Sri Lankan Fresh Water Fishes | Episode 01 | ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ මිරිදිය මත්ස්‍යයින්

[@wawekale4850]

Actually this film was finished almost a year ago and the facts basically based on last red list data published on 2020.
Combtail is a fish belongs to Osphronemidae family and it is the family of Gouramis. Here I made that mistake by saying it a cichlid. There are two native cichlid species also.
Science is a changing field and therefore the earlier facts were changed to some extent and hereby I need to mention those things as well.
1. With the novel phylogeographic patterns discovered by researches the ichthyological provinces proposed on 1980s are not really fixed.
2. Due to the recent phylogenetic research findings, Kithulgala Danio is not only limits to Kithulgala area and it can also be found in Kelani to Gin basins.
3. Due to the recent phylogenetic research findings Filamentous barb, Swamp barb, Brown snakehead (Channa kelaartii) is not endemic to Sri Lanka and can also be found in Southern India as well.
4. Smooth breasted snakehead (Channa orientalis) is not only restricted to the South western wet zone but also present in Mahaweli basin too.
Thank you all for correcting our mistakes and we ask for forgiveness to the AI voice over. We are working on a Sinhala version too of this episode and from next episode onwards we will take care on your comments also. Thank you for being with our channel. Please continue watching.

[@palithaattanayake7133]

Superb work❤

[@wawekale4850]

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[@meleeshapinto1506]

Solid work, Rare footage in RUclips and detailed documentary. Keep up the good work

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Very cooool!

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[@yahampathmarambe8879]

This is a wonderful documentary!, These works deserve more and more attention. Thanks!

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[@lakiiiisha_]

Kudos to such hardwork and dedication ❤

[@wawekale4850]

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[@aquaracer65]

Stunning footage. Thank you for sharing.

[@wawekale4850]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@SauriPeris]

Waiting for the next episode soon

[@wawekale4850]

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[@jungleB-j1m]

Fantastic 🐟😍

[@wawekale4850]

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[@tredlich]

Thanks for sharing ! Beautiful footage keep up !

[@wawekale4850]

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[@australianbiotopes4563]

Very Beautiful! Thank you for sharing.

[@wawekale4850]

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[@ozdadev]

Footage are great but the audio is not, if you guys can add additional details about the species I think it'll be great like a clear image common, native and scientific name etc. Instead of typical text to speech use AI tool to improve audio quality

[@wawekale4850]

Thank you very much for your constructive comments

[@nalinfernando3933]

Great documentary with awesome footage! Hoping to see part 2 soon.

[@wawekale4850]

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[@Wihagi_Samara]

A valuable and beautiful vedio about fresh water fish....💐🇱🇰💐🇱🇰💐🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰

[@wawekale4850]

Thank you very much. Stay tuned.

[@Kalum_Namal]

Good luck..

[@wawekale4850]

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[@randylizardoperez2486]

Amazing documental. Thnk u. U. Greetings from central america.

[@wawekale4850]

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[@KARMMadhu]

Awesome I've never seen any sri lankan do this,I love native fish.keep up the good work.Good Luck❤

[@wawekale4850]

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[@isuruudhantha7119]

adoo best machan ubala🤍

[@wawekale4850]

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[@chinthanabandara3584]

good work ❤👍

[@wawekale4850]

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[@bardofely]

A fascinating film with many species I recognised and many more I didn't know.

[@wawekale4850]

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[@mohamedkashfi7665]

Perfect footage

[@wawekale4850]

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[@balasooriyaahk5902]

Appreciate you all dedication to project the Nature, Keep up!

[@wawekale4850]

Thank you very much. Stay with us for the upcoming episodes.

[@surangajayarathne6586]

Hats off for hard work.Thank you for sharing wonderful documentary.

