Peru/Colombia 2009

[Jørn Kåsa]

CW018.Catsh for the very first time in Dorado Sep 2006.
Photo:Birger

Jørn

[Jørn Kåsa]

Som of thr fishes from Dorado named abov.

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[Mod edit: fix mixed up image tags --Mats]

[Jørn Kåsa]

More from Dorado named abov.

Jørn

[sidguppy]

Beautiful!


now that's what i meant with more catfishes...

a bucket full of Liosomadoras!

[andywoolloo]

just incredible. thanks for sharing.

[Jools]

a bucket full of Liosomadoras!

It's hard to tell from the pics, but are these not the Otorongo wood cat,

Trachelyopterus sp(2)

?

Jools

[sidguppy]

the one on the hand likely is, but the ones in the bucket?

a far too large size and headshape, I think.

Also: adult otorongo's have a rounded caudal, and the fishes in the bucket have a slight 'v'-shape in their caudal

[Marc van Arc]

the one on the hand likely is, but the ones in the bucket?

a far too large size and headshape, I think.

Also: adult otorongo's have a rounded caudal, and the fishes in the bucket have a slight 'v'-shape in their caudal

Agreed. Moreover, you can see the "denticulated" postcleithral process in the bucket specimens, a feature unique to Liosomadoras (in Auchenipteridae of course)

[Marc van Arc]

And compliments for all these great pictures . Keep them coming!

[Martin S]

So this is probably

Trachelyopterus sp(2)

?
An amazing looking fish - is there any further info on size etc?
What a dream holiday!

Martin

[jimoo]

Super awesome.

I've been looking for one of those very small tanks for photographing field collections for awhile, without luck. Anyone have any idea where to find something like that stateside?

[MatsP]

www.glasscages.com make custom size tanks, and I'm sure they can make a photo tank for you.

Or you could make one yourself from a few (five to be precise) pieces of glass.

--
Mats

[Jørn Kåsa]

Not my favorite river,but its nice to have been ther.


Cupido


Sunset.


Ronny with a pleco.


On those trees we catsh plecos.

Willyfish.Go innside your penis,when you pee in the river.


Jørn

[DutchFry]

nice pictures, again!

lovely sunset and beautiful shovelnose!

[Jørn Kåsa]

Amazonas
- What do I have to do and whitsh preparations.
I have based this text on this year's trip (last 3 ½ weeks)

What vaccinations will vary slightly, it depends on where you take the trip. They will have information for you at the vaccine office. It is common (Yellowfever) and stomach vaccine against ("free flow"). Stomach vaccine should be taken 2 times, the first,3 weeks before you go and the last 1 week lead travel date. In many areas you will also need to take malaria medication. Should you be a couple of days in a city before you go out (it’s a good idea for change the climate a little) you can buy malariatabs there (this is much cheaper than buying them in Norway).
When it comes to what you should have with you of medications, some of it depends on how far from a doctor you go. This time the items leave us 4-6 days from a doctor, and then we must be able to cope with most things, and also perform with and help the natives. Like most of us, they appreciate help with their health. In payback, they help us to catch fish, cook food etc.

Brulidine (antiseptic Ointment)
Klorhexidin sprit(cleaning of the wound).
Paracas (febrifuge).
Canesten against fungi.
Morphine (pain relieving)
Aporex (pain relieving).
Eurax (against itching).
operation neals with thread (to sew again bites from kaiman ).
Thermometer.
4 general penicilin.
4 pencilin (to innfiserte wounds).
1 box of sterile disposable gloves.
Miscellaneous plaster and compresser.
6 rolls of bandage.
Eyeglass and toner
Scalpel and blades.
Antiseptic napkins (to cleanse the wounds etc).
Tweezers.
Scissors.

What we have with us for the fish and for fishing:
Again, this text is based on this year trip to Iquitos. A big town without road connections in the middle of Peruamazonas with nearly 400 000 people.

There we rent a lot of aquariums from Stingray Aquarium. They take care of the fish until we are going home. In the longer boat trips we can borrow some cans from Stingray Aquarium.

