An interesting Collecting day

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The Mojarra is still gone,
because my tanks are outside, and only partially covered, there are many thing that could have happened,
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And because having a veriatble jungle as a garden here (it is also my thing) when things disappear, they are usually gone forever (there´s a tank behind here somewhere).
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And if something tries to make a break for it, by jumping out, there are lots of critters that live in the yard, that are eager to scavenge.
Carnivorous cane toads, and land crabs patrol the patio at night.
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Occasional boas pass thru,
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And I´ve even found a bird fishing in the sump.
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The Roeboides tetras do well as dither species for medium omnivorous cichlids, those that are not really piscavores, their size (almost 5 ¨) and quickness, helps
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And these easily handle hard water, sometimes are even found in brackish river effluents near the Pacific.
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They are scale eaters, have vampire like teeth, and will sometimes grab a mouthful from an unaware cichld.
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Mojarra carcass floated up this morning,
from the ragged deterioration of the carcass, and pungent smell, it appears to have been dead at least 24 hours.
For me anyway, thiis appears to ¨Not¨ be a good addition to my tanks, population.
Whether it was the mode of capture, a couple hours in the aerated cooler, or the wimpy flow rate in my tank, compared to the rapid flow of the river,
if something dies in 24 hours, I figure the writing is on the wall.
 
Finally bold enough to show more than its head.
At first i thought there was a chance they might be P chagresi (below)
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But Pimelodus chagresi sports a very prominent vertical belt.
Today when they came out, the belt was no where to be seen.
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