India – Chennai, 8-10 January 2010

For the Indaquaria 2010 Natasha Khardina and Heiko Bleher had been invited again after the great event in 2009 to give lectures, this time it took place from 8-10 January in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. For the Convention 530 vistors had been registered and almost everyone came, the hall was full, hardly any place on Earth so many people attend ornamental fish seminars.

List of past – present – future Lectures & Seminars

India – Chennai, 8-10 January 2010

The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) organized the 3rd International ornamental aquatic event in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, after an incredible successful IndAquaria 2009 in Kolkatta were Heiko Bleher and Aquapress Publishers had also been invited. Major and emerging market experts came from around the world, as well as importers and exporters to share their experience on markets and the marketing of ornamental fish. This was for everyone interested in ornamentals a must, as it is the greatest and most unique event on the Indian Subcontinent with over 50 exhibition stalls.

List of past – present – future Fairs & Exhibitions

This amazing beautiful creek, in an remote and untouched area of the Colombian Amazon in the region of the Apaporis, never visited by white man before and with a very difficult access (only by foot) was discovered recently by Heiko Bleher with the help of a Macuna Indian. Here some photos of this unique habitat and a underwater film in the same by Natasha Khardina.

List of past – present – future expeditions

Volume 16, Issue 1

New Scientific pubblication - started delivery on January 20, 2010

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For years, latest since the first official announcement of breeding Pterophyllum altum appeared in popular publications worldwide and in the internet, have aquarists miss-identified this majestic species living only in the upper Rio Orinoco tributaries and nowhere else. Heiko Bleher, who was the first to collect and introduced the 1904 described species in the late 1960s into the hobby. He is a video taken by Natasha Khardina in November 2009 of its habitat and detailed photography how to identify P. altum correctly. Here is a very short preview of the 8-minute video.

To see the full video with all details of the species go here...

Philippines – Gonzaga, 16 November 2009

The regional Director for the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Mrs. Jovita P. Ayson had suggested to Heiko Bleher to do research in the unspoiled and untouched Wangag River in Gonzaga, Peña Blanca. And with the kind help of Gonzaga’s Municipal Mayor Heiko was able to do an inventory of this pristine river

List of past – present – future expeditions

Italy – Lecce, 16-18 April, 2010

The great group of aquarists from Italy’s beautiful Puglia region will host their new edition of SALENTO ACQUARI – MEDITERRANEA DISCUS 2010 in Lecce at the Circolo Cittadino (Centro Storico – historic center), in via Francesco Rubichi 25 only 50 m from the central square Piazza Sant’Oronzo on 16-18 April, 2010. For sure it will be another fantastic event, such as the last one where over 30,000 visited the exhibition and championships in this beautiful old Italian town… See also their website

By Rudie H. Kuiter and Helmut Debelius

With more than 4.200 photographs it provides the greatest possible coverage of selected groups of the enormous variety of marine invertebrates in a single book...

Pages: 720

Photos: more than 4200

ISBN: 978-3-939767-25-1

by Amanda Flora Hilda Bleher

Edited by Heiko Bleher 

Finally the English version of  the “Itenéz – River of Hope” – the unique biography of Amanda Bleher, edited by Heiko Bleher, has arrived. In this book Amanda Bleher tells us the true story of her incredible life of discoveries, and primarily that of her two South American expeditions in the 1950s carrying her 4 children into the “Green Hell”...

Available also in German language

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2nd Volume of Heiko Bleher's new yearly publication. It shows again the real aquatic world in nature, the expeditions to collect life aquatic creatures and plants, to bring them back alive and introduce them into the most beautiful hobby in the world. Heiko wants for readers to see how fishes live naturally and how they should be kept in aquaria, for people to have the healthiest, nature-like environment in their home, office or school. To stimulate every nature and animal lover to have (or create) a biotope-correct-aquarium. In order to appreciate the aquarium even more, and to have their fishes feel like “at home” in such a natural environment.

This is the second volume with new biotopes from 4 Continents, is now available again only in English and only on-line to download...

Bleher’s Discus – The Monograph

An unsurpassed and comprehensive study of the genus Symphysodon.