Rio Nhamundá

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Rio Nhamundá

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Lots of ready for export (to Japan!)
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. Got a nasty sting off this one!
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Habitat
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. Lots of variation in pattern/colour, and the degree of belly squamation.
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similar to
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Different . Flatter, wider head.
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Habitat of (and the , and flat ). Water temp 32C daytime and 30C at night. Conductivity 5 uS/cm. No current.
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Underwater shots of the habitat.
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Forgot about this .
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Some non-catfishes.

Pseudanos very commonly found with the loricariids.
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Ammocryptocharax.
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Rivulus.
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Heckel discus (Symphysodon discus)
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Juvenile Cichla.
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Hyphessobrycon and Crenichichla.
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Habitat of Ammocryptocharax.
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Wow! The discus pictures let me breathless.
What about post #6? Are them ?
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Elwood wrote:What about post #6? Are them Hypoptopoma inexspectatum?
Unlikely. Those are found in the Parana system. I will key them out soon and get a proper ID.
Wow! The discus pictures let me breathless.
Thanks. It was fun photographing them, but dangerous, as they're usually in the branches, and it's easy to get tangled and stuck while you're coming up for air.
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The picture of Ammocryptocharax is very revealing about their niche in the habitat.
Thanks a lot for sharing these photos.
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Really wishing I was there with you. Outstanding photos!
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Really cool, thanks for sharing. I especially liked the .

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Wow, some great pics of awesome fish. Thank you.
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Awesome pics. Love seeing them in their natural habitat! Thank you!!!

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