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Top-imports october

Acestrorhynchus pantaneiro, Apistogramma agassizii Tefé, Clarias gariepinus marbled, Golden Barb Koi, Koi, Top Imports

27. October 2014

As each month we present the top 5 fish imports sponsored by Aquarium Glaser! First place - Betta splendens "Koi" Again we could import a few specimens of this spectacular new sport. We received short finned ones ("Half Moon Pla...
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Top-imports september

Aquaristic, Top Imports

25. September 2014

As each month we present the top 5 fish imports sponsored by Aquarium Glaser! First place - Brachydanio nigrofasciata We received very pretty wild collected specimens of this charming danio, which originate from Burma. All requirements in the aquarium are...
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The Neon Tetra – a fish that changed the world

Neon Tetra, Paracheirodon innesi, vicinity of Iquitos

15. September 2014

The Neon Tetra, Paracheirodon innesi, can be found in every aquarium store in the world. It enables thousands of people to earn a living, either because they breed it or because they sell it. It epitomizes much of what makes...
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Red runners with little collars

collared lizards, Latastia longicaudata, Red runners

11. September 2014

From the early days of the terrarium hobby around 1880 right up to the 1970s, the native lizards of southern and central Europe (Lacertidae) were among the animals most frequently kept in the terrarium. Then conservation legislation largely banned these...
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Top-imports august

Aquaristic, Top Imports

25. August 2014

As each monthwe present thetop 5 fish imports sponsored by Aquarium Glaser! First Place - Endler´s Guppy "El Tigre" One of our breeders in Thailand loves wild forms of small livebearers. He now was able to send us for the...
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Ancient nobility: Soldierfishes and squirrelfishes

cuttlefishe, mooncalf, Soldierfishes

19. August 2014

Anyone seeing a soldierfish of the genus Myripristis for the first time will probably immediately think "mooncalf". The huge eyes and short snout look very odd. But these fishes are anything but mis-shapen. They have inhabited the seas very successfully...
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Red List – The Pearl Gourami

Near Threatened, Pearl Gourami, T. leerii

13. August 2014

The first importation of the Pearl Gourami to Germany took place in 1933. Since then this gorgeous fish has never disappeared from the aquarium hobby. Are aquarists guilty of contributing to its extinction? The Pearl Gourami is one of four...
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Top-imports July

Aquaristic, Top Imports

5. August 2014

As each monthwe present thetop 5fishimportssponsored byAquarium Glaser! Aquarium Glaser received 50 gorgeous, fully grown Red Devil Angels, in july. The fish are German bred ones. Our opinion is: more colour is impossible! Last month, Aquarium Glaser obtained beautiful...
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IN MEMORIAM: Alex Ploeg

22. July 2014

I was hardly able to believe it when, on the morning of Friday 18th July, I received the news that Alex Ploeg, together with his wife Edith, their son Robert, and the latter's friend Robin, was among the victims of...
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Bearded Agamas are always in

Agamas, Pogonaspecie

2. July 2014

More than 30 years ago Australia imposed a total ban on the export of reptiles and amphibians. As a result since then people have resorted to keeping popular species available via captive breeding. This has worked very well for all...
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A new large cactus catfish

Ancistrusspecies, catfish, Pseudacanthicusis, Rineloricariaspecies

2. July 2014

The popular name of cactus catfishes for the genus Pseudacanthicusis very apt. The entire body, the fin-rays, and the interoperculum are covered with needle-sharp spines, so-called odontodes. Two species of cactus catfishes, L24 and L25, which both grow to around...
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Cool at night – two-horned chameleons

Chameleon, Nguru, Nguu, Uluguru

1. July 2014

The Usambara Mountains in north-eastern Tanzania are among the oldest mountains on Earth. They came into existence more than 600 million years ago. They are cloaked in cool, extremely species-rich rainforest - sometimes termed a ”hotspot of biodiversity”. Many interesting...
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Copycat surgeons

Acronurus, Naso brevirostrisor

1. July 2014

In biology the term mimicry denotes a phenomenon where two different species imitate one another. In other words, they look very similar or almost identical, but belong to quite different species. Mimicry is widespread in the animal kingdom and a...
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Endangered species

Bala Shark, Balantiocheilos, Balantiocheilos melanopterus

1. July 2014

The Bala Shark Our aquaria contain lots of fish species that owe their continued existence on this planet to their importance as ornamental fishes, and which are extinct or presumed dead in the wild. These species include the Bala Shark,Balantiocheilos...
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Top-imports June

Aquaristic, Top Imports

27. June 2014

As each monthwe present thetop 5fishimportssponsored byAquarium Glaser! First placeBetta smaragdina wild We obtained splendid wild collected Betta smaragdina from Thailand. The males can compete in any respect with their domesticated cousins of Betta splendens. Depeding on the light the...
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