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Chilodus gracilis

9. February 2009

There are four species of the small headstanders of the genus Chilodus. Only two of them appear in the hobby. According to reports the Spotted Headstander (Chilodus punctatus) is the most common species in the hobby. But, in fact, it is not. The species found most is Chilodus gracilis which can be distinguished from C. punctatus at first sight by the presence of a black longitudinal band along the body. In C. punctatus such a band appears only when the fish are fighting or displaying. Chilodus gracilis, the Elongate Headstander, is available as well as wild collected (from Colombia and Venezuela) and as captive bred (from Indonesia, where it is always called C. punctatus). Both species reach 8-10 cm in length and should be kept in schools, as otherwise they become quarrelsome. Plants are usually eaten by the fish.

Text & Photos: Frank Schäfer

Brachyplatystoma

6. February 2009

The catfishes of the genus Brachyplatystoma are some of the most important foodfish in the basins of the Amazon, the Orinoco and the countries of the Guiana shield. Some of them may reach a length of 360 cm and a weight of 200 kg. Many thousand tons are landed each year, which led to local breakdown of the populations and to demands for long-sighted management. Details of the biology of the species, however, remain mostly unknown. Only 4 years ago a new species of these giants was decribed scientifically. Although the species is well known for a long time, it was always mixed up with other species: Brachyplatystoma capapretum. In the scientific paper in which the species is described, 7 species of Brachyplatystoma are recognized. Important for the aquarist: the existence of the sometimes body-long filamentous rays of the caudal fin in juveniles was found to be a genus-specific feature. So, for example, the catfish formerly known as Merodontotus tigrinus now is a member of Brachyplatystoma, as well as the former Goslinea platynemum. The most popular species among the fans of predatory catfishes is Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii, although they do not know it. Only slowly people become aware of the fact that for decades the wrong name Brachyplatystoma flavicans has been applied to the species (it is a synomym of Zungaro zungaro). We now have again some young specimens of these up to 2 m long giants in stock. We are sure they soon will fill the owners of giantic aquaria with enthusiasm. For our customers: the fish have the code number 211100. Please note that we exclusively supply the wholesale trade. Text: Frank Schäfer, Photos: Erwin Schraml Literatur: Lundberg, J. G. & A. Akama (2005): Brachyplatystoma capapretum: a New Species of Goliath Catfish from the Amazon Basin, with a Reclassification of Allied Catfishes (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae). Copeia 2005 (3): 492-516

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Südamerika / South America
Verfügbare Größe in cm	4-7

Black winged dwarf hatchets

5. February 2009

There are two species of Black winged dwarf hatchets recognized. These charming little creatures hardly reach 3 cm in length. From Peru we get occasionally Carnegiella schereri with a spotted belly as a so-called by-catch of C. strigata, whereas Carnegiella marthae from Brazil has a lined belly and is now and then available assorted (214003).

Please note that we are supplying the wholesale trade only.

Text & Photos: Frank Schäfer

A great number of Leporinus species in stock

3. February 2009

Actually, Aquarium Glaser has many Leporinus species in stock. These are often very attractively coloured large tetras which are perfectly suited for large and show aquaria.

Text & Photos: Frank Schäfer

Pearlscale

28. January 2009

The goldfish is the eldest ornamental fish species in the world. For hundreds of years it has been bred on highest levels. Although the western aquarium hobby is unthinkable without the goldfish and its varieties the main breeding centres are still located in the east of Asia. It is very important to know where a goldfish has been bred, as their temperature tolerance varies immensely with the origin. In general goldfish (Carassius auratus) are among the most tolerant fish species of the world. They are adapted in the most extreme habitats in nature. So they can accept principally temperatures between 5 and 32°C. However, the different breeding strains have very different needs and a goldfish originating from Thailand or Singapore will never tolerate as low temperatures as a specimen from China.

The Pearlscales are very short goldfish. Each scale is formed like a little mussel. The must be handled quite carefully, as lost scales will be replaced by regularly formed ones. Since a few decades ago the Pearlscale goldfish were bred only in the Chinese province Kwangtung. Nowadays they are more common. The specimens available now from Aquarium Glaser originate from China.

Pearlscales are among the goldfish that are very suitable for keeping in aquaria, as they belong to the smallest varieties of the goldfish. Maximum body length is around 8 cm (fins go extra). Moreover, most Pearlscale goldfish are bred as “matt” ones. That means that the pigment that is responsible for the silver coloration in fishes – guanine – is mostly missing. So the Pearlscale goldfish have deep black eyes which look very attractive when the fish is looked at from the side instead of from the top.

