RUMMYNOSE tetras in nature, blue rams and green NEONS in their natural habitat

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  • Опубліковано 19 лют 2020
  • Second edition of this video with narration. See rummy nose tetras, blue rams, pencil fish, green neons, checkerboard cichlids and others in their natural habitat.
    Hemigrammus bleheri, Microgeophagus ramirezi, Hemigrammus rhodostomus, Petitella georgiae, Hemigrammus stictus, Hyphessobrycon simulans, Dicrossus filamentosus
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  • @TheBigScat
    @TheBigScat 3 роки тому +46

    I've been keeping these fish for decades, but seeing them in their natural environment is a blast. Thank you so much. I was always so proud of having 20 or so Cardinals in a school, but wow, look at these massive schools!

  • @vulnerablerummy
    @vulnerablerummy 3 роки тому +10

    came here from girls talk fish
    definitely added to subscription

  • @cugel_6265
    @cugel_6265 3 роки тому +16

    Beautiful. I always think there must be a lot more demand for videos like this if people only thought to look them up. I'm sure people in the aquarium hobby would like to see how their fish live in the wild. I'll do my best to spread the word and try to make them more popular.

  • @vihangaraveen8891
    @vihangaraveen8891 2 роки тому +5

    Man I love watching rummy nose tetras. Make me wanna have them. But i hardly have time to maintain them. Love the video!

  • @eronacalloway9159
    @eronacalloway9159 3 роки тому +3

    Years ago I had a 150 gallon with ALL different kinds of Tetras. It had lots of Amazon Swords and other plants a few rocks and cool Drift Wood, it looked Really Cool.

  • @EdgarHernandez-xz6eq
    @EdgarHernandez-xz6eq 3 роки тому +24

    who the hell would give this a down vote this is a very good video

    • @nealforrester
      @nealforrester 3 роки тому +2

      it was probably an accident

    • @chopin999
      @chopin999 3 роки тому +9

      probably people that have pink gravel and plastic plants

    • @geekbot5000
      @geekbot5000 2 роки тому +2

      People that have a problem with us keeping fish in tanks. People who think they never harm any animals and believe that fish, birds, clams, and cows are all sentient beings.

  • @IndraJayaGroup
    @IndraJayaGroup 3 роки тому +12

    Cool footage you have here ...
    They show their true colour in their natural habitat

  • @antantelope
    @antantelope 3 роки тому +7

    wow this was amazing! This is like a whole documentary! cool!

  • @SequoiaElisabeth
    @SequoiaElisabeth Рік тому +2

    Seeing our beloved fish in their native home is inspiring. Thanks for sharing.

  • @bresslau
    @bresslau 4 роки тому +7

    Thanks a lot for the very informative video! Makes me want to go to the Llanos as soon as possible!

  • @MrsBJPalmer
    @MrsBJPalmer 3 роки тому +2

    Amazing footage! Thanks so much for sharing!!

  • @COBO2
    @COBO2 3 роки тому +8

    I would love to see aquarium fish in there natural habitat.

  • @ciprianmarcu
    @ciprianmarcu 4 роки тому +5

    Interesting! The "Hemigrammus stictus" in those lagoons look very nice!

  • @AmericanVoyages
    @AmericanVoyages 2 роки тому +1

    Subscribed. Very informative and I love the overhead shots to go back and forth with the underwater shots. Total habitat!

  • @dfisherii
    @dfisherii 3 роки тому

    Wow great video. Thanks for sharing!

  • @FishmanEricRussell
    @FishmanEricRussell 3 роки тому +2

    Great footage! Thanks!

  • @purplepoodles4154
    @purplepoodles4154 3 роки тому +1

    THANK YOU

  • @Jack_beginner
    @Jack_beginner 4 роки тому +7

    Very very useful,
    now I am on stage of increased demand on knowledge about neons simulans, especially their bahaviours. It is so eye-opening to see natural habitat of fish that I mostly know from ordinary tanks.
    Thanks for that video!

