I remember many years ago, telling my professor about a new species of tetra described by Weitzman, to which he replied ' not another tetra' as if the world didn't need another new tetra species. Well, very obviously, the world does need new and exciting tetra species, and we would be the poorer for it if that was not the case. As always, I marvel at your way of bringing these new species to our attention and wish that many of them would make it to the UK. I kept Characidium sp. many years ago when studying dwarf cichlids, when everyone else thought them to be boring. Clearly they are not boring and I look forward to seeing some of these new species in the future.
Another batch of lovely tetras We trully are living in tetra renaisence (cosnidering also new african alestids). A lot to choose, but my favourite is Hemibrycon microforma with its joe pesi attitude.
I am already very excited, Oliver 👍😊 Unfortunately very few videos are also translated into German...I'm happy to share them in different WhatsApp Groups, but some People there still can't understand English😑
Ja, leider bekommen wir einfach zu wenige Zuschauer wenn wir was auf Deutsch machen, daher sind das generell nur die Videos die mit einem Artikel im Aquaristik Fachmagazin verbunden sind. Aber wir machen bald mal wieder was.
Great Video👍 I think my top 3 are characidium sp calamar, erythrocharax altipinnis and nannostomus bifasciatus. I would like it if there was a series like this but with armored catfish if that's possible.
Yes, we are working on that, it is a bit tricky to get all the genera and they are much harder to film since most are so cryptic. Will get around to it eventually!
Wonderful videos Oliver! Thanks for your efforts. I actually would love to see a school of Paracheirodon innesi in the wild? For 20+ years I have never seen any videos that showed Paracheirodon innesi in the wild. Do you know of any videos of Paracheirodon innesi in the wild.
i have never seen them in clear water, the Amazon lowland habitats where i have seen them usually have very low visibility. i have a video with P.axelrodi and P.simulans on my channel.
Thank you. Most Corydoras are quite similar in behaviour and how to best keep them. I have no underwater footage of C.agassizi, I have never seen them in clear enough water.
We have a Tetra in Suriname that gets very big I caught one the size of our local one liter beer bottle None of the fish in this video get that big I even had a picture of it
The best of the many species that are in the future of unknowns , and it is obvious that there is no way to go back to the point where signs were not given the same now or never before it's < too late The current situation has an appetite for destruction rivaling all the worst natural disasters of all time . The world is not the easiest to make any sense of , and the only way I can say it is not to late for a few species to get the opportunity for any kind future I have to figure it's going to take the biggest miracle in the world to get the damn message from the great efforts from the many visionaries like yourself and Mr. Williamson ⏳️🦖⌛️☄️🦕🏗🌎🐚
@@belowwater I’m talking about the Driftwoods catfish species like Trachelyichthys exilis which live in the Nanay river basin, Peru Or the any of the Amblydoras species which are in the Upper Amazon River basin I don’t know which specific river Ernstichthys megistus which are in the Bobonaza and Marañon River basins The genus Astroblepus which hang out in the Dagua and Magdalena rivers And lastly Trachydoras paraguayensis which are in the Paraná River basin
No, tetra is likely a short version of Tetragonopterus (which is hardly a popular aquarium fish), but in the early days there were 140 species of Tetragonopterus (including two Myleus and a marine butterfly Chaetodon), today there are only 10% or so left in the genus....! The Amazonian local name (native not Portuguese/Spanish origin) is "piaba" which is why you see that word a lot (Project Piaba, the genus Jupiaba etc.). I don't think it is well defined what we call tetras, but the scientific word characiformes would encompass everything from piranhas to neons, including a bunch of stuff without adipose fins (Lebiasinidae).
yes, you could do a whole fruit themed tank. Not sure why people call _H.micropterus_ the strawberry tetra, not like there aren't any other red ones. Maybe we can call _H.roseus_ the Tequila Sunrise tetra, see if that catches on.
Likely yes, but you would have to try this and see. The _Exodon_ will eat other food, even flake food, and if they are well fed they may leave other fish alone. If you use fish that have no scales *(like _Tatia_ , or _Pimelodus_ ) as cleanup fish, especially nocturnal species, or fish with hard plates like Doradids, it should work fine. _Corydoras_ would be an interesting experiment to see how that works. I would try it with a former _Brochis_ species (now _Corydoras splendens_ and _C.multiradiatus_ ), because their plates are massive and they may be left alone.
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I remember many years ago, telling my professor about a new species of tetra described by Weitzman, to which he replied ' not another tetra' as if the world didn't need another new tetra species. Well, very obviously, the world does need new and exciting tetra species, and we would be the poorer for it if that was not the case. As always, I marvel at your way of bringing these new species to our attention and wish that many of them would make it to the UK. I kept Characidium sp. many years ago when studying dwarf cichlids, when everyone else thought them to be boring. Clearly they are not boring and I look forward to seeing some of these new species in the future.
Here in India it is said that no tetra species exist here but that's not true manyof them are mis classified as barbs
Another batch of lovely tetras We trully are living in tetra renaisence (cosnidering also new african alestids). A lot to choose, but my favourite is Hemibrycon microforma with its joe pesi attitude.
Another great video.
Thanks again!
another example of some of the tetras we're missing out on, brilliant video as usual 👏, the ones you show like gobbies are very unique
Thanks 👍
Beautiful tetras! :)
Another educational and detailed descriptive video. Awesome and informative 👍🏼‼️
Thanks again!