Text & Photos: Frank Schäfer

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	China
Verfügbare Größe in cm	6

Barbus erythromycter – Lipstick barb

27. January 2009

The males of this unique dwarf barb (maximum size around 4 cm) have a red “walrus moustache”. Until the scientific description of the species in 2008 it was known in the trade as Barbus cf. puntio.

Text & Photos: Frank Schäfer

Baryancistrus L18, L81, L81n, L177

26. January 2009

The main collecting season of the beautiful gold seam sucker cats of the genus Baryancistrus starts around end of may and lasts until the end of september. Although these fishes are common in the wild, live in shallow waters and are traditionally used as food fish, they cannot be connected with one of the about 700 species of Loricariidae known to science. In the ornamental fish trade they have that fore L-numbers to have at least a basis for communication.

All these gold seams originate from the Rio Xingu and its tributaries. Four colour varieties can be recognized: L18, the “golden nugget”, which has relatively large spots. It comes from the main Xingu River. The spots in L81 are much smaller and more numerous. Both forms (L18 and L81) seem to live syntopically in the wild. The largest spots of all has L177, which is collected in a tributary of the Xingu, namely the Iriri River. Quite recently another variety came in the market, which has the spots like L81, but has much broader seams in the dorsal and the caudal fin. This fish is termed as L81n in the trade (the “n” stands for “new”). The exact origin of this fish is still unknown, but it seems that it is also collected in the Xingu.

In all four L-numbers the number, size, and colour of the spots varies, which is also true for the broadness of the seams of dorsal and caudal fins. So in some cases it is not possible to determine a single specimen for sure. Fully grown specimens of all four L-numbers (they can reach about 30 cm in length) more or less look all the same. Their spot are much smaller. Nevertheless it is still unclear if the four L-numbers represent different species, morphs or populations. Breeding of these Baryancistrus in the home aquarium is possible, but a rare event. The fish are typical cave brooders. It is difficult to fulfil their needs in the tank, so there are very few reports on successful breeding.

First of all one must know that the Xingu river has relatively warm water the whole year through. The catfish are very sensitive against water temperatures below 28°C. The other fact is that these Baryancistrus species are used to feed the whole day through, because the food contents only very few nutrients. One or two feedings a day is definitely too less for these fishes. Alt least one must realize that Baryancistrus are territorial and quarrelsome fish. Specimens larger than 20 cm need a lot of space.

All in all one must say that Baryancistrus L18, L81, L81n and L177 are beautiful and desirable fish, but a successful keeping and breeding is possible only for those who are willing to fulfil the very special requirements of these species.

Text & Photos: Frank Schäfer
Please note that we supply the wholesale trade only

Addendum: In the meantime the fish have been described scientifically under the name of Baryancistrus xanthellus.

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Brasilien/Brazil
Verfügbare Größe in cm	5-15

Pterophyllum scalare Blue Dwarf

23. January 2009

In 1949 Werner Ladiges mentions a blue dwarf angel (Pterophyllum scalare) that appeared by chance (problably by mutation) in a large breeding stock before WW2. Beside its unique blue coloration a characteristicly feature of these fishes was their small adult size. They never grew bigger than 5 cm body height. Although this stock survived WW2 it was not possible to establish a pure bred strain, as the blue dwarfs did not spawn easily.

Now Aquarium Glaser has also a blue angel in stock. It is very difficult to express the colours in a picture, because the camera flash always expresses much more the silvery parts of the coloration. In the beginning Aquarium Glaser was stocking the fish due to its interesting colours, but after some time it became clear that these blue angels also represent a genetically dwarfish variety – the same phenomenon as described by Ladiges.

So now we can offer a beautiful coloured angel that is also suitable for much smaller tanks than all other varieties known so far.

For our customers: the animals have the code 693403 in our stocklist

Literature:
Ladiges, W. (1949): Eine Diskussion über die Arten der Gattung Pterophyllum. Die Aquarien- und Terrarienzeitschrift 2 (3): 50-52

Text & Photos: Frank Schäfer

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Nachzucht / bred
Verfügbare Größe in cm	3-4

Auchenipterus nigripinnis

21. January 2009

For the first time ever we were able now to import a catfish from Argentina which is new for the hobby. It looks amazingly similar to the Asian shark, Pangasianodon hypophthalmus (a well known synonym of that species is Pangasius sutchi). The identification of the new fish wasn´t easy, but thanks to Ingo Seidel from Aqua Global we were at least succussful and identified the fish as Auchenipterus nigripinnis.

