Venezuela 2012

[xingu]

I see B. demantoides in that net as well :clap:

 

[L-ko]

Hi,

I found following plecos at indians:

"Stock" 1st)

Ancistomus sabaji (L 301) - 1 pleco
Baryancistrus beggini (L 239)
Baryancistus demantoides (L 200 Hi)
Hemiancistrus subviridis (L 200)
Hypancistrus contradens
Leporacanthicus sp. "L 240"
Leporacanthicus sp. "L 241"
Leporacanthicus triactis (L 91)
Pseudolithoxus anthrax (L 235)
Pseudolithoxus tigris (L 257)

"Stock" 2nd)

Ancistomus sp. "L 243"
Baryancistrus beggini (L 239)
Baryancistus demantoides (L 200 Hi)
Hemiancistrus subviridis (L 200)
Hypancistrus contradens
Leporacanthicus sp. "L 240"
Leporacanthicus sp. "L 241"
Pseudolithoxus anthrax (L 235)
Pseudolithoxus dumus (L 244)
Pseudolithoxus tigris (L 257)
and one panaque in a other net.

That's all. Very clear, no "with-catches"

To be continued.

 

[L-ko]

Hi,

Rio Ventuari downstream (purple line to purple marker without dot)

To be continued.

 

[L-ko]

Hi,

pictures from short trip to purple pin

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[L-ko]

Hi,

in the afternoon we went to another local fishers:

Baryancistrus beggini (L 239)

Hypacistrus contradens

Pseudolithoxus anthrax (L 235)

Hypancistrus furunculus (L 199)

To be continued.

 

[L-ko]

Hi,

Pleco-List 3rd)

Baryancistrus beggini (L 239)
Hemiancistrus subviridis (L 200)
Hypancistrus contradens
Leporacanthicus sp. "L 240"
Leporacanthicus sp. "L 241"

That's all. No Ancistrus, noSqaliforma, keine Loricariinae, ... - no unknown with-catches.
I was very surprised (and disappointed) how selective the loricariids there at the Rio Ventuari be caught.

To be continued.

 

[L-ko]

Hi,

in near of our camp:

Cayman track. In the evening we were able to seen the eyes of four small caimans .

Rio Ventuari - view from the sand bank - upstream

... downstream (to the sand bank.)

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus

To be continued.

 

[bigbird]

wow those are some great shots. Great photo of the RTC as well. thanks :thumbup:

 

[L-ko]

Moin,

Rio Ventuari more downstream (purple marker without dot) to mouth from Rio Ventuari into Rio Orinoco (pink pin: Map)

Black caracara

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[L-ko]

Hi,

now we arrived Rio Orinoco. (pink pin to pink marker with dot.)

One notices immediately that the ship traffic increases significantly.

The main stream of Rio Orinono upstream, near Rio Ventuarie mouth.

In near of Rio Ventuari mouth, there Rio Orinoco is build from many small streams.

To be continued.

 

[L-ko]

More from Rio Orinoco downstream

Many fishers from USA visit this Camp near Santa Barbare in all the time.
Georg H. W. Bush sen. is (was?) a frequenter.

To be continued.

 

[L-ko]

Hi,

Hallo,

Some picture of our way to our camp (pink marker without dot) on the Rio Orinoco:

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[L-ko]

Hi,

Some pictures from near of our camp

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[L-ko]

Hi,

from our camp to San Fernando de Atabapo (red line: Map)

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[L-ko]

Hi,

diverted from the Rio Orinoco, it went to San Fernando de Atabapo.
So far, I thought that the Rio Atabapo flows directly into the Rio Orinoco.
It is probably more the case that the Rio Atabapo goes in the from Colombia coming Rio Guaviare and this then drained after about 3 km in the Rio Orinoco.

View to Colombia.

If you look at the water looks and compares its color with the pictures of the days before, then this looks mighty different. The Rio Guaviare is (at least here) a "mud sling" (White Water River), of at least 50 km further this water characterizes the Rio Orinoco.

The central place

... with a monument of Simon Bolivar.

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[L-ko]

After the food was supplemented in San Fernando, it was on the Rio Atabapo upstream: left Venezuela - Colombia right.

View to Colombia

Brown water ...

snow-white beaches - typical for Rio Atabapo.

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[L-ko]

Hi,


Lunch was at an aquarium hobby historic place - (red marker with dot). -
Some years ago a friend of mine had caught few Hypancistrus. Later this species get the L-number L 454 ( Hypancistrus sp." L 454 ").
Ingo Seidel increased these fishes and give the fry to other aquarists.
Hypancistrus sp. "L 454" is the first Hypancistrus from black water.

to be continued

 

[L-ko]

Hi,

Rio Atabapo upstream to our later camp (red marker without dot)

On both sides of Rio Atabapo landmarks are visible.

to be continued

 

[L-ko]

Hi,

in the near of our camp (red marker without dot)

Dekeyseria / Zonancistrus sp. "L 52"

and in their habitat, a tributary to Rio Atabapo

Amblydoras bolivarensis ?

To be continued

 

[Doodles]

Wonderful photos L-Ko:clap::clap: