Amazonas July/August 2016 – „Catfish Press Review“

Hello catfish freaks,

today I want to introduce you in three articles from the current issue of Amazonas:

Michael J. Tuccinardi „Farewell to Rio Xingu“

(“Abschied vom Rio Xingu”)

Michael Tuccinardi reports about a short trip to Altamira. Furthermore he visited the Volta Grande. This trip was affected from the dam of Belo Monte. Michael Tuccinardi tried to catch fish there. Finally he gets a lesion from professional fishermans.

For example they catched:
Pseudacanthicus sp. "L 25", Baryancistrus xanthellus (L 81), Hypancistrus zebra (L 46), Ancistrus ranunculus (L 34), Scobinancistrus aureatus (L 14), Panaque cf. armbrusteri (L 27), Oligancistrus/Spectracanthicus punctatissimus and Leporacanthicus heterodon.

The author wrote about his discusions with fishermans, how many locals been lied to push through the dam of Belo Monte, about the dark outlooks for Altamira and the region, when many workers of the dam will go or how the planed gold mine were destroy the last nature.

Hans-Georg Evers "Rhadinoloricaria macromystax"

Hans wrote about the first import of Rhadinoloricaria macromystax in the spring of this year. He thinks that the information of the exporter that these fishes came from Venezuela is false. Why we know that different fishes came in this time from the border of Colombia and Peru. (For example I think: Pseudohemiodon apitanoss.)
Hans wrote that the imported Rhadinoloricaria macromystax are stable. There were loss only few animal.

Hans-Georg Evers "Corydoras knaacki"

Few months ago, Tencatt and Evers published the scientific description of Corydoras knaacki.
Hans mentioned about the great role of Dr. Joachim Knaack.
Further Hans wrote about the type location, the marshes near Santa Rita. This area is in danger of illegal gold mining and rice cultivation.
The reproduction of this species should easy. Hans called as water parameter a temperature from 23 – 26 °C and 4 – 14 °dGH. After strong feeding and a great change of water after 6 weeks without water changes the reproduction starts.

Enjoy reading of Amazonas

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