Re: Dwarf biotope

[Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@bewellnet.com>]

I'm surprised that no one has mentioned two wonderful books:

Goulding, Michael.  1980.  The Fishes and the forest: Explorations in Amazonian
Natural History.  U. Cal. Press, Los Angeles & London.  280 p.

and especially

Goulding, M., M. Leal Carvalho, & E. G. Ferreira.  1988.  Rio Negro: Rich Life
in Poor Water.  SPB Academic Pub., The Hague.  200 p. This is an exceptional
book on Rio Negro biotopes and the fish and other life in them.

Mike Wise

Dave Littlehale wrote:

> Yes, I've been doing the internet research visited about 20 sites and found
> what appears to be an excellent one
> http://biodiversity.bio.uno.edu/~neodat/
>
> and have gone through all 3 of the Baensch Atlas'.  I have found a number of
> inconsistencies; not that I'd really expect all the information to match
> perfectly.
>
> I've spoken to some discus people to get their opinions on the set up and
> inhabitants, and thought I would get the opinion of the Dwarf experts.
>
> Any other opinions on fish found in the Rio Negro?
>
> Thanks
>
> Dave
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Wubbolt" <BigJohnW@webtv.net>
> To: <apisto@listbox.com>
> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 9:28 PM
> Subject: Re: Dwarf biotope
>
> > Hello Dave
> >
> > Creating a true biotope for any species of fish from south america is a
> > neat thing to do.   First off to be true to the biotope tank, you need
> > to do some reading and find what species of fish come from what regions.
> > The Amazon is quite large you know!!!   Finding the correct plants and
> > fish that come from what regions, isnt really hard.   Look through a
> > Baensch Atlas, it has both plants and fish species in there.    You can
> > find what dwarf cichlids come from what area, then find what plants come
> > from that area and proceed with setting up your tank.
> >
> > Now as for using discus along with a dwarf species.    The only dwarf
> > species that I would recommend for the same tank with some discus would
> > be Rams.   They really prefer the water warmer, this would be my only
> > choice.    If i was going to set up a biotope tank, i'd skip the discus
> > and stick with plants , tetras, corys and dwarf cichlids.
> >
> > Good luck
> >
> > John
> >
>
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