Starting over

[HUKIT]

I saw you post this on CF,

“I only have fish collected in eastern Panama (east of Panama City and east into the Darien, that I have the ability to return with the same day.
For instance Amphilophus lyonsi is found in Rio Dupi (about 50+ miles west of Panama City, and into Costa Rica, one of the reasons I have probably never netted lyonsi where i fish.

Another cichlid Tomocichla asfraci, is only found in the Rio Guarama, Rio Guabo system, which is about 300 miles west and north (a 7 hour drive, under perfect conditions”

How far do you typically travel to collect? Do you ever make longer trips to some of these locations?

 

[duanes]

So far, east to the Rio Ipiti on the western edge of the Darien.
North as far a the Rio Boqueron, near Colon on the Caribbean,
and west to the Rio Chorrera.
All have allowed me enough time to catch the ferry back to my island the same day.

During Carnevale, we will leave the island, because the party gets too crazy, and require a 5 day hotel stay, so further jaunts will be possible unrestricted by the ferry schedule.

Maybe its fate, but in all these previous travels we have only landed 3 endemic species of cichlids so far,
Andinoacara coeruleopunctatus, Darienheros calobrensis, and Isthmoheros tuyrensus. (yes only 3)