What To Do At The April 2013 Meeting?
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Posted 22 November 2012 - 05:45 PM
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I have the honour to come and speak at your meeting in April 2013. As it happens I have no idea on which subject to present. So I need your help. In this topic I will give short summaries of the talks I could give. When I have done them, we might have a poll and let you guys help me decide which one(s) it will be. So here goes:
Belize, searching for cichlids
This talk comprises a travel report to the beautiful country of Belize (just east of México). Visits were made to the rivers and lagoons trying to find cichlids both for filming and collecting. There’s footage of cichlids in many rivers as well as an exciting boatride with a local fisherman on Freshwater Creek.
More to follow.....
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Posted 22 November 2012 - 07:21 PM
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Posted 23 November 2012 - 12:29 AM
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Posted 24 November 2012 - 08:04 PM
Central America, breeding cichlids in the home aquarium
Here’s an overview of my experience with breeding Central American cichlids. It contains some surprising information on their husbandry and many species reports, including the (best?) way of selecting between the many fry some species can produce.
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Posted 24 November 2012 - 08:06 PM
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Posted 24 November 2012 - 10:40 PM
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Posted 26 November 2012 - 04:54 PM
Central America, history of the area and origin of its cichlids
A challenging talk about when and how the landbridge we now call Central America was formed and how the cichlids came to occupy this new land. Information on the phylogenetic relationships of the many cichlid taxa are given, as well as an overview of their great diversity. Many species are presented in beautiful pictures and the talk closes with footage of one of the most interesting species for the larger home aquarium.
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Posted 26 November 2012 - 07:34 PM
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Posted 26 November 2012 - 08:56 PM
#10
Posted 01 December 2012 - 03:59 AM
Here's the next one:
My Cichlidarium, a personal history
Keeping cichlids on a larger scale requires adequate facilities. Therefore I have created a fish house (the Cichlidarium) that suits my needs, especially for keeping big cichlids. This talk covers the way to build such a fish house (stands, tanks, water supply, lighting, etc) and closes with some dramatic events that can happen to you on the way.
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Posted 01 December 2012 - 09:42 AM
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Posted 01 December 2012 - 05:01 PM
#13
Posted 01 December 2012 - 06:21 PM
^^^ lm pretty interested to hear some more about this topic^^^
Edited by ant86, 01 December 2012 - 06:22 PM.
#14
Posted 05 December 2012 - 03:54 AM
Nicaragua, cichlids from the crater
During three trips to Nicaragua I visited 8 of this beautiful country’s craterlakes. I managed to get footage in the majority of these lakes, showing the behaviour of cichlids in their natural habitat. An exciting example of altruism (still heavily debated among scientists) completes this talk. Special attention is given to the cichlids belonging to the Amphilophus citrinellus complex that has undergone interesting evolutionary processes in the craterlakes.
This talk can also be given as a one hour film which has been released on DVD (copies available at the event).
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Posted 07 December 2012 - 03:26 PM
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Posted 07 December 2012 - 05:11 PM
#17
Posted 08 December 2012 - 10:27 PM
Would make for a great talk IMO...
Might have to pull my finger out and come along.
#18
Posted 09 December 2012 - 04:41 AM
Nicaragua, searching for cichlids
Besides visiting the craterlakes I have also travelled other parts of Nicaragua extensively. This talk is a travelogue of these trips. It contains footage of the cichlids occurring in the rivers in the northern and eastern parts of Nicaragua.
#19
Posted 13 December 2012 - 04:37 PM
Cichlasoma, rise and fall of a cichlid genus
This talk is an overview of the reasons and backgrounds of the (many) name changes some of our cichlids have undergone. Using Cichlasoma as an example, the taxonomic history of the many species that once belonged to this genus is presented. The main conclusion is that every name change is really adding to our knowledge of the species concerned. And we are still learning....
On a side note: this talk is under revision right now, because of new developments. If all goes well, it will be ready by April.
#20
Posted 13 December 2012 - 04:38 PM
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