Last weekend I was idle at home, and I decided to go check some rice paddies on the rural area of my town (southern Brazil). According to a friend, they were surrounded by a net of irrigation channels, where he once spotted some interesting catfishes.
So, I packed my things, and went there!
Too bad I forgot my camera, so I could take some pictures in place.
My first impression was "what the hell?! that looks like a sewer! no way I'm getting in!"
Then what caught my attention, was the fact that it was crowded with elodeas and some interesting aquatic plants.. but my mission was searching for cats!
To my impression, my first try with my ridiculous net, already brought an otocinclus! (I just can't take any picutes, it keeps hidding!)
then I got something interesting..
in my opinion it is a
it was no more than 2 or 3 cm..
that's where I decided to go in that slimy gutter-looking "stream"
appart from some weird tetras, characidiuns and even a small hoplas, I got some rinoloricaria (they are so ommon in here!) and brought home a pack of these guys
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I assume that because that's the only similar one in my area.
I'll see if I can take some pictures the next time I go there.
and even better pictures of the fish I brought home
cheers!
