Cichlid River: Orinoco cichlids in nature (Satanoperca, Hypselecara, Cichla, Heros, Crenicichla etc)

This clear water stream, draining the Colombian Llanos region is home to a wide variety of cichlids. Heros liberifer, Mesonauta insignis, Cichla orinocensis, Crenicichla sp. Orinoco (also known as Crenicichla sp. Venezuela), Aequidens superomaculatum, Satanoperca daemon and chocolate cichlids (Hypselecara coryphaenoides) all share this habitat with a wide variety of other species. Check out this video as a follow up to our “Orinoco Aquascape”, “Orinoco Delta” and “Predator Pool” videos. Thanks for watching!

Xingu Geophagus:    • Xingu eartheaters: Geophagus argyrost...  
Orinoco Aquascape:    • Orinoco Aquascape in nature - 30 spec...  
Orinoco Delta:    • Lower Orinoco Cichlids in nature: Api...  
Predator Pool:    • Predator Pool - Peacock Bass and Wolf...  
Heros in nature:    • CRENICICHLA (new dwarf), WOLF FISH an...  
Rummynose in nature:    • RUMMYNOSE tetras in nature, blue rams...  

Index:
00:00 Introduction, overview of our other Orinoco videos
00:20 the Orinoco Llanos region and Orinoco river geography
00:45 the Orinoco Llanos in dry season
01:10 migration: the rivers of the Llanos in rainy season
02:02 check out our Predator Pool video!
02:12 the clear water river in the Colombian llanos
02:29 Mesonauta insignis, the yellow flag cichlid in nature
03:01 Hemiodus thayeria, the hockey stick tetra in nature
03:17 Bryconops giacopinni in nature
03:24 Crenicichla sp. Venezuela , pike cichlid in nature
04:06 Aequidens superomaculatum in nature
04:32 the flag tail , Semaprochilodus kneri in nature
05:42 chocolate cichlid habitat, Hypselecara coryphaenoides in nature
07:01 earth eater, Satanoperca daemon in nature
07:36 Cichla orinocensis, peacock bass in nature
08:03 Leporinus ortomaculatus and Leporinus altipinnis in nature
08:34 the mouthbrooding severum, Heros liberifer in nature
09:10 Satanoperca daemon feeding in the habitat
09:42 Platydoras costatus, raphael catfish in nature
10:21 the river mouth, Rio Orinoco tributary
10:46 spotted stingray in nature, Potamotrygon motoro in the habitat

Also check out our other videos of other famous fish in nature:
XINGU BOOK VIDEO:    • Rio Xingu Book Release - check out th...  
DISCUS IN NATURE    • wild Discus breeding in nature - Symp...  
GOLD NUGGET PLECO collecting -    • GOLD NUGGET PLECO , Baryancistrus xan...   ( Baryancistrus xanthellus )
CARDINALS in nature -    • CARDINAL in NATURE / NEON TETRA in NA...   ( Paracheirodon axelrodi )
APISTOGRAMMA in nature -    • BLACKWATER! APISTOGRAMMA, ALTUM angel...   ( Apistogramma alacrina )
CORYDORAS in nature -    • CORYDORAS in NATURE ( Hoplisoma apiak...   ( Corydoras habitat destruction )
STINGRAYS collecting in nature -    • Catching STINGRAYS - POTAMOTRYGON MOT...   ( Potamotrygon motoro )
BLUE RAMS in nature -    • BLUE RAM - RAMIREZI CICHLID in NATURE...   ( Mikrogeophagus ramirezi )


Guides:
GEOPHAGUS guide    • Geophagus - Guide to Amazonian Earthe...  
HEROS guide:    • Severum Cichlids and other Heros spec...  
Pike CICHLID guide:    • Pike cichlids, Crenicichla: guide to ...  
PIRANHA guide:    • PIRANHA Guide I: PYGOCENTRUS, PYGOPRI...