In contrast to the Asian shark the Argentinians have long barbels. However, behaviour is quite the same in both species.

Maximum length reported in Auchenipterus nigripinnis is about 20 cm, so it fits much better to tanks of usual size than the Asian species, which can reach a length of far beyond a meter.

Moreover, the Argentinean shark cat is an energy-friendly species. In nature, it lives in the LaPlata basin of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. So it is used to temperatures as low as 10°C at times. Heating of the tank is not necessary, if the tank is placed indoors.

The fish should be kept in swarms that swim around the whole day through. They can be fed with any food for carnivorous fishes that fits the mouth. Plants are not eaten. Other species are ignored as long as they are too large to be taken as food. The specimens imported now (January 2009) are rather small, about 3 cm total length.

For our customers: the species has the order code 209551.

Text & Photos: Frank Schäfer

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Argentinien/Argentina
Verfügbare Größe in cm	3-4

Telmatherina bonti

21. November 2008

The Malili lake system on Sulawesi (former Celebes) is home of spectacular shrimps, snails and mussels which are exported for the hobby. Now the import of an endemic atherinoid species was successful, namely Telmatherina bonti.

Like many atherinoides of the Malili lakes this species is polychromatic, which means that males and females appear in different sports. In T. bonti, which by the way differs from all other Telmatherina species by lacking filamentous extensions in the first dorsal fin rays, yellow, white and yellow-white individuals exist. In nature they occur in mixed schools and there is no sexual preference observable (in the sense that yellow females prefer to mate with yellow males for example). So these sports are definitely not races or subspecies. The meaning of the polychromatism is unknown.

In the aquarium, T. bonti, which can grow to approx. 8cm length, is a very peaceful and lively fish. Keeping is easy, if one considers that the water in the Malili lakes is always rather warm (approx. 28°C) and its pH value is always over 8. Both should be simulated in the aquarium. All usual dry and frozen fishfood is taken readily. Eggs are laid in plants. The fish are permanent spawners. Telmatherina bonti excites with its lively nature and the constant courtship. It never gets boring to watch a school of this fish – and it should always be a school!

For our customers: the fish has code 461235 on our stocklist.Please note that we exclusively supply the wholesale trade.

Lexicon: Telmatherina: the word “telma” is ancient Greek and means “swamp”; Atherina is another genus of fish. bonti: after the indigenous name applied to the fish at Towuti lake: “bonti-bonti”.

Suggestion of a common name: Towuti Rainbowfish

Text & photos: Frank Schäfer

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Sulawesi
Verfügbare Größe in cm	4-6

Limnopilos naiyanetri

18. November 2008

Described in 1991, Limnopilos naiyanetri Chaung & Ng, has only just been discovered by the hobby.

Crabs are found in pure freshwater in the roots of floating vegetation, ie. water hyacinth (Eichornia crassipes) and fine-leaved aquatic plants along the riparian zone (river banks). They have hairy bodies and appendages which collect mud and dirt and may function to trap food particles. They are not carnivorous, and behave like Caridina shrimps in their scavenging behaviors, where care and feeding are probably the same. Suitable for nano-tanks, and is the first crab species available which has attributes suitable for such.

In such tanks they will stay closely associated with mosses and fine leaved-plants. Max size 1 cm.(Photo C.Lukhaup, Text K.Diehl)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Thailand
Verfügbare Größe in cm	0,3-0,5

Corydoras sp. „Uruara“ CW037

13. November 2008

(Nov.13th 2008) This beautiful Corydoras is from Brasil, from Rio Uruara , which flows into Rio Curua Una south of the Amazonas to be exact. It was imported to Germany only in very small numbers. The more pleasant it is that bred ones are available for the first time. The catfish recall very much of the real Corydoras punctatus coming from Surinam. The fine punctuation as well as the shimmering shininess of its body is especially noticeable. The black spot in the back fin decorates this pretty catfish. Keeping this fish similars very much the way of keeping other Corydoras species. Soft, acerbic water is prefered. Corydoras sp. Uruara feel fine at 24-27°. Lower temperatures do ot quite please them. A socialization with peaceful, not too big species is possible without further ado. For an experienced breeder the breeding should be comparatively simple. The young animals grow fastly. A nice swarm will be an eyecatcher in every aquarium.

