transnistria

Check out guys, some native fish collecting in Tiraspol, Pridnestrovie. I got a toad goby, freshwater pipefish, wild goldfish, tadpoles, and a water scorpion. Lots of fun stuff. Not as cool as South FLorida, but still.

I caught this little hedgehog near my apartment in Tiraspol (Pridnestrovie). He had the biggest tick that I have seen in my life. I've ripped it off and it started crawling around. Crazy stuff. Really crazy

So, I was hanging around my apartment building last night and what do I hear? Some weird puffing sounds. I looked around and saw this fat guy sitting around and screaming. That's right. It's a huge European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus). I guess, he lives close my. There are lots of...

Just filmed this two guys near my apartment building. they were pretty loud

Just took some more photos of my native goby tanks. Ok, native to Dniester River))) I have 3 freshwater species of gobies in there: monkey goby, round goby, and toad goby. Toad goby ( Mesogobius batrachocephalus) is the largest one, but he only comes out when he is hugry, so I couldn't get any...

Has anyone seen plastic coins? They have them here in Transnistria!!!. Yes, Transnistria has plastic coins: 1, 3, 5, and 10 rubles. It's real money. He He. I was kind of surprised to see them when I moved here. But now I use them all the time. They are pretty durable. No scratches so...

Here is another interesting fish we caught on Dniester River, a Spined Loach (also known as Spotted Weather Loach or Dojo Loach). I wasn't sure on scientific name. At first, I thought that it is Cobitis taenia. But now I think that it is Cobitis elongata. These guys get confused with other...

Here are some photos from my trip to catch freshwater pipefish in Dniester. It is a marine species called Black Striped Pipefish or Syngnathus nigrolineatus, that had adopted to completely freshwater life. They live in breed in pure freshwater now. check out my blog for more pictures...

Some pics of last week's fish collecting on Dniester (Tiraspol, Transnitria). 3 species of gobies and 1 weather loach Toad Goby (Mesogobius batrachocephalus) Round Goby (Neogobius melanostomus) Monkey Goby or Sand Goby ( Neogobius fluviatilis)...