Archive for December, 2007

Orinoco Angelfish

Orinoco Angelfish occurs strictly in the Orinoco River Basin and the Upper Rio Negro watershed in Southern Venezuela, Southeastern Colombia and extreme Northern Brazil. Its natural color is also silver but with three brownish/red vertical stripes and red striping patterns into the fins. The species may show red spotting when mature and when aroused exhibits a black operculum spot.

Spikerushes

Eleocharis – also known as spikerushes – can be found in the Amazon, close to the slopes of the South American Andes, Northern Australia, eastern North America, California, Southern Africa, and Asia. They usually live in water that is sea level or more than 5,000 meters in elevation.