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  1. Ttw

    Collecting in Peru

    My meter did read 222
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    Collecting in Peru

  3. Ttw

    Collecting in Peru

    Nope. Did not bring back the aggie. I have limited space. I know some brought back the aggies, bitaeniata , and pucullpaenis that we caught but some also purchased fish at the exporter's that I don't know. Also some cories and rivulus, and pyrrhulina we caught. Left the stingray. Just to be...
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    Collecting in Peru

    MacZ - You must want more than what I brought back. I am bringing only norberti and a bunch of neons.
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    Collecting in Peru

    Continuing the story: We continued down the Amazon to the community of Santa Ana. We walked to the community pool where kids played and laundry was done. This is one of the feeding streams where we caught A norberti. S 4° 3' W 73.9° pH5.7 TDS 29 ppm T 80.7° Stream was small with...
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    Collecting in Peru

    Sorry, I neglected to put in collection site characteristics. Pucallpaensis site: S 5° 7' 2" W73° 51' 40" pH 6.6 TDS 222 ppm T 81° Water shallow, muddy and mostly covered with Water Lettuce. Deep muddy bottom. Agassizii site: S 5° 5' 59" W 73° 52' 48"...
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    Collecting in Peru

    Back from Peru. Why is it that when you review your notes you can hardly understand them. Arrived in Peru and went through customs.Then on to Iquitos. The next day we went by bus to Nauta then on by speedboat (rapido) to the Rio Tapiche where we boarded our expedition boat. We traveled up...
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    On the Collection of Apistogramma in the Wild

    I know that it is not Colombia but for a person or group who have not collected before I encourage you to look at mtamazon.com/margarita-tours and gowildperu.com. Both can provide a good experience and some help in getting fish back.
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    On the Collection of Apistogramma in the Wild

    1. Absolutely necessary that someone in your party is fluent in Spanish. 2. Getting around can be a problem in the rural areas. The roads can be very bad and if it rains almost impassable. Renting a car can also be difficult in South America. 3. You need to have the services of a trusted...
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    On the Collection of Apistogramma in the Wild

    Some questions !. Do you or someone you will be with speak Spanish? 2. How will you be getting around? 3. Are you planning to bring the fish you collect back to Japan and if so how? 4. How will you be keeping the fish as you travel in Colombia?
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    Collecting in Peru

    If I get near Pucallpa I will keep my eyes open.
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    Collecting in Peru

    Tomorrow I will be heading to Peru on a collecting trip. Although plans need to be fluid the initial plan is to collect in the Tapiche Reserve. Then on the way back to Iquitos to collect in southern tributaries of the Ucayali and Amazon. I have not been further east of Jenaro Herrera when I...
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    any experience with Apistogramma mendezi ?

    My experience with A. miua mirrors Mike's.
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    Solution for brine shrimp hatchery issue

    For years I have had the issue of the tube bubbling my brine shrimp hatchery solution clogging off with salt. I have used a larger tube than the usual rigid airline tube but it still clogs. Any advise?
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    Back to Peru

    We did not go far. I can't remember why we did not go further.
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    Back to Peru

    If I remember correctly the only apisto we found was cruzi.
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    ACA Convention

    Is anyone going to the ACA convention in San Antonio?
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    Any experience with a. norbeti ?

    The norberti I collected lost the red color of the mouth over time.
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    how to deworm wild caught discus

    Very nice discus. I gave up on my sand bottomed tank and went for bare bottom with better luck.
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    Vintage metal framed aquariums -- free

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