Video credit: Alejandro Joachin (Guatemala) Review: Alejandro Joachin and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel) The inserted video was filmed in a shrimp farm in Aldea El cebollito, Monterrico (Guatemala). The farm consists of three ponds of 1-ha each. The white leg shrimp Litopenaues vanammei is the species farmed in the farm. …
Tag: Guatemala
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Sep 16 2019
Tilapia aquaculture in Guatemala
Photo credit: Andria Melissa Ochoa Rodas (Guatemala) Description: Andria Melissa Ochoa Rodas and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted picture shows an earthen pond while prepared for tilapia culture. The pond is in Escuintla which is located in south central Guatemala. As shown in the picture, heavy machinery are used in …
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Nov 29 2018
Cage culture of tilapia in Guatemala
Photo credit: Andria Melissa Ochoa Rodas (Guatemala) Description: Andria Melissa Ochoa Rodas and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted picture shows a cage farm for tilapia located in freshwater body in Guatemala. The production of tilapia (Oreochromis spp) has constantly increased in tanks and cages. The culture of tilapia in floating …
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Mar 25 2018
Climate change in Guatemala (in Spanish)
A permission has been granted by the authors to publish the report on this website Climate change in Guatemala
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Mar 12 2018
Seed production of Nile tilapia and Pez blanco in El Remate Production and training Center (Guatemala)
Photo credit: Cele Anaitte Mendez Garcia (Guatemala) Review: Cele Anaitte Mendez Garcia and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The photo shows the production and training Center located in the village “El Remate”, Guatemala. Among the activities carried out in the center is the seed production of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and …
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Jul 23 2014
Rescue efforts on endangered fish species in Guatemala (in Spanish)
Credit: Manuel Francisco Cano Alfaro (Guatemala) Como parte del plan de trabajo incluida en el gobierno de la República de Guatemala, el día 29 de septiembre del año 2006 se realizó la primera liberación de alevines de blanco (Petenia splendida) con el fin de contribuir a la protección de esta especie que es objeto de …
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Apr 12 2014
Daphnia (Characteristics, feeding, reproduction, reactions to environmental stress)
Photo credit: Manuel Cano Alfaro (Guatemala) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal This specimen of Daphnia belonged to the fauna of Lake Amatitlan, Guatemala Introduction: Daphnia is a large genus comprising over 200 species of small freshwater crustaceans that belong to the family Daphniidae and the order “Cladocera”. These small crustaceans of 1–5 millimeters in length are commonly …
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Mar 15 2014
Production of all-male tilapia using Nile tilapia super males in Guatemala – Video
Note: even though this video is educational video, you are advised to obtain a permission from the site/channel management if you are interested in embedding its link onto your site. Video credit: Manuel Cano Alfaro (Guatemala) Review: Manuel C. Alfaro and Abdel Rahman El Gamal As been established long time ago, the development of tilapia …
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Mar 13 2014
Jaguar Cichlid, Parachromis managuensis (habitats, description, feeding, and reproduction)
Photo credit: Manuel Cano Alfaro (Guatemala) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal Introduction: Jaguar cichlid, Parachromis managuensis which belongs to the family Cichlidae is also known as Jaguar guapote and guapote tigre (in Spanish) is native to Nicaragua in Central America and from there it was introduced to several adjacent countries in Latin America and elsewhere. …
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Mar 02 2014
Use of earthworms in the composting process in Guatemala
Credit: Manuel Cano Alfaro (Guatemala) The photos show the use of nymph as a substrate for the production of the earthworm. The use of worms allows the production of compost and simultaneously stabilizes the presence of heavy metals and some other chemicals which could present in the plants. The role of the earthworm stops at …
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