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.
Indian stands in the Ecolodge
Expeditions in Orinocodelta
Green Iguana, Iguana iguana iguana (Linneaus, 1785)
Canaima Lagoon with the Saltos Wadaimo, Golondrina and Ucrima
Canaima lagoon with the Saltos Wadaimo, Golondrina and Ucrima
Crenicichla aff. saxatilis „Caroni“
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 | 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 | 6. 05. 2018
Ornamental fish imports from brazil – past, present & future
This talk will give an introduction into importing ornamental fish from Brazil. It starts in the early eighties, explains the l-number-boom, will show how the fishes are caught, kept and shipped. Furthermore I‘ll explain how the Brazilian positive list works. Not many people knows that there is such a list from the late eighties. Especially the list from January 2012 and the cognition of the Brazilian government, that the ornamental
fish trade is active environment protecting will be discussed detailed. At the end of the talk I‘ve give a foresight, with an uncertain future…
Hypancistrus zebra (L 46)
Versand von Zierfischen in Brasilien
Eine frisch eingetroffene Sendung
Hälterungsanlage in Altamira, Brasilien
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
