This is Beyond the Clear Walls, a new series aiming to focus on aquarium fish species outside the confines of the aquarium, hence the title. Here I talk about the algae eater family Gyrinocheilidae, a tiny family of fishes related to carps and loaches. They suck, literally! This family of fishes has a variety of distinctive characteristics that make them worth anyone's interest, especially their unique mouths! This is a re-release of the first video, now with less material to trigger a copyright claim and better volume mixing!
Timestamps:
0:00 - intro
1:39 - distinguishing features
3:21 - tangent
4:35 - characteristics
5:00 - lips
6:34 - suction
8:03 - breathing
9:03 - tubercles
10:13 - missing features
11:31 - taxonomy
19:03 - life history
20:34 - conservation
22:48 - aquarium care
27:02 - conclusion
Sources:
Allen, D.J. 2011. Gyrinocheilus pennocki. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T181297A7666673. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T181297A7666673.en.
Apitanakul, P., & Wetchakul, W. (2002). Some biological aspects of siamese algae eater, Gyrinocheilus aymonieri (Tirant, 1884) in the Yom river, Sukhothai province. Warasan Kan Pramong.
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Music used:
Summoning, JPS, Conflux, and Plastic Dream (4 AM) by Jacob Hepple
"Endless Journey", "Soul of Garage", "Horizon", "From the East to the West" and the Mazda Dealer theme by Isamu Ohira
"Continuation" by Daiki Kasho
"Canyon.mid" by George Stone
"Trance" by 009 Sound System
"Back on the Beat" from the Killer Tracks Library
GT2000 Menu Theme
"A Man of the World" by Masahiro Andoh
Video Sources:
My own recordings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hDwzjYNTF0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0m2fETWC-o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL8fYQuTBbs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5QmhrCgDbE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrRDiCa0MeE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIGwKCJyDdo
Special thanks to:
-The Aggie Aquarium Association for reviewing a very early test version of this video
-Mr. Jack Lacy for helping me gather footage
-Dr. Kevin Conway for inspiring the video
-Dr. Liz Marchio for proofreading the original term paper the video is loosely based on
-My immediate family for their valuable support and feedback
-The algae eaters I recorded for being okay photo subjects
-All the friends I've bothered through the months with progress updates
