Corydoras in theory and practice

by Andreas Tanke | 18. 06. 2018

Corydoras in theory and practice

In this talk, I will introduce the popular armored catfish of the genus Corydoras. Starting with a general introduction to Corydorinae, followed by a little bit of theory about the lineages, C and CW numbers before going on to the presentation of different biotopes where I could already caught Corydoras.
Then I’ll give some information about keeping and breeding of these catfishes and also give an overview of different species that I could find in recent years in the trade.

Origin of Corydoras benattii (C 22) at Rio Xingu

Corydoras benatti (C 22)

Small creek in tributary of the Marshalcreek, Suriname. Origin of Corydoras aeneus

Corydoras cf. melini

Corydoras reynoldsi

Corydoras nattereri

Corydoras pantanalensis

Corydoras sp. aff. “CW028”

Corydoras sp. (C78)

Corydoras sp. (CW 108)

Corydoras parallelus

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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Wood Eaters – the loricariids of the genera Panaqolus, Panaque and Cochliodon

by Andreas Tanke | 18. 06. 2018

Wood Eaters – the loricariids of the genera Panaqolus, Panaque and Cochliodon

Just from the beginning I was fascinated by wood eating plecos. Next to my favorite genus Panaqolus there are with Panaque and Cochliodon two more genera with that uncommon behavior. I‘ll present in this talk not only general information about this behavior, but also introduce the biotopes where these catfishes live. Furthermore I’ll report about their way of life, their sexual dimorphisms and some breeding successes of these genera…

Keeping installation: Mortenthaler, Peru

Rio Anapu, Brazil

Panaque cochliodon (Photo: Ingo Seidel)

Panaqolus claustellifer (L 306)

Egg clumb (Photo: Ingo Seidel)

(Photo: Ingo Seidel)

Río Ucayali, Peru (Photo: Ingo Seidel)

Río San Alejandro, Peru (Photo: Ingo Seidel)

Panaque cf. armbrusteri (L 027), Rio Xingu (Photo: Ingo Seidel)

Panaqolus sp. (L 482), Rio Ipixuna

Cochliodon sp. (L 145) (Photo: Ingo Seidel)

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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Panaqolus – An overview in theory and practice

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.

Río Itaya

Panaqolus sp. (L 397)

Panaqolus sp. (L 460)

Panaqolus sp. „Iquitos“

Panaqolus tankei (L 398)

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.