Discus Since 1987

The last Wild season was characterized by constant rainfall throughout the Amazon. In about 2 months we had 5 days without rain. If last year the rivers dropped to a level almost never seen before, leaving areas of the Amazon impossible to navigate due to sandbanks and drought, this year the opposite happened. By the time the river started going down to levels that would allow the collection of Wild discus the rains were constant. When it rains the river, lakes and streams run off dirty water and it becomes impossible for fishermen to fish. This is in addition to the strong storms that occur during this period.                     With heavy rainstorms, thunderstorms, and constant lightning, fishing is almost impossible. We fished hundreds of miles aboard the boat Santarem Discus in Trombetas, Obidos and some other places that we considered secret. In fact these trips and dives made by the fishermen resulted in finding new Wild Discus in...

There is a great curiosity about what the Wild Discus eat in their environment. For those who dive for 12 years in the Amazon ,  Wild Discus collection Areas, it is easy to see that they change a lot from place to place, from community to community.  I must be honest that at first .Amazon I made , significantly more dives . It is no longer new, as you can understand, this initial curiosity !!  But I do not stop being close to my fishermen and I always end up putting on the diving glasses to observe . In the past it was hours and hours under water and obviously I drew several conclusions about what the  Wild Discus eat in their environment !!  In this image we can see in and out of water. A community where the water is very clear, where the Wild Discus live under trunks as usual. These trunks multiply in several branches which makes it difficult to observe the Wild Discus when they feel our presence If we can remain motion...