On 1day trips, we use fish bags (especially on the road to the Nauta). We have about 100 big bags each.

We have many small nets, and I mean many. The village children help us to catch fish and in repayment, they get the net as a present. That’s one of the reasons why we bring so many. No matter how good you are to catch fish,the village children are many times better. Another popular gift to the children and fishermen is knives and pocket lamps (by the way, we sleeps with a maclight on the sand banks.Gues why?). The fishermen we hire have always fish nets in their bags, large and medium. So that’s one less thing to think about.




When it comes to clothes, you need to think simple and little. I never bring more than a light jeans and a light sweater. I wear swimming shorts and some sandals down in Peru. You don’t need more, because of the heat. I use the light jeans and sweater at night together with mosquitos’ oil. When it rains in Peru, it really rains. I like to use a Rainponcho, it helps me stay dry and it also keep the mosquitoes away. You can by a poncho there; you don’t need to bring it from home. When we are in Iquitos we take on a shorts and a t-shirt before we go out for salsaconcert. We mostly just sleep on the sand banks at the river. If you are staying in the jungle, you must also have a mosquitonet and a hammock. It is less insects along the rivers.
To carry the fish home, we have 2 special cases each. They are made of 2 cans of salmon cases with polystyrene, which is glued on top of each other. So, we all have our own sewnbag which fits the cases perfectly (you can get this done at a cobbler).
You can get the rest of the bag (the “accessories”) in a sewing store.



Jørn

[hiplecoman]

Jorn, what are the side effects with the vaccines for stomach & yellowfever?

[Richard B]

Jorn, what are the side effects with the vaccines for stomach & yellowfever?

I had no side effects from my yellow fever vacination & it was good for 10 years. That said some of the vacinations i had when i went to Kenya sent me quite ill

[Shane]

The yellow fever shot has no side effects. In South Africa they give it in the airport to passengers at immigration. I just got nailed by this last Friday coming back to South Africa from Uganda because I had forgotten my yellow fever card.

Stomach vaccine should be taken 2 times, the first,3 weeks before you go and the last 1 week lead travel date.

Can you explain what this is? I have never heard of "stomach vaccine" (realize it might be a translation issue).

If one has time, it also can't hurt to just get the series that vaccinates you against rabies out of the way. It is three shots. I also have the vaccination against New World tick fever (Lyme disease). There is not one for African tick disease.

I pack a bit lighter first aid kit with regards to medicines, but consider large amounts of Ammodium AD (anti-diarrhea) and tylenol (anti-hangover/aches and pains) key.

-Shane

[Janne]

I think Jørn means with stomach vaccin a vaccin called "Dukoral" here in Scandinavia (it may have another name in other countrys) it's a vaccine against cholera that is a fluid to drink before travelling, no side effects.

Janne

[Jørn Kåsa]

Corect Janne.Are you in Brasil?

Jørn

[Jørn Kåsa]

Francisco with a nice panaque.

Jørn

[Haavard Stoere]

Wow
What species is it?

[Jørn Kåsa]

Shamper.L-418 i think.

Jørn

[Haavard Stoere]

That's what I thought. I will bring home an adult pair or Trio

[mattfaulkner]

Very jealous. I have been looking at a similar thing in Peru, an Earthwatch research trip. If you dont mind, how much do you expect the trip to cost so I know how big a dent it would cause in my student loan.

[hiplecoman]

Is the shamper L418 the only royal found in peru? Iknow that there is another panaque in peru called Imperial
Panaque L350. What river is does this fish come from?

[mattfaulkner]

L350 was used for the now described Hemiancistrus pankimpuju, not a panaque, although it does look similar to Panaque bathyphilus (L90), it comes from the Rio Huallaga.

[Ronny]

Ahhh... will be nice to eat some showelnoses again.
Any suggestions on what else i should try to eat this time?

[DutchFry]

ronny, why not join the natives and eat a Pterygoplichthys pardalis? they must taste good with a side salad and some mustard

[Jørn Kåsa]

EVERYTHING,and i mean everything.
Kaiman

Kaiman

Kaiman

Pleco


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