OSCAR CICHLIDS IN THE WILD Oscars are present in many countries in South America. They have adapted to diverse water conditions, river systems, and coexist with different species. Since 2006 I have been going to a very special spot in the Venezuelan llanos. This spot...
THE SCARECORY I am standing in the middle of the creek, motionless. The sky is blue with no clouds and the sun is shining brightly. A soft tropical breeze is swaying the tree canopy which seems over 20 meters above. Boy, the trees are tall in this place. Bronze...
AMAZON LEAFFISH IN THE WILD M. polyacanthus is a widespread species present in many South American countries from Bolivia up to the Orinoco River, in southern Venezuela. Welcome to the amazon I turn my head left and see hundreds of cardinal tetras shoaling on the...
First Live Pictures of Pristobrycon Careospinus “there is something down here in the deep end that looks like a piranha” In the past four years swimming and fishing in most of the rivers across Venezuela, I noticed, and was surprised, that most of the rivers that I...
THREE SPOTTED EARTHEATERS Satanoperca daemon are very common in most rivers south of the Apure River in Venezuela. The locals refer to them as Horse Face or Earth Suckers. There are some fish that are more common than others in the wild. Satanoperca daemon are very...
Cleared and Stained I try to fuse my interest in the aquarium hobby with science and art. I consider myself a person who is always trying to think “beyond the aquarium.” I travel far to swim with rare fish, meet ichthyologists, collect rare voucher specimens and field...
