Field trip, November 2008 The Peninsula Malaysia has become almost entirely a gigantic field of palm-oil and also rubber tree plantation – very little primary rain forest remains, not even much anymore at Cameron Hills…
Apistogramma biotope from Igarapé Belem
Brazil, August 2008 Apistogramma species are often misunderstood. These dwarf cichlids, a favourite fish for many aquarists and hobbyists around the globe, live in nature in almost all (South American) habitats only one year, like many annual fishes. They spawn…
Expedition Upper Jutaí
South America – Rio Jutaí, August 2008 After the research in the amazing Rio Jutaí right hand affluent of the Rio Solimões in 2004, but much further up with 5 companions. The Rio Jutaí is very little explored from the…
Leticia and Calderón
Colombia-Brazil – Leticia and Caldéron, 17-20 August 2008 For the second time Heiko Bleher researched the Columbian and Brazilian side of the region only before him visited by the some French architect Jobert and the Brazilian ethnologist Harald Schulz. The…
Alto Aracá
Brazil – Alto Aracá, 2-14 August 2008 Because the last Aracá expedition was extremely successful Heiko Bleher went back this year, but much further up into the Rio Preto to Brazil’s highest waterfall, unknown on any map coming down from…
Collecting in Romania, June 2008
Heiko Bleher was invited to go on a field-trip to unique and remote Romanian aquatic habitats and to the Danube-delta, together with the famous Romanian ichthyologist Teodor T. Nalbant and friends.
Expedition to Northern Territories, May 2007
The clear river is full of fishes and tourist boats looking out for the “dangerous” saltwater crocs (left) It is not allowed to enter or swim in the East Alligator River, but Heiko went to catch my fishes, while…
Nicaragua, 2007
Nicaragua, 18-27 November 2007 After his field trips in 1980s Heiko researched recently again in Nicaragua with Axel Meyer, here a few photos, more to come in future articles…
Lago Aiapuá
Brazil – Lago Aiapuá, 6-8 November 2007 In September 2006 Heiko Bleher discovered a new, the 4th, neon tetra. On his second trip this year (2007) he took again his team to the Aiapuá Lake on order to study the…
Lago Jari
Brazil – Lago Jari, 29 October-5 November 2007 Our boat in the Paraná do Jari at the entrance to Lago Jari. The water level in the lake was to low and we had to leave this big boat behind and…
Rio Aracá, 2007
Brazil – Rio Aracá, 17-27 October 2007 Manaus is the capital of Brazil’s largest state, the Amazonas. And Manaus is the point of departure for most Amazon expeditions. In the vast Amazon region, roads are very few and the recreio…