Exploring a forest stream in the north of Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil, searching for the popular aquarium fish, the Black Neon tetra (Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi). We examine the habitat and conspecifics of this beautiful little fish.
Fish species observed in this habitat:
Apistogramma trifasciata
Brycon hilarii
Characidium laterale
Characidium aff. zebra
Cichla sp.
Corydoras areio
Hemigrammus ulreyi
Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi
Hypostomus boulengeri
Jupiaba acanthogaster
Moenkhausia dichroura
Moenkhausia forestii
Moenkhausia oligolepis
Myloplus levis
Steindachnerina brevipinnis
Platydoras armatulus
Poptella paraguayensis
Pyrrhulina australis
Salminus brasiliensis
Satanoperca pappaterra
Trachelyopterus galeatus
Plant species observed in this habitat:
Cyperus sp.
Eleocharis minima
Ludwigia inclinata
Images recorded in north east of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul (within municipality of Coxim) on 15th December 2020, during the wet season for this region.
Visibility and light was vastly reduced due to the rainclouds above and sediment and debris entering the water after each storm.
Images recorded using an Olympus TG5 Tough camera (good in high light, terrible in any form of shade), using a Backscatter PT058 housing and Backscatter M52 Wide-angle wet lens. I also used a simple LED lamp mounted onto the housing to illuminate subjects in the murky/dark water.
Music created by Stephanie Deseveux.
9 янв 2021
