Author Archives: Paul_

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...
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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...
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The Indian Star Tortoise

tortoises, Turtle

15. March 2016

The Indian Star Tortoise, Geochelone elegans, is regarded as one of the loveliest tortoises occurring in India and adjacent countries. It has long been a firm favorite with terrarium enthusiasts, but it is only recently that it has been bred...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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The Dice Snake – Germany’s rarest snake

Coronella austriaca, Natrix natrix, snake, Zootoca vivipara

21. January 2016

Do you know how many snake species are native to Germany? Correct, there are five species, four non-venomous and one venomous. Three of these species are relatively common: the Grass Snake, the Smooth Snake, and the European Adder. Another species, the...
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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...
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Filefishes useful and neat

Aiptasia, Bristletail Filefish, Monacanthidae, Tetraodontiformes

22. December 2015

The filefishes (Monacanthidae) are a family in the puffer assemblage (Tetraodontiformes), which means that their closest relatives include puffers, porcupinefishes, boxfishes, and triggerfishes. Externally they are most similar to the triggers, with which they share a locking mechanism for the...
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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...
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Top-Imports November 2015

Cichlasoma urophthalmus, Myleus schomburgkii Red-Salmon, Small goldfish, Tetraodon schoutedeni, Top Imports

2. December 2015

As each month we present the top 5 fish imports sponsored by Aquarium Glaser! We have received very pretty German bred specimens of Channa asiatica recently. Initially this comparatively small snakehead originates from China. Sadly the species is offered only...
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Butterfly- and Angelfishes – the royalty of the marine aquarium

Aiptasia spp, H. diphreustes

17. November 2015

In the 1970s and early 1980s the focus of the marine aquarium hobby was the maintenance of fishes. The crowning glory of every fish collection was the butterfly- and angelfishes. Then, in the middle of the 1980s, there was a total ban...
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Successful breeding of the Red-Footed Tortoise

CITES, Cyperus, Geochelone carbonaria, lower shell

6. November 2015

The Red-Footed Tortoise (Geochelone carbonaria) is one of the most beautiful species of tortoise. It is widespread in South America and, reflecting its wide distribution, there are numerous different local variants. These differ in details of their coloration and their potential eventual size....
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Top-Imports October 2015

Corydoras septentrionalis, Ctenops nobilis, Gymnotus stenoleucus, Nanochromis-parilus, Parotocinclus cf. variola, Top Imports

3. November 2015

First Place - Nanochromis parilus Nanochromis parilus is a species of dwarf cichlid that originates from the Congo region. Usually we offer this species as wild collected ones. But currently we found a breeder that can supply us with fully...
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