Tanganyika Underwater-2018

[@jokervienna6433]

Nice video! Lake Tanganyika is a truly wonderful place, with perhaps the most vivid example of ongoing evolution. I have kept and bred many of these cichlids in aquarium and they never stop to amaze me.

[@cosmicshy637]

So cool! Beautiful fish. Thank you for sharing! ❤

[@AwesomeLuke182]

Love this so much! Thank you for putting this together! These lakes are right up there with the Galapagos islands to me as far as the most interesting natural treasures on earth! Cant wait to go see them myself!

[@jimenagolcher911]

Thanks for your comment! 100% share your sentiment about it being one of the world's top marvels and a natural laboratory for the study of evolution. Hope you make it there soon & I'll be happy to help if you have any questions!

[@mickshaw555]

Lovely footage.

[@kingkamfapowers8851]

De los mejores videos que he visto, felicidades, saludos desde México Muchas gracias por compartir conocimiento 👌

[@krathostouringbcn334]

Fantástico... video increíble amigo....un abrazo grande

[@Gnargoyle321]

I love this video, hard to find good footage like this. But I think Peacock Bass cichlids can get larger than Emperor Cichlids they are known to reach over 40 inches while emperors seem to cap at 36 inches at most.

[@jokervienna6433]

I have the same thought, Boulengerochromis is not the biggest cichlid in the world. It does not matter much though because they are truly magnificent! I love Tanganyika and its wide variety of cichlids and other odd species. One of the wonders of the world!

[@TheJake76]

Yes specifically cichla temensis at least match them in size if not slightly larger.

[@Gambit58]

I love the video and the lake!

[@jimenagolcher911]

Thanks! :)

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

Stunning!

[@Skerpful]

Thanks, fascinating information!

[@Дмитрий-г1з1п]

Спасибо 🔥👍🏻

[@kuru.piranhang]

Tucunaré-açu is the largest cichlidae in the world

[@diegomoralestattoo]

in what part of the lake is the filming? I am researching to recreate the biotope! thanks !

[@jimenagolcher911]

All in the Tanzanian shore, mostly near Kipili, but there are a couple shots from the Kigoma area as well. Thank you!

[@yallowrosa]

what does "cichlid" mean? how is the environment in the deep water?

[@jimenagolcher911]

Thanks for your questions!! -Cichlidae comes from a greek word for a type of (marine) fish. I guess the person who named the family (curiously a nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte) did not feel particularly inspired to come up with a better name. -The deep waters are considered "dead" since below 100m there is no more oxygen/nor light in the water and this represents a horizontal barrier for fish and other animals, but not for anoxic bateria. Fishermen do catch cichlids 100m deep or below (for example: Perissodus, Baileychromis, Trematocara, Bathybates) up to 200m. These must be spending limited periods of time in the waters lacking oxygen or have special adaptations to survive such anoxic conditions. The temperature in the deep water only differs from a few degrees Celsius from the surface, but very few people have studied anything besides the water chemistry/microbiology. -Lots of unknowns!

[@hoffbold]

Nice 👍

[@hoffbold]

Nice😀

[@canisteovalleydave]

Well I didnt see a crocodile

[@jajangnurjaman9926]

Jambo