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We climb down and head to the Picantonal River, at the bottom of the valley some half a mile away. We sit on the black rough rock, set up the gear and smile we both know we are privileged, but just being here carries some deep spiritual signiﬁcance. We get to the edge of the tall inselberg, and retrieving our gear we start to climb until we have a great view of the valley. Each of them is bedecked with exotic endemic plants like Vellozia tubiﬂora and Tabebuia orinocensis. These lajas are actually the tips of buried inselbergs that erosion has still yet to uncover. We off-road through a sandy savanna that is covered in Trachypogon grass and over the rocky lajas (pronounced ‘la-has’). Inselbergs, which translates to ‘island mountains’ are massive hills or mountain-like granite uplifts,Įach made of one rock.INTO THE SANDS Our ﬁrst task of the day is to photograph the sunrise from a high spot, to formally record the terrain, and so we decide to climb the Picantonal Western Inselberg. At this time of the year the scent is a mixture of wet tobacco, alongside the sap and bark medley of locally chopped wood.

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We are the only car driving along the dark, precarious road, and with the windows down the sweet smell of jungle is always present. While it is not so far away from the town of Puerto Ayacucho, we do still have to take ourselves off-road and a couple of miles deep into the bush. This sultry morning, we are driving north to the indigenous community of Picantonal. He’s an incredible asset to my explorations, and while he’s with me things get done correctly. He’s one of those people fortunate enough to be gifted with great memory, as well as an innate understanding of how nature works. It’s 4:30am and still dark, warm and humid as it usually is in the Amazonas State in Venezuela.Īs we drive away from Alipio’s house we start to discuss what I want to accomplish with the day.Īlipio, an Amazon- born and river-reared aquarist, is as excited as he always is to go on this new aquatic adventure with me. With that brief exchange, we head off into the early hours of the morning. “Good morning Alipio, I did not know that. Did you know that we have the best pineapples here in the Amazon?” Neon Tetras will accept many small foods such as brine shrimp or daphnia, freeze-dried bloodworms and tubifex, micro pellet food, and a high quality flake food.By Ivan Mikolji / 2020GOOD MORNING

Be sure to remove the adults after the eggs have been laid, as the adults will eat them. Water hardness should be less than 4 dH and live foods such as mosquito larvae are great inducers.

To breed Neon Tetras, separate a pair into a breeding tank with no lighting at first, and gradually increase lighting until spawning occurs. This member of the Characidae family thrives in slightly acidic water with stable water parameters. However, the Neon Tetra will tend to swim or remain suspended in the water column in schools to create a breathtaking display of colour.Įxtremely peaceful, the Neon Tetra should be kept with similarly non-aggressive tank mates of a similar size. To best recreate its natural habitat, place rocks and driftwood amongst the plants for added areas of refuge Native to the clear water streams of South America, the Neon Tetra prefers densely planted systems with plenty of low light areas to hide. With their iridescent blue bodies and bright red tails, Paracheirodon innesi creates an exciting splash of colour in any aquarium, especially when kept in schools of six or more.

It is easy to see why it is one of the most popular freshwater tropical fish. The Neon Tetra is often described as the jewel of the aquarium hobby.