[@wawekale4850]

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[@KRMnipuni]

❤❤❤

[@wawekale4850]

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[@SteffarnMartiness-db5sh]

Onederfull

[@smax1840]

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[@wawekale4850]

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[@michaelschmitz500]

At 10:00 minute we see Belontia signata the Ceylon Macropode. That is no Cichlid, that is a Labyrinth fish related to Trichopodus and Macropodus.

[@wawekale4850]

Thank you very much for your valuable information

[@indipahalawaththa2293]

A priceless educational video produced with extraordinary effort. My respect goes out to this team.

[@wawekale4850]

Thank you very much

[@NADUNTAXILA]

combtails are not cichlids.they are gouramies.

[@wawekale4850]

Noted that error. Thank you for point out and the constructive comment

[@Carneades2012]

Lots of interesting fish species in this video, including some popular aquarium fish, along with shrimps and crabs. The greatest surprise for me was the footage of schools of Ceylonese Combtails (Belontia signata). I assume that these were juveniles, since they looked relatively small (compared with other species in the same scenes) and rather “delicate.” I had seen descriptions of the combtail in aquarium books; they were always described as unsuitable for the home aquarium due to size and extreme aggression. The pretty red combtails in the video seemed quite peaceful. I suppose that changes as they mature. Or maybe they become aggressive, when kept separately, or in pairs, and not in schools?

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

Wowie Zowie!!!

[@wawekale4850]

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[@UnseenParadise]

Nice..

[@wawekale4850]

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[@aqualicioushobby]

Amazing work! There are beautiful species I’ve not seen before as well. Really appreciate the effort doing such videos to educate the rest of the world. All the best with the conservation efforts and please keep doing more videos.

[@wawekale4850]

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[@sampathgoonatilake8283]

good work..

[@wawekale4850]

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[@shabith3335]

❤❤❤just wow

[@wawekale4850]

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[@Shernan83]

Wow 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@wawekale4850]

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[@sidathsamarasinghe]

Amazing! Good job guys! Wishing you all the best

[@wawekale4850]

Thank you so much!

[@warushasoysa9902]

Impressive documentary, thank you for filming this and sharing it with us.

[@wawekale4850]

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[@m.m.a.sanjeeth453]

❤Nice

[@wawekale4850]

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[@dananjanibandara3029]

😍😍

[@wawekale4850]

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[@auburnsenn2040]

Super clip n a lot to learn in broadening our horizon being Sri Lankans....

[@wawekale4850]

It's great to see you're excited about learning more about Sri Lanka's freshwater fishes! Thank you. Stay tuned.

[@bobkanorange1847]

This is some of the best freshwater footage i have ever seen. Great work 🙏

[@wawekale4850]

Thank you Very much

[@AmayaImanthi-ec1wx]

Nice one😍keep it up😎

[@wawekale4850]

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[@hsudasinghe]

Cool stuff! Nicely done!

[@wawekale4850]

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[@lorenzmitzler1591]

super bericht danke

[@wawekale4850]

Vielen Dank für Ihre Unterstützung

[@aliengurl99]

nice work well done😍

[@wawekale4850]

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[@kasundhananjaya2021]

Love this ❤

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[@Wheresshanaka]

❤️❤️😍

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[@milindarumesh6242]

Excellent ❤❤

[@wawekale4850]

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[@mayuraandrew]

this is a amazing. thank you so much

[@wawekale4850]

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[@mangalajayawardane8529]

Most beautiful and comprehensive SL Fresh Water Fish feature I have ever seen, Thanks

[@wawekale4850]

Thank you Very much

[@Asitha_mg]

It's amazing... ❤

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[@shenukafernando7236]

Beautiful 🙏

[@wawekale4850]

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[@harshiw4252]

Beautiful ❤. Thank you team for the efforts

[@wawekale4850]

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[@P.AAbeyrathne]

Excellent work

[@wawekale4850]

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[@P.AAbeyrathne]

You are welcome, we are expecting the next episode soon@@wawekale4850

[@sharonkaczorowski8690]

Brilliant video…such beautiful ecosystems.

[@wawekale4850]

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[@jackievarughese3945]

One of the best ecology documentaries I have seen. Well done team!

