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
Scobinancistrus aureatus (L 14)
Rio Branquinho – a black water river
Pseudolithoxus sp. “Branquinho” (L 492)
Panaqolus claustellifer (L 306)
by Andreas Tanke | 16. 05. 2018
Changings in Cichlid Biotopes at the Rio Xingu
In this talk I‘ll show the possible impact of the Belo Monte dam to the inventory of cichlids at the Rio Xingu. Also I want to explain the actual situation in Altamira, about the Belo Monte dam, and the resulting problems. But I also present many biotopes and the cichlids that are living there…
Rock formation at the Rio Xingu
Flooding area at Igarapé Tucurui
Apistogramma sp. „Chao“ (A 42)
Apistogramma sp. „Vitória do Xingu“ (A 229)
Crenicichla aff. lugubris „Xingu II“
Satanoperca sp. “Vitória do Xingu”
Geophagus cf. altifrons „Xingu“
by Andreas Tanke | 16. 05. 2018
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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Pimental Staudamm
Belo Monte Staudamm
Belo Monte Staudamm
Belo Monte Staudamm
Belo Monte Staudamm
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