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exasperatus2002 wrote:What cichlid is that at 1:29 ?
I noticed them too. They are Guianacara owroewefi. I'd love to keep some.
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Aquatic-Discoveries wrote:Guianacara owroewefi
I thought that was it but the online pics pale in comparison to that male displaying.
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We found this species olmost in every body of water up to the point where I was like "Go away you damn guppy and show me some other cichlids!" Their colour varied allot, including the pattern on the side. Some only had a small dot whilst others had a complete stripe (and everything in between).
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I finished the English version of the report this evening for your reading plesure, enjoy:

http://www.aquatic-discoveries.nl/2011_eng.html
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Cajana-Kosindo lodge clip is now online.
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And the last one for today. I think I have enough material for just one more vid.

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wow. thanks again for sharing. These videos are really inspiring!
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Thank you, I really like making these vids. The corys in the first video are C. boesemani and C. punctatus in the second video. At the first creek we found a mix of boesemani (80%) and punctatus (20%) and in the second creek we found only punctatus.

These were the only two cory species we found in this part of the river. I did however see a plump, C. aneus like species at our first lodge (Tang Luku). I don't have this one on film nor did I catch any so I can't be absolutely sure. C. aneus however, is present in the river. There is a report on this site from a German that caught some in his search for C. boesemani.
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Said it before and I will say it again ........ class videos

On a downer if anyone in the UK knows of any Guianacara owroewefi for sale I would be very interested as I recently lost my female
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Fantastic videos and thank you for sharing :-BD
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The site has been updated today. I also created a Facebook page for updates. The complete fish list can be found in the report, in total we caught 65 species including two possible new species (Parotocinclus sp. and a Bryconops sp.). If some of you plan on visiting the Vivarium 2012 Fair in Holland let me know, I will be there with the book that I made about this expedition.
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The last compilation of clips of the 2011 expedition:

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And we are back from the 2012 trip! Here's a preview clip (sorry, no catfishes in this one).

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Brilliant to have even more of this stuff - bring it on!

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The Dutch version of the 2012 expedition is now online: http://www.aquatic-discoveries.nl/2012.html

I will now start working on the English (and possible German) translation of this report and after that I will start to edit the videos. Translation volunteers are welcome, 24 hours per day is not enough.
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Finished the first compilation today, enjoy.

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And the second one, this time including two catfish species.
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Very nice! Did you bring back any Corydoras punctatus or Parotocinclus sp.?
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Im a HUGE fan of yours. So cool what you are doing. It´s the dream come true. Keep up the good work. I will follow your quest from your website ^:)^
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kim m wrote:Very nice! Did you bring back any Corydoras punctatus or Parotocinclus sp.?
We did not bring any live specimens with us. The only fish that we brougth back were specimens preserved in alcohol for scientific research.

@ Pleco: :ymblushing:

Willem Kolvoort was one of the expedition members, he took some incredible udnerwater images. You can visit his page here: http://www.kolvoortonderwaterfoto.nl/nl ... namerivier It's in Dutch but the pictures speak for themself.
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I finished translating the 2012 report of our trip to the rainforest of Suriname. It can be found here: http://www.aquatic-discoveries.nl/2012_eng.html I will start working on the final few videos next.
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i wish more of these species were available in the trade in the US. I love seeing your data/pictures/write-ups
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The next one, this time featuring A. temminckii, H. paucimaculatus and M. nijsseni.
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Finished a new video today. This time we are taking you to the Awadan and Peti rapids in the Gran Rio river, Suriname. Both of these rapids are home to large ammounts of catfishes. The website also had a makeover, be sure to check it out and leave some feedback: http://www.aquatic-discoveries.nl
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Great video. I like the in the fast current.
The website also had a makeover, be sure to check it out and leave some feedback
I like the Web site. One thing I would reconsider though, is using a 724MB video as a background image. It took ages to load, and then made the CPU go crazy. Better off without it, I think.
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Finished a 35 minute movie today covering the entire 2012 trip, enjoy!
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We started planning a new expedition this year. At this moment we are still looking for participants. More information can be found here:

http://www.aquatic-discoveries.nl/2014_english.html
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Amazing photos! Thanks for sharing them.
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