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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Shoals of mailed catfishes – do they really exist?

catfish, fish, Sardine

13. October 2015

The mailed catfishes of the genera Corydoras, Scleromystax, Brochis, andAspidoras are quite commonly termed shoaling fishes in the aquariumliterature, combined with the suggestion that at least four to sixindividuals should always be kept together. But in the aquarium mailedcatfishes swim...
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Top-Imports September

Channa sp. aff. bleheri "Flame Fin", Crenicichla edithae, Parambassis pulchinella, Potamotrygon leopoldi Black Diamond German Bred, Top Imports

1. October 2015

As each month we present the top 5 fish imports sponsored by Aquarium Glaser! First Place - Channa sp. aff. bleheri "Flame Fin" A really gorgeously coloured dwarf snakehead reached us from the foot of the Himalaya. Our specimens are...
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Christmas-Surprise Box

Aquaristic, Christmas-Box, Terraristic

25. September 2015

What is the Aqualog Christmas-Surprise Box? As the name suggests it’s a surprise box which will be delivered just in time for Christmas. It contains products of highly renowned brands, focusing on items for freshwater aquaria! The product range...
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Top-imports August

Botia kubotai, Corydoras, Laetacara fulvipinnis, Leporacanthicus, Retroculus lapidifer, Top Imports

7. September 2015

As each month we present the top 5 fish imports sponsored by Aquarium Glaser! First place - Leporacanthicus from the Rio Tapajós: L263 and L264 [gallery columns="1" link="file" size="full" ids="1107816"] We received from Brazil two species of pretty carnivorous...
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Creeping Jenny – an ideal plant for the vivarium

Creeping Jenny

20. August 2015

There are only a few plants native to central Europe that are well suited for permanent indoor cultivation. Creeping Jenny (Lysimachia nummularia), a member of the primula family, is a notable exception. Grows everywhere It is a little surprising how...
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The Cumberland Turtle

Cumberland Turtle, Red-Eared Turtle

20. July 2015

The Red-Eared Turtle is probably the best-known of the swamp turtles, though this turtle (sub)species has no longer been imported into the EU for many years. Much less well-known, but frequently available, is the closely-related Cumberland Turtle, Trachemys scripta troosti....
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The Koran Angelfish – Pomacanthus semicirculatus Cuvier, 1831

Angelfish, P. semicirculatus

13. July 2015

This species owes its name to the pattern on the caudal fin during the transition from juvenile to adult. At this time the pattern of blue lines resembles Arabic script from the Koran. This robust species, which is widespread and...
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Top-imports June

Brotia herculea, Heros severus, Pseudacanthicus pitanga#, Sinibotia robusta, Top Imports

25. June 2015

As each month we present the top 5 fish imports sponsored by Aquarium Glaser! First place - Brotia herculea Whoever is on search for a large and easy-to-keep freshwater snail should try the up to 10 cm longBrotia herculea. Aquarium...
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The Flame Tetra – survival thanks to the aquarium hobby

Hyphessobrycon flammeus, Yellow Tetra

24. June 2015

The Flame Tetra (Hyphessobrycon flammeus) is one of the commonest fishes in the aquarium trade. It has been bred in the aquarium for a good 100 years. But only a very few people know that the species is seriously threatened...
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