  • @rrrrrr-ry3cn
    @rrrrrr-ry3cn 3 роки тому +1

    Its so intresting too learn from the biotop if the fish, its like the best teacher you can get

  • @moreno633
    @moreno633 3 роки тому +1

    Video meraviglioso :)

  • @BenOchart
    @BenOchart 3 роки тому

    Very nice, thank you!

  • @GoodKyn
    @GoodKyn 3 роки тому +1

    This is crazy cool

  • @nickyggoodman
    @nickyggoodman Рік тому

    Thank you for the informative video to help hobbyists!

  • @davidnollmusic363
    @davidnollmusic363 9 місяців тому

    I love your videos! Thank you so much and wishing you all the best!

  • @Gabriel-qh5yv
    @Gabriel-qh5yv Рік тому +2

    Beautiful futage 🙂

  • @sangramchavan4816
    @sangramchavan4816 5 місяців тому +1

    ❤❤❤

  • @praiseworthy
    @praiseworthy 2 роки тому +2

    Interesting video 👌🏼

  • @paulstingray
    @paulstingray Рік тому +1

    Awesome footage

  • @Zaku186
    @Zaku186 3 роки тому +2

    Thats really cool. I didnt know GBRs were not as colorful in the wild. I guess it makes sense.

  • @LRBaquatics
    @LRBaquatics 3 роки тому +1

    Great vid!

  • @england8331
    @england8331 4 роки тому +1

    Amazing

  • @user-sc7yf2xv8t
    @user-sc7yf2xv8t 9 місяців тому

    Great info tio

  • @tonymarshall5815
    @tonymarshall5815 3 роки тому +31

    I've always thought that we keep our tanks too clean.

    • @belowwater
      @belowwater  3 роки тому +46

      well, visually they are cleaner than this habitat, but if you look at the pathogenic load and nutrient load our tanks are far "dirtier" than these habitats. With this much water flow, and the roots of the lowland balsa wood forest this water is exceptionally clean.

    • @hansols1727
      @hansols1727 2 роки тому +1

      @@belowwater makes me want to drink it..

    • @supremeleaderarmy9164
      @supremeleaderarmy9164 2 роки тому +1

      @@belowwater
      Just found your channel, iv got a question...
      What is that thin stringy plant at the 0:35 second mark?
      Thanks!!

    • @hammad3180
      @hammad3180 2 роки тому +1

      Probably naja or guppy grass.

  • @mkuc6951
    @mkuc6951 3 роки тому

    amazing footage mate

  • @valiaudet3415
    @valiaudet3415 Рік тому +2

    I really enjoy the educational content of your videos and your respect for the environment

  • @Brantov
    @Brantov 3 роки тому +3

    Очень интересное видео. Спасибо Вам за подарок.

  • @cherrypotestas8017
    @cherrypotestas8017 2 роки тому +1

    nice!

  • @MrRtms24
    @MrRtms24 3 роки тому

    Very interesting

  • @renatocandidoneves8853
    @renatocandidoneves8853 8 місяців тому

    Lindos tetras, e ótimo vídeo, parabéns!

  • @michaelmathes1991
    @michaelmathes1991 Рік тому +1

    I have been in the hobby for fifty years and I just discovered your channel which is helping me learn more. Keep up the great work.

  • @A.R.C.77
    @A.R.C.77 3 роки тому +2

    Nice 😊👍

  • @TadeoMuller
    @TadeoMuller 6 місяців тому +1

    Cool cool

  • @thestrawberryaniahomegarde7228
    @thestrawberryaniahomegarde7228 10 місяців тому

    Subscribed. Very interesting video.

    • @belowwater
      @belowwater  10 місяців тому

      Thanks for subbing!

  • @chopin999
    @chopin999 3 роки тому +7

    just like my tanks...
    minus the whole 'sharing space with 23 other things that want to eat you' stress.

  • @WorldIsNotCruel
    @WorldIsNotCruel Рік тому +2

    Hope i can copy those natural habitat into my pond so that they will breed naturally

  • @geekbot5000
    @geekbot5000 2 роки тому

    I have got to get me some of them brown pencilfish or "diptails".

