Bronze Cory 9484
Dye sublimation on aluminum
Image Details
Corydoras aeneus 9484 – September, 2013
Río Guáquira, Yaracuy, Venezuela
(Venezuelan Caribbean Mountain Range)
Sony SLT-A99V, Sony A 50mm f/2.8 Macro Lens
Ewa-Marine U-B 100 Underwater Housing
f/4, 1/200, ISO 125, -0.5 e.v.
Latitude: 10°17’25.84”N
Longitude: 68°39’26.81”W
$997.00
I have found Corydoras aeneus in many streams of the Venezuelan Caribbean Mountain Range and the Lake of Valencia basin. They are not only found in the rivers that drain on the northern side of the Venezuelan Caribbean Mountain Range, but also on the ones that drain on the southern side towards the Llanos.
The Bronze Corys from the llanos are completely metallic green with red fins; the ones from the northern side of the Venezuelan Caribbean Mountain Range and the Lake of Valencia are bronze colored.
They prefer river flats that have a constant current of water, less than 40cm in depth and a gravel bottom with some scattered, medium-size rocks. Their water has an alkaline pH due to the presence of limestone rocks in their habitat.
Bronze Corys school in large groups, up and down the river flats, making pit stops in shaded designated places to rest. I did not find many submerged aquatic plants in their habitat but did find many different riparian species along the river banks like tall Heliconia bihai.
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Mikolji’s artwork celebrates the elements, aquascapes, and landscapes that he has intimately experienced as a lifetime explorer, researcher, and photographer. Mikolji’s artwork guides the viewer’s journey into rarely seen underwater worlds.
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