Venezuela – traveling with JBL and aquarists

by Andreas Tanke | 18. 06. 2018

Venezuela – traveling with JBL and aquarists

In 2016, I got the honor to accompany a tour group to Venezuela by an invitation from JBL. Due to the good preparation and planning, we were able to travel the country very safely despite the politically difficult situation. The journey consisted of two parts. The first part took us to the estuarine delta of the Orinoco, where we spent a few days in an ecolodge and explored various biotopes there. For the second part were going by small planes (4-6 seats) to Canaima with the aim to visit the Salto Ángel (highest waterfall in the world).
In this talk, I report on this trip and give insights into the flora and fauna we traveled.

Keeping installation: Mortenthaler, Peru

Indian stands in the Ecolodge

Paths in the Ecolodge

Bedroom in the Ecolodge

Restrooms in Ecolodge

Expeditions in Orinocodelta

Green Iguana, Iguana iguana iguana (Linneaus, 1785)

Anaconda Beach

Indian village

Waterlilly Camp

Airport Ciudad Bolivar

Cockpit of the aircrafts

Río Carrao

Canaima Lagoon with the Saltos Wadaimo, Golondrina and Ucrima

Canaima lagoon with the Saltos Wadaimo, Golondrina and Ucrima

The Jurassic Park valley

Tabletop mountains

Cichlid

Crenicichla aff. saxatilis „Caroni“

sunset

Vortragsanfrage (EN)

Andreas Tanke

For more than 10 years I have been working as a specialist author and speaker in aquaristics. My main topic is the ichthyofauna of South America, especially the plecos and dwarf cichlids.

I hold my lectures at meetings or events of aquarium associations, specialized shops or at trade fairs at home and abroad.

Recently I was on a three-week lecture tour in the US, but I also like to come to your aquarium club, whether it's a small gathering or an event with several hundred participants.

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Biotopes of plecos at Rio Xingu

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

Panaqolus tankei (L 398)

Oligancistrus zuanoni (L 20)

Ancistrini sp.

Scobinancistrus aureatus (L 14)

Tiefe Areale in der Volta Grande

Biotope in der Volta Grande

Niedrige Wasser in der Volta Grande

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Andreas Tanke

For more than 10 years I have been working as a specialist author and speaker in aquaristics. My main topic is the ichthyofauna of South America, especially the plecos and dwarf cichlids.

I hold my lectures at meetings or events of aquarium associations, specialized shops or at trade fairs at home and abroad.

Recently I was on a three-week lecture tour in the US, but I also like to come to your aquarium club, whether it's a small gathering or an event with several hundred participants.

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Northern Brazil – Origin of ornamental fish

by Andreas Tanke | 17. 06. 2018

Northern Brazil – Origin of ornamental fish

This talk will present selected river systems in northern Brazil. Also the main trades centers for ornamental fish like Belém, Santarém, and Altamira will be introduced. Of course the fish from there will not be glimpsed…

Cachoeira Grande do Rio Iriri

Ancistrini sp. (L 82)

Cachoeira Grande do Rio Iriri

empty snail shells on the bottom of the Rio Xingu

Ancistrini sp. (L 82)

Scobinancistrus aureatus (L 14)

On the search for fishes

Savannah in Roraima

Rio Branquinho – a black water river

floating house at Manaus

Pseudolithoxus sp. “Branquinho” (L 492)

Panaqolus claustellifer (L 306)

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Andreas Tanke

For more than 10 years I have been working as a specialist author and speaker in aquaristics. My main topic is the ichthyofauna of South America, especially the plecos and dwarf cichlids.

I hold my lectures at meetings or events of aquarium associations, specialized shops or at trade fairs at home and abroad.

Recently I was on a three-week lecture tour in the US, but I also like to come to your aquarium club, whether it's a small gathering or an event with several hundred participants.

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Energy saving breeding installation

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.

aquarium room

aquarium stand

Corrosion of metal cores

Making up the woods

Glazing the woods

material storage

Building up of the racks

Water supply and drainage

The finished frames

The finished installation

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Andreas Tanke

For more than 10 years I have been working as a specialist author and speaker in aquaristics. My main topic is the ichthyofauna of South America, especially the plecos and dwarf cichlids.

I hold my lectures at meetings or events of aquarium associations, specialized shops or at trade fairs at home and abroad.

Recently I was on a three-week lecture tour in the US, but I also like to come to your aquarium club, whether it's a small gathering or an event with several hundred participants.

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Overview of important accessories for the breeding of plecos

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…

Vortragsanfrage (EN)

Andreas Tanke

For more than 10 years I have been working as a specialist author and speaker in aquaristics. My main topic is the ichthyofauna of South America, especially the plecos and dwarf cichlids.

I hold my lectures at meetings or events of aquarium associations, specialized shops or at trade fairs at home and abroad.

Recently I was on a three-week lecture tour in the US, but I also like to come to your aquarium club, whether it's a small gathering or an event with several hundred participants.

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Andreas Tanke

For more than 10 years I have been working as a specialist author and speaker in aquaristics. My main topic is the ichthyofauna of South America, especially the plecos and dwarf cichlids.

I hold my lectures at meetings or events of aquarium associations, specialized shops or at trade fairs at home and abroad.

Recently I was on a three-week lecture tour in the US, but I also like to come to your aquarium club, whether it's a small gathering or an event with several hundred participants.