  • @racketsong
    @racketsong 3 роки тому +1

    like you look in some aquascape tanks

  • @OregonOutdoorsChris
    @OregonOutdoorsChris 4 роки тому +3

    Incredible! If I may ask, what sort of habitat are Otocinclus found in?

    • @belowwater
      @belowwater  4 роки тому +3

      that depends a bit, they can be in those pools when water is low, but more likely if it is shaded, because they would get too hot quick. In the clear water river you saw (with the rummy nose) you would see Acestridium sp. and Oxyropsis sp. instead.

    • @OregonOutdoorsChris
      @OregonOutdoorsChris 4 роки тому +1

      @@belowwater Thank you.
      And oh how I wish Oxyropsis would make their way into the hobby.

    • @belowwater
      @belowwater  4 роки тому +2

      easy to get, had them here many times. outside of Japan nobody buys them

  • @pedrobittencourt_
    @pedrobittencourt_ 8 місяців тому

    Hey Oliver, just found your channel and the content is awesome! Do you know where can i get true rhodostomus? I want to include some individuals into my DNA barcoding analyses but i'm still trying to find anyone who has samples, seems to be really hard to find them out there. Anyway, very cool video! Keep the good work!

    • @belowwater
      @belowwater  8 місяців тому +1

      I am not sure which country you are in... but anyone that imports/exports Colombian fish should have these around.

    • @pedrobittencourt_
      @pedrobittencourt_ 8 місяців тому

      @@belowwater i live in Manaus, Brazil! Please let me know If you have any contact in Belém who might sent some individuals to me. I've got some samples from Puerto Inirida but they nest within bleheri, so i really need these individuals from the lower Amazon

    • @belowwater
      @belowwater  8 місяців тому

      @@pedrobittencourt_ I am not sure who could send them to Brazil, the university in Iquitos should be the best way.

  • @mandurugas69
    @mandurugas69 3 роки тому +1

    wow

    • @belowwater
      @belowwater  3 роки тому +1

      make sure to check out our other "Fish in Nature" videos!

  • @deanwhite5422
    @deanwhite5422 Рік тому

    Those half red fish are stunning, they would sell like hotcakes!

    • @belowwater
      @belowwater  Рік тому

      they are too remote to collect on a regular basis, but I agree it is a very nice fish!

  • @wadilouhichi7342
    @wadilouhichi7342 3 роки тому

    👍😍

  • @DEXTER-TV-series
    @DEXTER-TV-series 3 роки тому +2

    Excellent video! Many thanks! Great job!
    6:25 Why are there no normal plants? How is water cleaned? Can I keep these fish in dirty water without weekly water changes?

    • @OmniversalInsect
      @OmniversalInsect 3 роки тому +4

      This isn't a tank, it's in the wild, so the amount of fish in there is likely balanced to how much the volume of water and bacteria can handle, probably including some other processes not found in aquariums (this is just a guess). So unless you stock very lightly, you will still have to change the water

    • @gustavohopkins242
      @gustavohopkins242 3 роки тому +2

      You can decrease water changes by having a larger water volume. By planting heavily. By using chemicals like seachem purigen and by stocking lightly.
      Water changes though are still important

    • @DEXTER-TV-series
      @DEXTER-TV-series 3 роки тому +1

      @@gustavohopkins242 here in the video we don't see any plants! Nothing! Only many dirt! :)
      ???

    • @gustavohopkins242
      @gustavohopkins242 3 роки тому +1

      @@DEXTER-TV-series haha that's because we can't come close to the amount of water volume mother earth gives. In a river it's always a water change. But what you can't see is the emergent growth of plants in these videos. That's plants with roots in the water but growing above the water. The plants condition the water by removing ammonia and nitrogen but also heavy metals and toxins depending on the plant. We don't see the crazy amount of plants like you see in planted aquariums, because plants that have access to the air get all the CO2 they need. Aquatic plants are limited by c02 in water so you usually don't see more aquatic plants then plants above the water. Plants with no c02 shortages will use more of the nutrients accessible and grow faster, out competing plants that don't get as much c02
      Because we can't replicate the amount of water, we need to compensate by including many aquatic or riparium plants.
      Or you just get rock, sand, gravel and strong filter. You ll have to do more water changes then having a tank filled with plants

    • @ivar8306
      @ivar8306 3 роки тому +1

      I see a ton of plants here: 3:45. Even if plants are above the water, if they are connected with roots they count.

