Freshwater

Top Imports: October 2016

Acestridium dichromum, Brachygobius sabanus, Chromaphyosemion bitaeniatum, Hyphessobrycon sp. Red-Blue Peru Tetra, Hypostomus luteus, Nothobranchius eggersi, Protopterus sp. Marble Albino

2. November 2016

As each month we present the most popular fish imports sponsored by Aquarium Glaser! Nothobranchius eggersi We received another two gems that belong to a magnificent genus, eg varieties of N. eggersi. N. eggersi "Blue" was collected at Ukuni, wheras...
Read the full article...

Medicinal trees: The Common Alder

Betula, Betulaceae, Common Alder, Corylus

12. October 2016

It is increasingly being recognized within the framework of close-to-nature fishkeeping that the maintenance and breeding of fishes, shrimps and other crustaceans, gastropods, bivalves, and aquatic plants goes better and is more satisfying the more closely it imitates the example...
Read the full article...

Top Imports: September 2016

4. October 2016

First Place - Sternarchorhynchus from Peru The odd Sternarchorhynchus, number 1 of this months' imports, originates from Peru and belongs to the family Apteronotidae. The number of described species of Sternarchorhynchus has risen enormously in the past few years. Up...
Read the full article...

Emperor Tetras – Gorgeous Colombians

Characidae, Characins, Emperor Tetras, Kyburz, Nematobrycon amphiloxus, Nematobrycon lacortei, Nematobrycon palmeri, Pseudochalceus kyburzi

20. September 2016

In 1958 William A. KYBURZ, an ornamental fish exporter based in Bitaco, Colombia, discovered a gorgeous tetra, never before seen alive. The species was subsequently identified as Nematobrycon palmeri (EIGENMANN, 1911). KYBURZ exported the species to the United States in...
Read the full article...

Top 5 Imports July

Apistogramma sp. Nanay, Corydoras weitzmani, Gymnotus carapo, Hemiloricaria, Sphaerichthys vaillanti, Top Imports

1. August 2016

First Place - Sphaerichthys vaillanti Finally we can offer again the most beautiful species of Chocolate Gourami: Sphaerichtys vaillanti. The species originates from the Kapuas basin in the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. S. vaillanti is not only...
Read the full article...

Tyttocharax cochui

Breeding, Caudal-fin glands, LADIGES

20. July 2016

In 1949 W. LADIGES introduced a new dwarf characin in the hobby magazine Wochenschrift für Aquarien- und Terrarienkunde under the heading “Drei unbestimmte Neuheiten” (Three unidentified new species). A year later he formally scientifically described the species as Microbrycon cochui....
Read the full article...

Stargazer catfishes

Astroblepus, Ecology, Maintenance

29. June 2016

The L-number catfishes or Loricariidae from South America are among the most popular and greatly prized catfishes for the aquarium. But to date even experienced aquarists have only very rarely had the opportunity to see a live member of the...
Read the full article...

Tanganyika Clowns

BOULENGER, POLL, TAWIL

22. April 2016

Lake Tanganyika in the heart of Africa is a vast aquarium. The fish-enthusiast visitor will encounter the first cichlids in the surf and in the barely ankle-deep water of the shore zone, which – at least in the southern part...
Read the full article...

Top 5 Imports March 2016

Betta splendens Pla Kat Koi, Channa sp. True Blue, Peckoltia sp. L135, Polypterus endlicherii Bred, Top Imports, Zenarchopterus dunckeri

12. April 2016

First Place - Zenarchopterus dunckeri The wonderful, large halfbeaks of the genus Zenarchopterus are only very rarely offered, because the animals are very shy during the acclimatisation. When they panic they often hurt themselves seriously. So we are very proud that...
Read the full article...

Top 5 Imports February 2016

Aquaristic, Top Imports

8. March 2016

This pretty species of bumblebee catfish was discovered and scientifically described only in 2008. We could import the species now for the first time ever. P. heokhuii becomes about 6 cm long and is a very peaceful species of catfish....
Read the full article...

What is the right way to keep Guppy, Platy, & Co?

Guppies, Mollies, Platies

15. February 2016

Although there is nothing to that effect in the aquarium hobby literature on livebearing toothcarps, current wisdom on the Internet, and even in training manuals for those applying for a pet-trade license, is the abstruse recommendation that livebearing toothcarps are...
Read the full article...

Top-Imports January 2016

Chalinochromis brichardi, Oxyeleotris marmorata, Paludomus loricatus, Tatia musaica, Top Imports

3. February 2016

First Place - Chalinochromis brichardi This pretty cichlid from Lake Tanganyika is only very, very occasionally found in the trade. This is hard to understand. Despite the fact that the coloration is rather simple, the fish are quite conspicuous. Keeping...
Read the full article...

Puzzling bristlenose catfishes

Bristlenose Catfish, catfish

28. January 2016

Can there be anyone who isn’t familiar with the Ancistrus species usually known simply as “the” Bristlenose Catfish? The dainty youngsters look very attractive, while adult males with the strange “tentacles” on their heads have a very bizarre appearance. The...
Read the full article...

Top-Imports December 2015

Aquaristic, Top Imports

8. January 2016

As each month we present the top 5 fish imports sponsored by Aquarium Glaser! First Place - Dawkinsia assimilis In South India a group of barbs exists that was formerly placed either in Barbus or in Puntius and which is...
Read the full article...

The Phoenix Tetra

Aiptasia, mythological

9. December 2015

The Phoenix is a mythological bird which, according to legend, periodically combusts spontaneously and is subsequently reborn from its ashes. It is often portrayed as a golden bird with a red tail, and is regarded as a bringer of good...
Read the full article...