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△ Blue diamond cranberry lamp (Hyphessobrycon wadai)
The Blue Diamond Cranberry Lantern (Hyphessobrycon wadai) is certainly one of the most exciting new species of ornamental fish in recent years. It is already available in the United States and Europe, and breeding is not difficult
▋ A new species of Brazilian-produced small fat carp suitable for aquatic weed tanks
Small Galasim lamp fish, these incredibly beautiful little fish from South America and the African continent, are almost a must-have polyculture species in aquatic landscape tanks. Every aquarist knows how to appreciate their beautiful appearance and see them as part of an aquarist hobby, but almost no one specializes in studying these small members of the family Lipocarae. However, Brazilian breeding grounds have begun to breed and introduce new lampfish species, many of which remain undescribed and are still unfamiliar to most aquarium enthusiasts.
Scientists in Brazil have been busy for the past decade or more. Many catfish, some cichlids, and many newly described hyphessobrycon, hemigrammus, moenkhausia, etc., are proof that young scientists in South America are increasingly interested in studying the beautiful fish of their countries. I must admit that even though I consider myself a lifelong fan of small lightfish, I can't get a good idea of what's going on with this small group of fish. Most likely because it is difficult to obtain new fingerlings, because, as every enthusiast of heterotypics knows, Brazil is very strict about exports. So, since I didn't have the opportunity to see these fish in my fish tank, why would I study all these scientific papers? Well, that's changed a lot in the last 18 months or so, and we can now get access to several brightly colored fish species that are unfamiliar to aquarium enthusiasts but are worth a look at.
Rainbow Blue Emperor Lamp
△ In the fish tank where the sun shines in, the rainbow blue emperor lamp (blue ribbon light type II; Hyphessobrycon melanostichos) will show its bright blue color on the side of the body
▋ Invest in sustainable lamp fish
AmazonAs last year featured the first photo of exciting new lightfish from the upper tributaries of the Rio Tapajos (Evers, AMAZONAS Jan/Feb 2018). These excellent photos were taken by my Taiwanese friend, Flair Wang, who was able to capture these newly imported lamp fish from Brazil. Unfortunately, these stunning gemstones never made their way into the U.S. or Europe because they were too expensive. No importer will take the risk of buying a lamp fish that may appear on the market for $25 or more per fish! How many aquarium enthusiasts would pay so much for a lamp fish in a fish shop? My first Blue Diamond Red Plum Lamp (Hyphessobrycon Wadai) and Rainbow Blue Emperor Lamp (H. melanostichos) was at the Panda Rhei fish shop in Wedemark, Germany, in early 2017, and I bought two pairs of each. I couldn't resist. Frankly, I never regret it! Interestingly, many of my friends will buy spoonbills or other gray-skinned mouse fish at a higher price, and they will probably spend most of their time hiding in decorations. But they think that the little colorful lightfish that will swim around in front of you all day shouldn't cost more money or even less money to buy?
Since buying the above fingerlings, my interest in Brazilian lampfish has grown day by day, and I try to find more information about them. My friend Hudson. Hudson Crizanto, owner of an H&K ornamental fish company in Fortaleza, Brazil, is known for its outstanding quality fingerlings. He specializes in wild colorful immortals as well as the exclusive heterogeneous fish species he sends to customers around the world. These fingerlings are primarily supplied to a very niche player market, focusing primarily on the required species rather than the price. Every month, a small number of brightly colored and in good condition ornamental fish leave his quarantine station.
Crisandor is also a good friend of a company called Piscicultura Tanganyika, based in the brazilian state of Ceara, on the coast of Fortaleza. He was very kind to introduce me to their boss Ivan Silva and his partner. The company is mass-breeding ornamental fish for the Brazilian market. African cichlids, traffic lights, angelfish and more, which are breeding in more than 3,000 fish tanks and concrete ponds, are really a big company! The company has a stockpile of more than 150 species of marine and freshwater animals, the largest in its South American industry. In addition to the domestic market, there is also an interest in exporting some fish to other countries. They worked with Hudson. Crissando collaborated and began a program to breed some of the lampfish species that have recently been described in central Brazil. The idea is to provide Brazilian fingerlings from sustainable sources – commercially bred species rather than wild-caught individuals. That sounds like a good plan!
△ Hudson. Hudson Crizanto at his quarantine station
▋ Visit breeding farms and exporters
After a few years of absence in my favorite country in South America, I finally had the opportunity to make two trips in 2018. On my first trip in September, at the invitation of my good friend Luiz Tencatt, a young Brazilian scientist who spent several days studying the Corydoradinae and Hypostomus species, took me to the source of the vast Rio Araguaia and Rio das Mortes rivers in the state of Mato Grosso. Luiz needs more and fresh samples to study, and I will be the official photographer for this expedition. The idea behind this is to get only live photographs of fish that can be used to be placed in scientific papers.
