Amazon Leaf Fish

[amiidae]

One of my all time favorite close-up shot.

Highly predatory fish in the Amazon : Monocirrhus polyacanthus.

[talldutchie]

Yes, well, once again. If you can spare a shot like this without the watermark you got a real shot at pic of the month.

[Aeonflame]

Nice photo and fish. I'm on a trip today to find the Guyana Leaffish, Polycentrus schomburgkii.

[amiidae]

TDC,
Thanks for the info but thats ok.

Af,
Did you managed to collect any ? Any shots of the field trip ?

[Aeonflame]

Didn't get any leaf fish but I did manage to catch some young pike cichlids. I'm going to another spot for the leaf fish next saturday. I'm hoping to get a very young one so it can be trained onto prepared food if its possible.

All I have are a couple bad cellphone photos.





A Rhamdia quelens catfish that was caught on the trip

[amiidae]

Thanks for posting. It is always a treat for me to see photos of their natural habitat. :)

[Aeonflame]

Actually I managed to get a couple Polycentrus schombergkii yesterday.