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I just received a mail from Christian Hinz who is travelling through Western Malaysia at present. He talks about a severe drought that many habitats dried out or left only a very small rest of water. At many places the wood or plantations were burning. He found P. tweediei.
Certainly he will report himself when he is back in about a week’s time.Hi there Peter, I wonder if you have managed to get an update on the location of P. tweediei from Christian Hinz.
Over here, we’re managed to find P. harveyi in relative abundance after the widening of the shallow creeks that used to be home to B. livida as well. Now, livida is almost nowhere to be seen while the entire length is populated by a (sparse) population of P. harveyi. Nature has a way of recovering if left well alone. The entire stretch of river flanking the road leading from Tanjung Malim to Sungai Besar looks nothing like it did 2 years ago when they cleared the forests nearby and widened/deepened the river. In fact, there is little to show of the devastation that occured 2 years ago.
This bodes well for the species.
Najib has his hands on a pair, which seem to be showing signs of spawning. C.way has his hands full at the moment, having finished his studies and is now hunting for a job. 🙂 anyone has a stay-at-home job for our young paros expert? 🙂[quote=”Jit” post=703]Hi there Peter, I wonder if you have managed to get an update on the location of P. tweediei from Christian Hinz. (…) Nature has a way of recovering if left well alone. (…) Najib has his hands on a pair, which seem to be showing signs of spawning. C.way has his hands full at the moment, having finished his studies and is now hunting for a job. 🙂 anyone has a stay-at-home job for our young paros expert? :)[/quote]
Hello Jit, some remarkable informations you gave. First: No, I am afraid, I haven’t got news from Christian Hinz on that matter, but I told him that you have asked and it is possible that we hear from him. Anyway, he will probably visit the sites together with a friends this year again. Second: Really a true sentence! “Nature, if left well alone, has a way of recovering.” I this is the case (to a certain degree) even at a place where the primeval forest was cleared before, then we might be quite confident. I take you to mean the fish only. Otherwise the recovery hardly could be comprehensive. But if the fish manage to survive: it’s a good beginning. And third: I shall keep my fingers crossed!
Some months too late but nevertheless a short response:
1. The area where Parosphromenus tweediei can find is only a area of plantations, almost no forests anymore. Still one can catch tweedieis there. I’am confused that licorice gouramies can survive in such area but it is possible. One factor could be the remaining peat.
2. In the north of Selangor I caught only three Betta livida in two houres. The small creek in the forest right side is dried up and the larger creek in the middle become fast flowing, so no lividas can found there. But Parosphromenus harvey can live in these creek good. However I think this is a natural situation. After more rain one can find there more Betta livida (this situation we had in April 2011).
3. The area of Northselangor was (is?) dry. One plantation burned! It seems to be that there was nor rain since weeks.All in all the situation is not significantly changed. It’s like one or two years ago.
Christian Hinz
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