Introduction and breeding report of Panaqolus claustellifer (L 306)

by Andreas Tanke | 18. 06. 2018

Introduction and breeding report of Panaqolus claustellifer (L 306)

In this talk I‘ll present a very nice and small pleco: Panaqolus claustellifer (L 306). That species comes from the most northern area of Brazil in Roraima state. I have found Panaqolus claustellifer (L 306) in their naturals habitats, but at home in my tanks.
In this talk I will give information about the origins of these pretty Panaqolus, by presenting photos and data of some biotope. But I will give also hints and information how I was able to spawn and breed them.
This talk can also be combined with other short talks to an evening event.

Panaqolus claustellifer L 306

Juvenile Panaqolus claustellifer L 306

Panaqolus claustellifer (L 306)

Keeping installation: Mortenthaler, Peru

Panaqolus claustellifer (L 306)

Larvae of Panaqolus claustellifer L 306

Juvenile 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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Changings at Rio Xingu

by Andreas Tanke | 16. 05. 2018

Changings at Rio Xingu

The Rio Xingu is one of the most important tributaries of the amazon in Brazil. I‘ll present the situation in the low water season and compare it with the high water season, when most rapids are flooded. Especially I give information about the actual situation at the Belo Monte dam and what that means for the future! Furthermore I‘ll present the breeding facility from UFPA that is managed by Leandro Sousa.

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Volta Grande

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Volta Grande

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Belo Monte

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Pimental Staudamm

Belo Monte Staudamm

Zuchtanlage UFPA

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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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Perú – Expeditions in the amazonian lowlands

by Andreas Tanke | 6. 05. 2018

Perú – Expeditions in the amazonian lowlands

In 2012 I‘ve completed a group of three aquarists to go to the amazonian lowlands in Perú. We have visited the best known rivers like the Itaya, Momon, and Nanay rivers. Furthermore we‘ve made an expedition to the Tapiche river.
On these trips we‘ve caught many different catfishes like plecos (esp. Panaqolus),
whiptails and Corys, but also dwarf cichlids like Apistogramma, and tetras and larger cichlids, too. Additionally we have visited some exporters of ornamental fish that I will show, too.

Beim Beladen des Bootes

Requena

Amazonischer Dschungel

Salmler aus dem Río Nanay

Pseudacanthicus sp. (L 452)

Stingray Aquarium

Río Momon

Río Itaya

Panaqolus sp. (L 467)

Camp am Río Tapiche

Aquarium Río Momon

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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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Suriname – On the trail of the ornamental fish

by Andreas Tanke | 3. 04. 2018

Suriname – On the trail of the ornamental fish

In 2008 I‘ve visited Suriname, the center state of the three Guyanas, together with a group of aquarists. On our trip we were on the trail for some well known but rarely imported species.
Next to some Corys, i.e. C. aeneus, C. brevirostris and C. coppenamensis we‘ve also found some plecos like Hypostomus plecostomus and whiptails like Rineloricaria platyura. Furthermore we‘ve also found many Cichlids like Geophagus surinamensis, G. brokopondo, and Apistogramma steindachneri. Of course many tetras we have caught, too. Our destinations were next to the Brokopondo barrier lake (Suriname river) also the tributaries of the Saramacca, Gosewijne, and Coppename river. In this talk I‘ll show not only fish pics, but also streetscapes and, of course, many biotope pictures and data.

Suriname river

Fischfang in Suriname / Catching fish in Suriname

Staudamm am Suriname river / Dam at Suriname river

Illumination

Schwarzwassercreek, Suriname / Black water creek, Suriname

Brücke über den Coppename / Bridge over the Coppename river

Pseudancistrus depressus

Raleigh fallen, Coppename River, Suriname

Coppename River, Suriname

Paramaribo, Suriname

Corydoras filamentosus

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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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In the North of Brazil – Search for new plecos

by Andreas Tanke | 3. 04. 2018

In the North of Brazil – Search for new plecos

With a group of aquarists, I‘ve visited Roraima – the northern most state of Brazil – to search for unknown plecos. Together with local fishermen we were able to discover several new L-numbers and also some Corys. With the Jatapu, Anauá and Jauaperi we have examined three autonomous river systems. In this talk I‘ll show not only pictures of the fishes we caught, but also some views of the towns and, of course, many biotope pictures and data will be shown. We have caught not only catfishes, but also some known and unknown tetras and cichlids.

Panaqolus claustellifer (L 306)

Rio Amajari in Roraima, Brasilien / Rio Amajari in Roraima, Brazil

Savanne in Roraima, Brasilien / Savanna in Roraima, Brazil

Roraima, Brasilien / Roraima, Brazil

Savanne in Roraima, Brasilien / Savanna in Roraima, Brazil

Beim Fischfang / Fishing

Rio Uraricoera in Roraima, Brasilien / Rio Uraricoera in Roraima, Brazil

Rio Jatapu, Roraima, Brasilien / Rio Jatapu, Roraima, Brazil

Igarapé, Roraima, Brasilien / Igarapé, Roraima, Brazil

Igarapé in Roraima, Brasilien / Igarapé in Roraima, Brazil

Boa Vista in Roraima, Brasilien / Boa Vista in Roraima, Brazil

Pseudacanthicus leopardus

Stromversorgung in Vista Alegre, Roraima, Brasilien / Power supply in Vista Alegre, Roraima, Brazil

Unser Reisemobil vor unserem Hotel / Our truck in front of our hotel

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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.