[@wawekale4850]

Thank you very much. Stay with us for the next episodes

[@TravelwithDoc2025]

Well done ❤

[@wawekale4850]

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[@chirathiwickramasinghe5820]

Amazing documentary! The hard work that went into this really shows.❤

[@wawekale4850]

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[@DaanVisVibe]

Superb

[@wawekale4850]

Thank you very much. Stay with us for the next episodes

[@sugandisugandi7039]

Wow ... 😍😍😍❤️❤️❤️

[@wawekale4850]

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[@manjudissanayake5926]

Great work 😍

[@wawekale4850]

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[@shamanohar]

Wonderful video. Very beautiful native fish.

[@wawekale4850]

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[@dithira99]

❤

[@wawekale4850]

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[@heidrich55]

Thank you so much for this stunning documentary. Being German I know some of these species from our artificially heated aquariums in our houses. Diving directly into these natural habitats is really great! I hope Sri Lanka is able to save its nature for its future generations!

[@wawekale4850]

Glad you enjoyed it! Its a must to conserve them within their homeland.

[@gevinduwidanagamage1139]

Great video.. looking forward for more ❤❤

[@wawekale4850]

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[@isharasandamal4409]

Great work ❤️🙏

[@wawekale4850]

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[@yashtapase3821]

8:10 whish fish is this 😮 the blue eye and redness ❤

[@wawekale4850]

Long Snouted Barb (Puntius dorsalis)

[@yashtapase3821]

@@wawekale4850 no that fish the red cichlid

[@rohan.pethiyagoda]

Beautiful footage, team. Congratulations. I really enjoyed watching this. Thank you for your dedication and am looking forward to the next episode! Rohan Pethiyagoda.

[@wawekale4850]

I am truly honoured to have you share your insights on our fish documentary. Your commentary, infused with your profound knowledge as a pioneer in Sri Lankan Ecology and Faunal Diversity, has added an invaluable layer to the understanding of our aquatic ecosystems. Thank you very much

[@tharindujayasingha9103]

Good Job Brother
Love this ❤

[@wawekale4850]

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[@SankaBamunusingha-bw4jc]

Great work...❤️

[@wawekale4850]

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[@jalpil]

Well done. Brilliant documentary

[@wawekale4850]

Many thanks!

[@zupunranatunge59]

Really enjoyed watching this😍

[@wawekale4850]

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[@ruwanchamara-s8c]

Wow excellent work brother.❤️❤️

[@wawekale4850]

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[@sangeethsamarasingha2326]

👍❤

[@wawekale4850]

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[@Telroos]

An awesome effort by the team

[@wawekale4850]

Thank you very much. Stay with us for the next episodes

[@jalpil]

Brilliant. Now I really want to set up a bio tone for the filament barbs. Any chance of an episode on underwater world on Sinharaja

[@ruwanchamara-s8c]

👍👍👍

[@wawekale4850]

බොහොම ස්තූතියි මලයා

[@dilshang6549]

Weldone team❤😊

[@wawekale4850]

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[@ude3333]

Lovely footage! Need some realistic-sounding narration too 😊

[@wawekale4850]

Thank you very much

[@oshadhiwijerathne8099]

Absolutely breathtaking and beautiful😍😍😍. Keep it up.❤️

[@wawekale4850]

Thank you very much

[@DiBy-0]

Really amazing work. I was looking for a source for a freshwater biotope tank with Sri Lankan species. Thank you, I learned a lot from this.

[@wawekale4850]

Thank you very much

[@ravinduathauda4875]

Absolutely mesmerizing video showcasing the incredible freshwater fishes in Sri Lanka! 😍 Waiting for another beautiful episode!

[@wawekale4850]

Thank you very much

[@majorbruster5916]

Systomus genus. This is good information but is "buried " by the AI voice. I see that you intend to remedy this, good. Very beautiful footage of the upland streams.

