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 | 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
