TheNews has always had the character of anewspaper aswell.And thus
wehavenotonly longarticles,but also–becauseof ourunique linkswith
the import trade– short itemson thenewandunusual.Hereare just two
examples of the import highlights that onlyAQUALOGNews canoffer in
this form.
Delicacies....
byRomanNeunkirchen
ne of the prettiest new imports
recently is the Red Dwarf
Pencilfish from Peru. The experts are still
arguing as to whether it is a distinct,
undescribed species or a geographical
variant of
Nannostomus marginatus
, the
Dwarf Pencilfish. Unfortunately these little
gems are still very expensive, but they are
notespeciallydelicate.”
This news item appeared in News 37.
Nowadays the species has been scientifically
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describedasNannostomusmortenthaleriand
is firmlyestablished intheaquariumtrade.I t
has been found that the species deviates
markedly from all other pencilfishes in its
behavior. Specifically, they are not shoaling
fishesbuttendto livesolitary.Themalescanbe
very
aggressive
among
themselves,
particularlyatspawning time.Hence relatively
largeaquariaarerequired forbreeding–these
fishesspawnonplantsanddonotpracticeany
broodcare.
Photo:DieterBork
“Asmall(literally)sensationarrivedatAquarium
Glaser a few days ago, in the form of two
specimens of a dwarf suckermouth catfish
speciesof thegenus
Otocinclus
,exported from
Peru. It is as yet unclear preciselywhere these
fantastic creatures originated. One thing is
certain,though– if itprovespossible to import
thisspeciesinlargernumbers,thenitisdestined
tobethefishspeciesoftheyear2000!”
This announcement comes from News 34
(2000). The little catfish was scientifically
describedasOtocinclus cocama in2004,and
remains one of the most popular dwarf
suckermouth catfishes. Maintenance and
breedingareas forotherOtocinclusspecies–
notatalldifficult, inotherwords
.
Photos:FrankSchäfer
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