by Andreas Tanke | 16. 05. 2018
L-Numbers – not only from clear water
In this talk I sum up some rare L-Numbers and Plecos of the last years.
Most of them arrived Europe just in small numbers, like Panaqolus sp. (L 482) where just 13 specimen arrived us. I‘ll present these fishes and also some biotopes where they live. This talk will contain fishes from French-Guyana, Brazil, Perú and some other southamerican countries.
Lasiancistrus sp. (L 479)
by Andreas Tanke | 6. 05. 2018
Panaqolus – An overview in theory and practice
In this talk I‘ll introduce the loricariid catfish genus Panaqolus. Some of these plecos are well known for ages in the aquarium trade – but they are a little misjudged, although they are perfect fish for the aquarium trade because of their small size and in many species nice color pattern…
I pay a close attention to this genus for several years and want to make them more common for other fish keepers. I‘ll actualize this talk continuously and add the newest scientific results.
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
Beim Beladen des Bootes
Amazonischer Dschungel
Amazonischer Dschungel
Salmler aus dem Río Nanay
Salmler aus dem Río Nanay
Pseudacanthicus sp. (L 452)
Pseudacanthicus sp. (L 452)
Stingray Aquarium
Stingray Aquarium
Panaqolus sp. (L 467)
Panaqolus sp. (L 467)
Camp am Río Tapiche
Camp am Río Tapiche
Aquarium Río Momon
Aquarium Río Momon
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.
Fischfang in Suriname / Catching fish in Suriname
Fischfang in Suriname / Catching fish in Suriname
Staudamm am Suriname river / Dam at Suriname river
Schwarzwassercreek, Suriname / Black water creek, Suriname
Brücke über den Coppename / Bridge over the Coppename river
Raleigh fallen, Coppename River, Suriname
Coppename River, Suriname
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)
Panaqolus claustellifer (L 306)
Panaqolus claustellifer (L 306)
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
Rio Uraricoera in Roraima, Brasilien / Rio Uraricoera in Roraima, Brazil
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
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
