"I finally had the opportunity to scratch something off my bucket list, and no it wasn’t drinking 10 liters of a wonderful cerveza called “Pilsen” in Ansina one evening, while watching Uruguay kick Chile’s ass in soccer with Pedro yelling Oh S^*t every time Chile touched the ball!

I traveled to Uruguay to participate in the first collection trip of the 2011/12 season and it was absolutely amazing in all respects. I have kept tropical fish for 25 years and had dreamed of one day going collecting. Felipe Cantera and his AqvaTerra operations team helped make my dream a reality. I am not an expert in the hobby, actually more of a plant guy than anything, and have never collected before. What an adventure we had! The top five words I can think of that best describe the trip are Beautiful, Organic, Peaceful, Rustic, Delicious. I truly recommend this to any aquarist that wants to experience the thrill of pulling in a seine net with hundreds of tetras, corys, pikes, cichlids and catfish. "