I-Los izinhlanzi ze-boquichico, ngokwesayensi eyaziwa ngokuthi I-Prochilodus nigricans, zingolunye lwezinhlobo ezifanekisela kakhulu i-Amazon yasePeru. Akuzona nje izinhlanzi ezigcwele kakhulu kulesi sifunda, kodwa futhi okunye kokudla okuyinhloko kwabakhileyo. Le nhlanzi ivame kakhulu emachwebeni ase-Amazonian, lapho ithola khona kokubili isiphephelo kanye ukudla inqwaba.
Izici ezijwayelekile zezinhlanzi ze-boquichico
I-Boquichicos izinhlanzi ezinosayizi omaphakathi ezingalinganisa Amasentimitha angama-45 ubude esigabeni sakhe somuntu omdala. Umzimba wayo mude futhi unombala osiliva, ohambisana nawo amabhande e-longitudinal amnyama ezihlobisa izikali zabo. Lezi zici azigcini nje ngokuzenza kube lula ukuzibona, kodwa futhi zinhle kakhulu emehlweni ezibukeli zasemanzini.
Asakazwa ikakhulukazi emifuleni yase-Amazon naseTocantins, ehlanganisa amazwe afana nalawa Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru futhi ngokwezinga elincane, i-Argentina. Bathanda izindawo ezihlala emanzini ahlanzekile ezinesimo sezulu esishisayo, ikakhulukazi amachibi, amachibi nemifudlana enamanzi acwebile nanensa.
Ukudla kwe-Boquichico
Lolu hlobo selusungule ukujwayela okungavamile endaweni yalo, luhlukaniswa njenge inhlanzi eyi-iliophagus. Lokhu kusho ukuthi idla kakhulu udaka kanye ne-organic detritus, isebenzisa imisoco ekhona ngaphansi imifula kanye nezikhala. Iphinde idle i-periphyton, ehlanganisa i-algae eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka kanye nama-diatom, ama-crustaceans amancane kanye nama-mollusk. Lokhu kudla okuhlukahlukene kuvumela ukuthi i-boquichico ibhekwe njengenhlanzi omnivore.
Ukukhiqiza kanye nomjikelezo wempilo
Umjikelezo wokuzala we-boquichico wenzeka phakathi nenkathi yemvula, ngokuvamile phakathi kwezinyanga zika- Novemba noJanuwari. Ngalesi sikhathi, okuhambisana nokwanda kwamazinga amanzi emifuleni yase-Amazon, abesifazane bangakhiqiza kuze kube Amaqanda e-100,000 onyakeni wakhe wokuqala. Ngaphezu kwalokho, bafinyelela ekuvuthweni kobulili lapho bekala cishe Amasentimitha angama-24,3 endabeni yabesifazane, futhi Amasentimitha angama-23,4 endabeni yabesilisa.
Ukunakekela ekuthunjweni
Uma uhlela ukugcina i-boquichico ku-aquarium yakho, kufanele ucabangele izici ezithile ezibalulekile. Okokuqala, ubukhulu be-aquarium kufanele bube bukhulu ngokwanele ngenxa yobude bayo obungaba khona Amasentimitha angama-45. Ukwengeza, le nhlanzi idinga izinga lokushisa kwamanzi ukuthi i-oscillate phakathi kuka-25 no-32 degrees Celsius, elingisa izimo zemvelo zase-Amazon.
Isincomo esibalulekile ukukhetha ama-polycultures lapho ukhulisa ama-boquichicos, uwahlanganise nezinye izinhlobo ze-Amazonian ezihambisanayo, njenge pacos futhi i ama-gamitana. Le ndlela ayizuzisi nje kuphela inhlalakahle yakho, kodwa futhi inomthelela ekusebenzeni kahle kakhulu ekuphatheni izinsiza ngaphakathi kwe-aquarium.
Inhlanzi ye-boquichico imelela insiza ebalulekile e-Amazon, evelele hhayi kuyo kuphela ukubaluleka kwemvelo, kodwa futhi ngokubaluleka kwamasiko nezomnotho. Ngekhono layo lokuzivumelanisa nezimo ezihlukahlukene nokudla kwayo okuyingqayizivele, le nhlanzi iyaqhubeka nokufakazela ukuthi, ngokungangabazeki, ingenye yezinhlobo ezithakazelisa kakhulu ezindaweni ezihlala emanzini eNingizimu Melika.