Mjb24 Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 So earlier today I was watching an older live stream from 2 years ago when Cory returned from Peru and he mentioned a video that they sponsored that would be coming out. I went to find it and it just so happened it came out today. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 So excited to watch this!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjb24 Posted September 7, 2021 Author Share Posted September 7, 2021 I thought it was great, and some beautiful views of the Amazon. Did this come out on another platform Cory posted about it on YouTube and said now free to watch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 Really cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tihshho Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 That was a great video! Can't wait to see the second video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjb24 Posted September 7, 2021 Author Share Posted September 7, 2021 On 9/7/2021 at 12:01 PM, Tihshho said: That was a great video! Can't wait to see the second video. Both videos are up. https://youtu.be/WjNfep_ISdc 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 I saw that on the community page this morning! I beleive this documentary was available many months ago but you had to pay to watch it. Now its free and I cant wait to start watching. With the livestream this evening, and this documentary I'm gonna have a busy day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevesFishTanks Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 watched it today, cool video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy's Fish Den Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 It had been released probably a year or more ago on a different platform that you had to pay a small fee to watch. Now, through some more sponsorships, they were able to release it on YouTube for anyone to watch for free. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenman Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 Freshwater Exotics, one of the sponsors of the video, have some really good videos of collecting in the wild in Brazil. On one of their discus collecting trips I was surprised to find so many pikes in with the discus. They're not a fish I'd think to combine with discus but there they were in nature living side by side. I'm not sure how that would translate to tank life but it was interesting to see in the wild. They also went collecting once at a low water time and the number of pleco caves in a now exposed mud riverbank was impressive to see. The riverbank looked like a pegboard with all of the holes in it. It's pretty impressive seeing where the fish come from and how they get here from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tihshho Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 On 9/8/2021 at 9:07 AM, gardenman said: On one of their discus collecting trips I was surprised to find so many pikes in with the discus. They're not a fish I'd think to combine with discus but there they were in nature living side by side. In the Amazon a lot of species are living together, from very big (Arapaima for example) to some of the smallest Rasbora's and Tetra's. Keep in mind that the river basin is mixed with tons of debris and the water is dark, so natural broken lines of sight are constantly available. Even though the water is dark with tannins it's still clear, it's just the distance you're able to see is limited. On 9/8/2021 at 9:07 AM, gardenman said: I'm not sure how that would translate to tank life but it was interesting to see in the wild. Dwarf Pike Cichlids could most likely be kept with Discus in larger aquaria with little repercussions, but unlike the Amazon space in the aquarium is finite, so you'd have to start off with a tank that's significant in size. On top of that, tons of driftwood and plants would be required for the broken lines of sight as most people are not going to want to have a tannin heavy environment so they can see all aspects of the tank. On 9/8/2021 at 9:07 AM, gardenman said: They also went collecting once at a low water time and the number of pleco caves in a now exposed mud riverbank was impressive to see. The riverbank looked like a pegboard with all of the holes in it. It's pretty impressive seeing where the fish come from and how they get here from there. Burrowing species of pleco are actually causing tons of erosion. Between pleco species population growth and the deforestation in the Amazon some banks are constantly just eroding away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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