[@wawekale4850]

Thank you very much

[@richardk6196]

The Combtail is a type of gourami, not a cichlid.

[@wawekale4850]

Thank you very much for the valuable information

[@chathurangaidunil6225]

Superb well done brothers..❤

[@wawekale4850]

Thank you very much for the supportive words

[@Indrakheela_Madola]

Congratulation guys. Wonderful piece of work and for the dedication.. Keep it up.

[@wawekale4850]

Thank you very much

[@malingaprabhasara1355]

Well done Team... You done great job. Looking forward to see amazing things from you guys.. Cheers.

[@wawekale4850]

Thank you very much. Stay with us for the future adventures

[@Hilmy-v5m]

Thanks a lot, very informative, Hilmy from Maryland USA

[@wawekale4850]

Thanks for watching, Stay tuned for upcoming episodes.

[@kdimunge]

Very nice documentary. I love nature and this is a great video. Unfortunately not many value conserving natural habitat. Introducing cherry barbs to a new stream was great. Seems you have at-least slow down the diminishing rate of certain species. Well done!

[@wawekale4850]

Thank you very much

[@mohdrafee7315]

Amazing videos i almost slept while watching this😅

[@wawekale4850]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@ferdinandklabunde3919]

Great shots❤

[@wawekale4850]

Thank you very much

[@jc49fishniner4lif7]

Thank you so much for doing this we need more of this type of videos 🫵👍👍

[@wawekale4850]

Thank you very much

[@rogeretiennedelacruz3000]

I keep black ruby barb and cherry barbs. I finally know the diverse conditions that they are living in. thanks a lot

[@wawekale4850]

Glad sharing the experience

[@Torque23.0]

Love this documentary ❤ on the 2nd episode can you guys shows us the Sri Lankan giant snakehead aslo know as Gan ara😊

[@wawekale4850]

Thank you very much. We will for sure

[@SrinithPrabhatha]

😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@wawekale4850]

Thank you very much

[@kasuniathauda4848]

Great work and loved every second of it. But not happy about the robotic narration. Would be more than happy if subtitles were added. Looking forward for the next episode with improvements ❤️❤❤

[@wawekale4850]

Thank you very much for your constructive comments. We will resolve this voice issue with the upcoming episodes.

[@KalaniPerera-n1c]

Well done team 😍 very informative and beautiful captures❤️ keep up the good work 👏

[@wawekale4850]

Thank you very much

[@amilasanjeewa2526]

wonderful documentary. pls use real voice instead of ai generated voice. improve editing skills, do more documentaries pls..

[@wawekale4850]

Thank you very much for the constructive comments. Stay with us for the next episodes

[@len6482]

I had no idea Combtail schooled together. Beautiful video.

[@wawekale4850]

Thanks for watching. Stay tuned for more episodes!

[@wn4838]

ලංකාව ගැන තව තවත් මේ වගේ Documentary නිර්මාණයවීම සතුටක්.කථකයන් පෙනී නොසිටම,රූපගත්කරන ආකාරයන් ඉස්මතු නොකර ශාස්ත්‍රීය කෘතියක් ලෙසම ඉදිරිපත් කරන්නේනම් වටිනාකම තවත් ඉහල යනු ඇතැයි සිතමි.🎉

[@wawekale4850]

බොහොම ස්තුතියි ඔබගේ වටිනා අදහස් වලට. මීළඟ නිර්මාණයෙන් අප සමග එක්වන්න

[@Vajira-l3u]

Great documentary. I could remember most of these beautiful fish species and many more in the upper parts of the Rambukan Oya in the Muruddeniya Village in Kandy. I wonder they are still there.

[@wawekale4850]

Thanks for sharing

[@juliaabelle8581]

Fantastic work of the local fish species, super interesting to follow your journey. Also it's not many films of sweat water fish, let alone of different areas in the world. We need more enlightment like that and the commentary as for the vulnerability of different fauna.

[@wawekale4850]

Yep. Highly agreed. Thank you very much