  • @carlosantunez2959
    @carlosantunez2959 Рік тому +1

    Hey I love your videos they are really good what plant are you using in the tank in the introduction of the video

  • @carlosantunez2959
    @carlosantunez2959 Рік тому

    And where do you recommend ordering good rummynose tetras or cardinals wild caught

    • @belowwater
      @belowwater  Рік тому

      most countries will have them wild caught, as long as they have been kept a couple of weeks after arrival they will do great.

  • @Kazeteiru
    @Kazeteiru 3 роки тому +1

    Are rummynose tetras found naturally with Laetacara curviceps by any chance?

    • @belowwater
      @belowwater  3 роки тому +1

      no, L.curviceps occur far more south, but could occur with rummy nose in the Amazon, but this Orinoco basin habitat has the very similar Laetacara fulvipinnis

  • @jungminjoanne
    @jungminjoanne 3 роки тому +1

    I have six rummies in my 20 gallon tank with 5 guppies! My water temp is 78c Is my tank too small? Also do rummies hate bright led? They freeze when I turn on the light... :( Please advise!!

    • @belowwater
      @belowwater  3 роки тому +1

      they don't like the sudden light change, get a small LED that has a function to turn on and off slowly, or turn on a room light first

  • @deletethemedia3445
    @deletethemedia3445 3 роки тому

    I'll take 20!

  • @thebirima91
    @thebirima91 Рік тому

    I have a school of 10 in a 210 ltr planted community tank. I noticed some fin nipping to other inhabitants. Is there anything I am doing wrong i.e. feeding or something else?

    • @belowwater
      @belowwater  Рік тому

      no, it is normal, i don't think there is much that you can do about it

  • @evanchong2247
    @evanchong2247 Рік тому

    At 5:34 I think I see some hemigrammus rodwayi (gold tetra) and neon tetra (paracheirodon innesi). Is this correct?

    • @belowwater
      @belowwater  Рік тому

      yes on the neons, the gold tetras are tricky , many species that have the gold colour...

  • @jperdue3567
    @jperdue3567 3 роки тому +1

    What are the little silver with red tail tetras?

  • @karthikn7325
    @karthikn7325 4 роки тому

    Why there is no video on UA-cam of encountering wild neons(true neons)? I'm curious to watch

    • @belowwater
      @belowwater  4 роки тому +2

      the normal neon (P.innesi) is more of a white water fish you would not see much of them under water - P.axelrodi and P.simulans are in clear and at times black water, so you can film them easily.

  • @akhileshthapa_fishbro86
    @akhileshthapa_fishbro86 4 роки тому

    👍

  • @jochenvahle5802
    @jochenvahle5802 2 роки тому

    😊👍👍👍👍👍❤️🍀

  • @Gim-oe6rn
    @Gim-oe6rn 2 роки тому +1

    so is it a stretch to keep them at 28.5 C with discus, or are they also at this temperature in nature?

    • @belowwater
      @belowwater  2 роки тому +2

      rummynose are a widespread, they do occur in those warm temperatures also. I would think that Moenkhausia lepidura or something like that would be more accurate with discus (frequently seen together).

    • @Gim-oe6rn
      @Gim-oe6rn 2 роки тому +1

      @@belowwater thanks u. ❤️ unfortunately I don't think it is very easy to find on the market.😞 What other tetra fish have you seen together in the wild? (Beyond the classic Paracheirodon axelrodi)

    • @belowwater
      @belowwater  2 роки тому +2

      @@Gim-oe6rn i have never seen discus and cardinals together in the wild, nor do their habitats looks similar, or their ranges overlap by much. Discus are also in deeper water in general, you don't see small tetras in huge numbers, i think Moenkhausia lepidura, Jupiaba, sometimes juvenile Brycon etc. think more about fish in the upper part of the water column. I often see Schizodon and Pseudanos etc in those places. They should work nicely with discus. I think Moenkhausia lepidura/dichroura etc should be easy to find - there are several similar species.

