Cactus 11 Report post Posted January 5, 2015 Sometimes it feels like I'm trying to reinvent the wheel. Maybe I have unrealistic expectations. Maybe. But why, oh why, can't I type Rio Ucayali or Orinoco Basin into a search engine and have a lovely list of all the fishies who live there?? With pictures, and info on parameters etc??? Why can't the Internet be magical?? It makes me muddled and gives me a headache. Is there at least an obscenely expensive book I can get my hands on that will give me Reliable information of this kind? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heintz.G 251 Report post Posted January 5, 2015 Instead try typing rio ucayali stream biotope and orinoco river basin fish, heaps of info out there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cactus 11 Report post Posted January 5, 2015 Instead try typing rio ucayali stream biotope and orinoco river basin fish, heaps of info out there. There is a lot of info, but it's fragmented and not necessarily reliable. I want magic, Heintz. MAGIC! 😉 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heintz.G 251 Report post Posted January 5, 2015 Now I'm curious, what sort of biotype are you looking to set up? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
regani 16 Report post Posted January 5, 2015 Try http://www.fishbase.org/search.php You can search by ecosystem, which includes many of the larger rivers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cactus 11 Report post Posted January 5, 2015 Yes, I've been using that database. I think the problem with it is that it requires actually using your brain. And lately, I just can't brain at all Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cactus 11 Report post Posted January 5, 2015 Now I'm curious, what sort of biotype are you looking to set up? I'm looking at a blackwater biotope- sand, leaf litter, submerged branches, no plants. I just don't know which of my fish belong together in a natural biotope. I know they can all exist healthily and happily in the same environment, but I'm becoming increasingly interested in authentic biotopes. So much to learn though! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aquaholic99 590 Report post Posted January 6, 2015 What is an authentic bio - type? If you read books or online sources, these are very different from what you see when you actually visit or collect. Lots of introduced species and man made structures with associated pollution nowadays. Australia, SE Asia, America's are all the same. Local people think your crazy to snorkel in filthy ditches and streams. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cactus 11 Report post Posted January 6, 2015 That's exactly my problem- I'm no geographer or biologist, so it's difficult to evaluate the usefulness of the information I read. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pk333 316 Report post Posted January 6, 2015 If you want photos, click the link and scroll through, than look through a lot of the articles of the collecting trips. Welcome to Martin and Toms Homepage Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Donny@ageofaquariums 853 Report post Posted January 6, 2015 Google translate + sign up to a local fish forum in the area you are interested in. We are also not the only country with resources as suave as this ANGFA Aquatic Survey Database I'd probably start here South American Blackwater Biotope Aquarium Setup Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Donny@ageofaquariums 853 Report post Posted January 6, 2015 As to books to buy........ look into Heiko Bleher. He has put a lot of info online too, so worth a google. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cactus 11 Report post Posted January 6, 2015 Thanks guys!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
