Informative Video of Collecting Apistogramma in the Upper Orinoco

[Ekona]

Stumbled upon this video of an informative talk given by a highly knowledgable collector of apistogrammas about collecting Apistogramma in the Upper Orinoco. At one point in the talk he shows a slide of a picture he drew of an apisto he collected. The initials on the drawing are very visibly - and quite coincidentally - "M.W."

 

[Ekona]

Well, the funny thing for me in watching this video was, that when I saw the speaker's initials on the drawn picture, I wondered if he was a younger (and heavier) Mike Wise! He certainly demonstrated the exceptional knowledge and experience of collecting apistos and had the correct initials. But as it turns out I think the presenter's name is Marcus Whittle, someone I'd never heard of before.

So - does anyone know of Marcus Whittle? Maybe he is on this forum? A very good presentation, indeed.

 

[Mike Wise]

From what I could find Marcus is an avid fish hobbyist who works for AquaTech in Austin, Texas.

 

[Ekona]

Thanks, Mike. You are right - he is apparently the manager of the FW fish section. Looks like AquaTek carries a nice selection of species including apistos.