  • @jochenvahle5802
    @jochenvahle5802 2 роки тому +1

    😊🍀👍👍👍👍👍👍❤️👍

  • @sebastianostheimerrozo8839
    @sebastianostheimerrozo8839 Рік тому

    Linda mi Orinoquia....orgullo total de ser de esta tierra!

  • @thefishylife6823
    @thefishylife6823 3 роки тому +2

    All of these fish have tons of videos of them in the wild but loaches are few in far between ..clown loaches are almost unheard of as far as videos of them in wild habitat especially yasuhatakia species and syncrossus ..... I love videos of our aquarium fish as they are in the wild but I think because of the remoteness of the loach- species they are just impossible to find videos of them in the wild

    • @belowwater
      @belowwater  3 роки тому +1

      clown loaches occur in large turbid rivers, there is not much to show. there are some videos of other loaches from Asian and Indian you-tubers.

  • @mirandahudson4584
    @mirandahudson4584 3 роки тому

    What are the tetra-looking fish with the green/yellow stripe that enter the frame @1:55?

    • @belowwater
      @belowwater  3 роки тому

      a Hemigrammus species, a bit difficult to tell which one...

  • @agreenwood8810
    @agreenwood8810 6 місяців тому

    Hello, which plant ist that at 0:37?

  • @user-gk4vo9fm5b
    @user-gk4vo9fm5b 4 роки тому

    5:25 time a half-body red tetra arrives, what's their name?

    • @belowwater
      @belowwater  4 роки тому +4

      Hemigrammus cf.stictus, but they have this colour only in some areas, most of the time there is just a bit of red

  • @StanTheObserver-lo8rx
    @StanTheObserver-lo8rx 3 роки тому

    So wouldn't the false neon and the green neon make better aquarium fish as they don't seem to need acid waters let alone tea stained water? I've watched too many Neon and Cardinals die in my very soft(1) but 7-8ph waters over the years. What do you think?
    Subscribed.

    • @belowwater
      @belowwater  3 роки тому +2

      cardinals are usually in clear water also, you can see some cardinals in the rummy nose tetra habitat. What usually kills these fish in the aquarium is higher pathogenic load (more bacteria) and stress, not the water chemistry.

    • @Kazeteiru
      @Kazeteiru 3 роки тому

      I've kept all my fish with high ph at around 8-8.5 without issues over the years. In my experience ph isn't nearly as crucial as some claim it to be and a properly acclimated fish will typically do just fine.

    • @StanTheObserver-lo8rx
      @StanTheObserver-lo8rx 3 роки тому +1

      @@Kazeteiru I've tried for decades..community to neon or cardinal only tanks. Nothing more impressive than to see a 2" female cardinal.Cool water,warm water. Nothing lasts, then the wasting starts with one..and no saving the rest.

    • @Kazeteiru
      @Kazeteiru 3 роки тому

      @@StanTheObserver-lo8rx That is super weird. What species do well in your water?

    • @StanTheObserver-lo8rx
      @StanTheObserver-lo8rx 3 роки тому

      @@Kazeteiru Everything else. Neons and Discus I give up on..even then,I've had Discus grow,spawn,live for 3 or 4 years. Neons and Cards? weeks. Never had a single one live past six months if that.
      I always had undergravel filters. Maybe the cause.

  • @josefontanez3871
    @josefontanez3871 3 роки тому

    Where can I buy wild caught Neons and Rummy Nose Tetras?

    • @belowwater
      @belowwater  3 роки тому

      likely your local store will have wild caught fish, depending which country you are in, most are still wild.

  • @geekbot5000
    @geekbot5000 2 роки тому +1

    No wonder why my wild caught "false neon's" that are being sold to as "green neon's" keep dying on me. I've probably killed 150 in the last year or so and have 5 alive in my display tank doing well. If someone wants to give me a few pointers on how to acclimate them to your tank I'm all ears. I am captivated by this fish that so easily eludes me. But, part of the fun of this hobby is conquering a new challenge.

