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The ideal dwarf turtle – Kinosternon baurii

24. June 2015

Not everyone has the same amount of space for pursuing the finest and most meaningful hobby in the world: keeping animals. Many enthusiasts who only have room for small tanks think this means that they cannot keep turtles at all....
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Tilefishes – gorgeous but little known

fish, Tilefish

18. June 2015

Many people regard the fantastically colorful coral reefs as the most species-rich fish grounds on Earth. But that is a huge mistake. Compared to the multitude of freshwater fishes (around 16,000 species), the number of coral fish species (around 2,200)...
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Oscars

Oscar, Velvet Cichlid

11. June 2015

Large cichlids from South America are not always the most popular of aquarium fishes. Leaving aside their physical size, they like to dig, regard smaller tankmates and aquatic plants as part of their diet, and at breeding time make it...
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A suitable skink for all eventualities

D. olivacea, Dasia, Lamprolepis, Skink

8. June 2015

The skinks are a very species-rich and successful group of lizards. Their scales lie very tight to the body, giving them a smooth appearance. In addition many species gleam like freshly polished porcelain. The first two species of skinks to...
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Rarities from the Congo

fish, Nanochromis teugelsi, Rarities

29. May 2015

Aquarium Glaser received a number of sample specimens from the Congo. The exporter requested identification and asked whether these fishes were of any interest for the aquarium trade. The first species was relatively easy to identify: Neolebias ansorgii This dainty...
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Top-imports May

Aquaristic, Top Imports

28. May 2015

As each month we present the top 5 fish imports sponsored by Aquarium Glaser! First place - Hymenochirus boettgeri Gold-Albino The most popular of all underwater frogs, the African dwarf frog (Hymenochirus boettgeri), has been bred for aquaristics for many...
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Tiny gobies for tiny aquaria

clownfishes, Coral gobies, Goby

26. May 2015

The equation suggested in the title - small fish = small aquarium - doesn't always apply. Sometimes small fishes require larger aquaria than big fishes. But in the case of the dwarf or coral gobies the equation is absolutely correct!...
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Peaceful herbivores? – far from it! Tropheus sp. “Kasanga”

Kasanga, Tropheus, Xiphophorus maculatus

13. May 2015

Naturalists can only be glad that the dinosaurs went extinct. Because in an era when people are more inclined to believe in Hollywood fantasies than the realistic, albeit far from simple, views of science, there would undoubtedly be countless deaths...
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Room for the racerunners!

Eremias przewalskii, genus Eremias, yellowish

7. May 2015

The racerunner lizards (genus Eremias) are a species-rich and very successful group of lizards, with 33 species known, two found in Europe and the rest in Asia. The genus was formerly even more extensive, but nowadays the African species are...
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Top-imports April

Dekai Village, R. wui, swordtail, Top Imports, Uca vocans, Wild collected Oscar

29. April 2015

As each month we present the top 5 fish imports sponsored by Aquarium Glaser! First place - Wild collected Oscars from Brazil Once more we were able to import four wonderful, large (18-25 cm) specimens of the Oscar cichlid from...
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A small jellyfish conquers the world

Aquaristic, Jellyfish

23. April 2015

Most people know jellyfishes only from the sea, where they are generally unpopular as they can deliver serious, even fatal, stings with the sting cells situated on their tentacles. But hardly anyone knows that there are also jellyfishes that live...
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Rarities for the marine aquarium

Chaetodontoplus conspicillatus, Cirrhilabrus lineatus, Rarities

10. April 2015

Many fish enthusiasts regard coral reefs as the epitome of species diversity among the fishes. That is not quite correct. In reality there are "only" around 2,000 species of true coral fishes, while to date around 32,000 fish species are...
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A Goldfish is a Goldfish…or is it?

C. gibelio, C.carassius, Goldfish

9. April 2015

To many fish lovers, the goldfish is a brightly coloured fish which is active, but peaceful, is about 5cm long and has a simple, streamlined body shape with large friendly-looking eyes. Yet, the common goldfish that everyone knows is, despite...
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Top-imports March

Aquaristic, Top Imports

7. April 2015

As each month we present the top 5 fish imports sponsored by Aquarium Glaser! First place - Labidochromis caeruleus WHITE Labidochromis caeruleus is among the most popular cichlids from Lake Malawi. Usually a bright yellow sport of that fish...
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The Red-Tailed Black Shark – Epalzeorhynchos bicolor

fulldress fish, Red-Tailed Black Shark, SRIWONGSITANON

20. March 2015

It's contrasting coloration - velvet black body and bright red caudal fin - makes the Red-Tailed Black Shark look more like a coral fish than a freshwater species. These splendid colors have also made the Red-Tailed Black Shark an extremely...
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