Another great video on New Tetras!!! Thanks for sharing it Oliver. 👍👍
Great work! Love tetras...
Great work sir
Awesome tetras! Thanks for sharing!
Very excited 😊
Beautiful 🙂
Awesome 😎 thanks again..
I am already very excited, Oliver 👍😊
Unfortunately very few videos are also translated into German...I'm happy to share them in different WhatsApp Groups, but some People there still can't understand English😑
Ja, leider bekommen wir einfach zu wenige Zuschauer wenn wir was auf Deutsch machen, daher sind das generell nur die Videos die mit einem Artikel im Aquaristik Fachmagazin verbunden sind. Aber wir machen bald mal wieder was.
aww.i like keeping tetras
I live Tetras, especially those from the New World. 😊
Que bonitos peces!
Love it, keep it up!!
Great Video👍
I think my top 3 are characidium sp calamar, erythrocharax altipinnis and nannostomus bifasciatus.
I would like it if there was a series like this but with armored catfish if that's possible.
Yes, we are working on that, it is a bit tricky to get all the genera and they are much harder to film since most are so cryptic. Will get around to it eventually!
@@belowwater that would be nice
@@belowwater I’m a GIS professional, happy to volunteer and help with all the habitat mapping, database work you’re probably overburdened with!
Wonderful videos Oliver!
Thanks for your efforts.
I actually would love to see a school of
Paracheirodon innesi in the wild?
For 20+ years I have never seen any videos that showed Paracheirodon innesi in the wild.
Do you know of any videos of Paracheirodon innesi in the wild.
i have never seen them in clear water, the Amazon lowland habitats where i have seen them usually have very low visibility. i have a video with P.axelrodi and P.simulans on my channel.
Hallo i tanks fore manny good films, do you knowe anything on Corydoras Agazissi.
Thank you. Most Corydoras are quite similar in behaviour and how to best keep them. I have no underwater footage of C.agassizi, I have never seen them in clear enough water.
We have a Tetra in Suriname that gets very big I caught one the size of our local one liter beer bottle
None of the fish in this video get that big I even had a picture of it
do you source all this footage by filming all these videos yourself? it's so lovely and very much appreciated
yes, I film everything...
The best of the many species that are in the future of unknowns , and it is obvious that there is no way to go back to the point where signs were not given the same now or never before it's
< too late The current situation has an appetite for destruction rivaling all the worst natural disasters of all time . The world is not the easiest to make any sense of , and the only way I can say it is not to late for a few species to get the opportunity for any kind future I have to figure it's going to take the biggest miracle in the world to get the damn message from the great efforts from the many visionaries like yourself and Mr. Williamson ⏳️🦖⌛️☄️🦕🏗🌎🐚
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Hey, could you do a video on the different catfish species that dwell in the Amazon, it’s for a 50 gallon biotope I’m working on
you will need to be a lot more specific than the Amazon. Check out the habitat videos, we try to show some in each place.
@@belowwater I’m talking about the Driftwoods catfish species like Trachelyichthys exilis which live in the Nanay river basin, Peru
Or the any of the Amblydoras species which are in the Upper Amazon River basin I don’t know which specific river
Ernstichthys megistus which are in the Bobonaza and Marañon River basins
The genus Astroblepus which hang out in the Dagua and Magdalena rivers
And lastly Trachydoras paraguayensis which are in the Paraná River basin
Hello Oliver, I didn't realize that pencil fish were tetras; is the word tetra local dialect?
No, tetra is likely a short version of Tetragonopterus (which is hardly a popular aquarium fish), but in the early days there were 140 species of Tetragonopterus (including two Myleus and a marine butterfly Chaetodon), today there are only 10% or so left in the genus....! The Amazonian local name (native not Portuguese/Spanish origin) is "piaba" which is why you see that word a lot (Project Piaba, the genus Jupiaba etc.). I don't think it is well defined what we call tetras, but the scientific word characiformes would encompass everything from piranhas to neons, including a bunch of stuff without adipose fins (Lebiasinidae).
@@belowwater Wow, now that's an answer😉👍
Thank you Oliver
Have you heard of hyphessobrycon micropterus the strawberry tetra, personally I think we need more fruit named tetras.
yes, you could do a whole fruit themed tank. Not sure why people call _H.micropterus_ the strawberry tetra, not like there aren't any other red ones. Maybe we can call _H.roseus_ the Tequila Sunrise tetra, see if that catches on.
i thought all characins had adipose fin, it looks like its missing on the Grundulus bogotensis species?
no many don't, even the family of pencil fish don't
Hallo i wunder if together whith Exodon paradoxus i can have corydoras and some aelge eater?
Likely yes, but you would have to try this and see. The _Exodon_ will eat other food, even flake food, and if they are well fed they may leave other fish alone. If you use fish that have no scales *(like _Tatia_ , or _Pimelodus_ ) as cleanup fish, especially nocturnal species, or fish with hard plates like Doradids, it should work fine. _Corydoras_ would be an interesting experiment to see how that works. I would try it with a former _Brochis_ species (now _Corydoras splendens_ and _C.multiradiatus_ ), because their plates are massive and they may be left alone.
@@belowwater thats nice so pictus catfish a groupies off 6 and maby 2 blue phanton catfish först and later a scoop off 14 exodon