  • @TaminchenBienchen
    @TaminchenBienchen 2 роки тому

    This in German🙈 😍

  • @drockingfish
    @drockingfish 2 роки тому

    We want Cardinal n Rummy nose tank raised, because they are hardier.

  • @kannadiga3644
    @kannadiga3644 2 роки тому

    what are the water parameters for this?
    temprature
    TDS/hardness
    pH
    Ammonia
    Nitrite
    Nitrate
    anything else

    • @belowwater
      @belowwater  2 роки тому +1

      pH 6.3, GH 1, T 25C, the other things not measurable. I think those values are typical but also they are taken in the peak dry season.

    • @albinjose7464
      @albinjose7464 Рік тому

      @@belowwater My water tap water parameter is 7.6 ph and 1 GH. I am considering getting the fish most suited to this and building a biotope aquarium. Should I try getting cardinals? I know that the ph will drop over time so would be the ideal environment for them? 55 gallons

    • @belowwater
      @belowwater  Рік тому

      @@albinjose7464 the pH is a bit high, but no problem for cardinals if they are acclimated to it. Make sure you don't get them from water with pH6.

    • @albinjose7464
      @albinjose7464 Рік тому

      @@belowwater I will definitely take care and will only get them from the local fish store. I wanted to ask, if my only concern is the well being of the fish, is the Cardinals still the best way to go for my water condition? I thought I would do Cardinals because I read that their natural habitat has very low GH just like my tap water

  • @jeremygumke5150
    @jeremygumke5150 Місяць тому

    How do fish know which other fish to school with?

    • @belowwater
      @belowwater  Місяць тому

      In the case of the rummynose likely the pattern on the tail, there is safety in numbers, and you don't want to stand out.

    • @jeremygumke5150
      @jeremygumke5150 Місяць тому

      @@belowwater But how does a fish know what it looks like? There are no mirrors. We ourselves would not know what we look like without a mirror. Or a photo I guess.

  • @pjaro77
    @pjaro77 2 роки тому

    What is name of fish with red half back part of body at 5:42 ?

    • @belowwater
      @belowwater  2 роки тому +1

      Hemigrammus stictus, but they have that much red only in some locations

    • @pjaro77
      @pjaro77 2 роки тому

      @@belowwater Perhaps some genetic subspecie.

  • @luisadea.5844
    @luisadea.5844 3 роки тому

    why is that the fake neon? what differs it from the "original". live in brazil and those are the neons i most see

    • @belowwater
      @belowwater  3 роки тому +3

      the cardinal tetra you know is Paracheirodon axelrodi (the famous Brazilian fish from Barcelos), it is found in the Rio Negro and up to the middle Rio Orinoco, the same place, you can find Paracheirodon simulans, the false neon. It is smaller and the red is distributed differently. The neon tetra that is bred by fish farms in the one from the Amazon, Paracheirodon innesi. If you google the 3 scientific names you can see they are similar to each other.

    • @luisadea.5844
      @luisadea.5844 3 роки тому

      thank you for aswering !

  • @omgfish8146
    @omgfish8146 3 роки тому

    Im no expert but i think those look like regualr neon tetras the red is quite bright (prove me wrong if im wrong thanks)

    • @belowwater
      @belowwater  3 роки тому +2

      P. innesi (blue neon) does not occur in the Orinoco basin at all (it is restricted to the upper Amazon lowland some 1000km south of here). Those are just very nice P.simulans (green neons), you can see also the H.stictus in this place have a lot of very intense red.

  • @izadajda5082
    @izadajda5082 3 роки тому +1

    Beautiful view of 🙋 Sub and 👍. I invite you to see my Burundi princesses. Regards from Krakow 🇵🇱.

  • @aaz1522
    @aaz1522 3 роки тому

    stealing Mikolji's video?
    edit : I am truly sorry.

    • @belowwater
      @belowwater  3 роки тому

      I first published the photos from this day in 2004. Maybe you should ask him....

    • @aaz1522
      @aaz1522 3 роки тому +1

      if that is the the case then I owe you an apology. I am truly sorry. Please accept my apology. Great stuffs btw.