L 398) – Origin and Breeding
Panaqolus tankei (L 398) is pretty small pleco from the north of Brazil.
This Panaqolus comes from the Rio Xingu, and I‘ll present its natural habitats. Furthermore I’ll give some information how to keep this catfish, and, of course, how I was able spawn and breed this species first in in 2008.
Panaqolus tankei (L 398) is for me a very special pleco. First, it is the first catfish that I’ve bred. Second, Panaqolus tankei (L 398) was scientifically described in 2016 by Leandro Sousa and Christian Cramer and was named after me.
This talk can also be combined with more short talks for a full theme evening