My favourite videos of fish in their natural habitat

[elephantnose3334]

These two videos are my favourites because of the amount of tetras schooling together. These are worth a watch. Anyone know what tetra species are popular in the aquarium hobby in the first video?

 

[GaryE]

Rio Salobra, Pantanal, Brazil – BAP

Check out the biotope in Solobra Pantanal river, Brazil! Learn about GPS data, water parameters, habitat description, fishes and plants!

biotopeaquariumproject.com

This is where you can look for info on the first video. You are in a bit of a vacuum there, because a lot of the fish are listed as "sp.". That means they can't be identified and might be species not yet studied and named. So they can be identified as being in certain families, but the research has only gotten that far.

Some are close to things in the hobby, but pantanal fish aren't the most common. You'll recognize some of them.

There are huge numbers of such unidentifiable fish.

 

[elephantnose3334]

Rio Salobra, Pantanal, Brazil – BAP

Check out the biotope in Solobra Pantanal river, Brazil! Learn about GPS data, water parameters, habitat description, fishes and plants!

biotopeaquariumproject.com

This is where you can look for info on the first video. You are in a bit of a vacuum there, because a lot of the fish are listed as "sp.". That means they can't be identified and might be species not yet studied and named. So they can be identified as being in certain families, but the research has only gotten that far.

Some are close to things in the hobby, but pantanal fish aren't the most common. You'll recognize some of them.

There are huge numbers of such unidentifiable fish.

Have you seen these tetras in the wild before?

 

[GaryE]

Have you seen these tetras in the wild before?

Just the videos. I've seen tetras in Africa, and in Central America. I have never been to South America.

 

[elephantnose3334]

Just the videos. I've seen tetras in Africa, and in Central America. I have never been to South America.

You can give South America a try. It'll be wonderful at the least, tbh.

 

[Fish Fanatic34]

All of the fish mentioned on the biotope page apart from the Oto is legally available to be imported into Australia but unless you have the money or know people who could collect them and then import them is another story.

 

[elephantnose3334]

All of the fish mentioned on the biotope page apart from the Oto is legally available to be imported into Australia but unless you have the money or know people who could collect them and then import them is another story.

Why aren't Otocinclus allowed in Australia?

 

[GaryE]

I'm not really attracted to South American fish as much. I would like to see the habitats, since I would love to see the entire world. But for now, those below water videos are my window into that world.

The killifish and Cichlids that interest me most are all in Central and West Africa, and I hope to go back someday before I get too old for it. It's not the easiest travel.

 

[TwoTankAmin]

Here are my two favorite vids. I am one who keeps Altum angels, so they are about them. The first vid is a collecting trip to the Atabapo river which borders Colombia and Venezuela. The second is when they are shipped to Simon Forkel in Germany who is one of the very few people in the world who breeds them.

These vids were originally only available in German and I do not speak more than about 10 words of the language. However, I watched and re-watched them anyway. Some years later they cam out with subtitles and English narration. When I saw the second vid for the very first time I had tears rolling down my cheeks. The fish were so beautiful it actually made me cry. Enjoy:

 

[elephantnose3334]

I'm not really attracted to South American fish as much. I would like to see the habitats, since I would love to see the entire world. But for now, those below water videos are my window into that world.

The killifish and Cichlids that interest me most are all in Central and West Africa, and I hope to go back someday before I get too old for it. It's not the easiest travel.

The second video makes me want to upgrade my tank for my cardinal tetras, but not the silvertip tetras unless I have a backup big tank for them.

 

[Fish Fanatic34]

Why aren't Otocinclus allowed in Australia?

They are but only a certain species which is Otocinclus arnoldi