△ The foreman Marcos is responsible for managing the breeding pond of lamp fish
I'll definitely write about this experience in my next column, so for now I just want to focus on that. I remember one day in the upper Aragua region, we collected several beautiful species of the genus Catfish, including the almost unfamiliar Black Star Golden Armor Lamp/Black Pill Two-Point Lamp (Hy. Langeanii) sample, the body color is bright yellow after collection. I think such a beautiful fish species will definitely make a good ornamental fish.
This writer (left) poses with Ivan Silva (right) and foreman Magno (center) at the Piscicultura Tanganyika fish farm in Aquiraz
The second trip to Brazil took place at the invitation of Crisanto, and I spent the first two weeks of December in Fortaleza and Aquiraz. We fish in two very dry States of Ceara and Piaui in northeastern Brazil, and so far almost no one in this area has caught fish for aquarium hobbies. As you may have guessed: yes, those gathering trips will also be the subject of my next article!
A corner of Pisciculture Tanganyika's fish farm
A stopover in Aquiraz was very special for me. I was delighted to meet my new friend, Ivan Silva, the owner of Pisciculture Tanganyika. Silva hosted me for a few days and gave me the opportunity to photograph his many Brazilian lamp fish and catfish species. He studied the literature on new species of Brazilian freshwater fish and sent fishermen to collect samples for his breeding project. He keeps in touch with many Brazilian scientists who support his work and helps him find new fish cargoes. As experienced breeding grounds, his foremen Magno and Marcos have managed to breed almost all of the new lightfish that need to be exported. The next step after successful spawning is to apply for an export license from BAMA (Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources), so Crizanto can start marketing new species and export legally.
▋ Aquarium fresh goods
I spent a few days photographing many species I had never seen before at the vast Pisciculture Tanganyika fish farm. I felt like a little boy in a candy store. I couldn't help but smile as I sat in front of my set-up photography tank and looked at all the exciting fingerlings, which were definitely new for aquarium hobby. I can only cover a few of them, although each of them deserves to have its own article.
△ The newly collected Black Star Golden Armor Lamp /Black Pill Two-Point Lamp (Hy. langeanii）
△ Sweet core lemon lamp
△ Sweet-core lemon lamp (Hyphessobrycon sp. "Red Cherry") remains undescribed to this day, but it is extremely beautiful
For example, the beautiful sweet-core lemon lamp (Hyphessobrycon sp. "Red Cherry"), with a strong and vivid orange-red body color, can catch the eye of everyone in each aquatic weed tank. Demon Flame Lamp/Peugeot Katie Lamp (H. Peugeoti) is a longfin gem from the rio juruena in the upper reaches of the Taparos River. Males show long red fins and dark black tail stalk spots during courtship. I can't forget the interesting purple lemon lamp/purple lily lamp (H. lily lamp) from coastal Bahia. itaparicensis）。 Or less than 1 inch (2.5 cm) of H. Moniliger, a species from the Rio Tocantins river basin.
△ Typical lipid carp breeding setting.
△ Typical lipid carp breeding setting. Breeding stocks stay in cages for a few days to breed, before which the male and female fish are kept separately. After a few days, both the cage and the breeding fish are removed
△ Demon Flame Lamp / Peugeot Katie Lamp (H. peugeoti) is certainly one of the most beautiful lightfish
The yet-to-be-described gold coca-card lamp (Moenkhausia sp. Yellow Kogal) is very bright and one of my personal favorites, the red lip coca lamp (M. Kogal). Cosmops) has a red upper lip and a peculiar colored iris: the upper half is neon green, and the lower half is neon blue. Another highlight of my trip was the first living photo of Leporinus sexstriatus with a six-threaded pencil!
Purple lemon lamp/ purple core lily lamp
△ The purple lemon lamp/purple-core lily lamp (Hyphessobrycon itaparicensis) from Bahia takes on a pale pink line on the yellow body
Hansen sweetheart lamp
△ The small Hyphessobrycon moniliger aquarium enthusiasts are still unfamiliar
Red lip coca-lamp
△ Red lip coca lamp (M. cosmops) has a red upper lip and a peculiar iris color
Gold coca-card lamp
△ Gold coca-card lamp (Moenkhausia sp. Yellow Kogal) has not yet been described
△ Six-wire large pencil
The first live photo of a large six-threaded pencil (Leporinus sexstriatus).
Many more species have been collected and successfully bred by the Piscicultura Tanganyika fish farm, and I don't have the space here to describe them all. As long as we can find someone who dares to import them, there are still many beautiful lamp fish waiting for aquarists to try. I'm sure more people (myself included) will be willing to pay some price to get these new gems!
├ References
Evers, H.-G. 2018 A tide of tetras from the Rio Tapajos. AMAZONAS 7(1): 64-68
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