(Photo & Text M.Hufgard)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Brasilien
Verfügbare Größe in cm	2,5

Hyphessobrycon pyrrhonotus Gold

10. November 2008

(Nov.10th 2008) The so called „gold dust disease“ of the bloodfins is a very interesting phenomenon, which happens to very many
bloodfin species. The best known one surely is the gold-tetra, Hemigrammus rodwayi whose number of gold-dust-sick
animals in nature is higher than of the normal coloured ones. The gold-dust-sick animals were even considered as
own species (Hemigrammus armstrongi). The cause of the gold dust disease is unknown. Often it was theorized that
the disease was a result of a parasitic flatworm infection passed during the young fish stage, but this was never
really proved. It is a fact that animals covered by the gold dust disease are not restricted in their health or
life expectancy. Also it was never successful to transfer this phenomenon on descendants bred inside the aquarium.
Therefore all gold tetras are always and only wild caught fish. A display aquarium with different gold tetras, such
as ornament tetras (Nannostomus beckfordi), cardinals (Paracheirodon axelrodi) and gold tetras (Hemigrammus rodwayi) looks fantastic. A highlight in such a tank are the rare and particular attractive redback bleeding heart tetra (Hyphessobrycon pyrrhonotus), which Aquarium Glaser is offering currently.(Photo & Text F.Schäfer)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Brasilien
Verfügbare Größe in cm	4

Acantopsis sp.

7. November 2008

(Nov.6th 2008)Due to its unusual head shape the horseface loach A. coirorhynchos is one of the most popular aquarium fish.
In nature they often are residents of clear rivers, where you can find them especially on sandy grounds.
Inside the aquarium you also have to provide sandy ground, which allows them to completely bury themselves.
Considering this, you can raise this species for many years in a small group (6-8 specimen). The females
will grow bigger than the males and are more corpulent. Their maximum length is approx. 15cm. From scientific view the genus Acantopsis is hardly understood. Therefore it is not sure at all that all loaches, which are traded under the name “A. Coirorhynchos” really belong to this species. Aquarium Glaser was now able to import a horseface loach from Thailand for the first time, whose colours deviate clearly from the Acantopsis known so far. Whereas the colouring of each animal is different intensive. The spectrum extends from almost colourless to strong and pertaining to a high contrast. The identification was not
successful yet. From the scientific litertature we know three species of this genus from Mekong, which
were not specified yet. With A. guttatus and A. thiemmedhi two already specified types from the region
join, whose live colouring is unknown until now, however. No matter which species the now imported
animals are , they are interesting fish, which enrich the spectrum of loaches that are kept in aquariums.
(Photo & Text F. Schäfer)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Thailand
Verfügbare Größe in cm	10-12

Big from Peru!

24. September 2008

As last week 2 very huge boxes arrived from Peru the whole Aquarium Glaser team was full of excitement to their content. Then two giant specimens of the giant Panaques LDA 65 appeared in the best condition. With a length of about 60 cm, they should be mature, for “normal” tanks they are obviously not suitable. In very large tanks, they are certainly interesting fish, and could be for example socialized with stingrays or large predatory characins or catfishes.

L90 Panaque var.JUANJUI

19. September 2008

Last week this very attractive variant of L 90 arrived from the vicinity of Juanjui (Peru). They are very intense light-dark patterned fishes with glowing red eyes . The white filaments of their caudal fin give them an additional elegance. Feeding with special food (shrimps, or red discus food)can change fin colors to a strong orange. All in all, a beautiful newcomer,
unfortunately only in small numbers available.

(Photo F.Schäfer, Text K.Diehl)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Peru
Verfügbare Größe in cm	15-20

New Guppies available!

17. September 2008

From now in limited numbers available:

beautiful strains of Guppies! Please note that you will get for all the strains the correct females.

Ptychochromis oligacanthus

4. September 2008

They come from the crater lake Bempazawa on the island Nosy Be nearby Madagascar and we have few of them available for first time: Ptychochromis oligacanthus “Bempazawa”. Their final length is more than 20 cm, but with their current size of about 15cm, they already reached sexually maturity. They have no special demands for food and water chemistry also their aggression is low. For cichlid lovers they are surely an interesting enrichment and guarantee a certain exclusiveness for their owner.

(Photo R.Neunkirchen, Text K.Diehl)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Madakaskar
Verfügbare Größe in cm	12-15

Herichthys sp. BLUE-GALAXY

6. August 2008

(Aug.6th 2008) A brand new star is born: Herichthys sp. Blue-Galaxy. We are proud to be able to supply limited numbers of this this beautiful breeding form for the first time. They are pubescent in a size of 6-8cm, which
they have successfully demonstrated in a tank in our office. Since they should not get as big as other
members of the Herichthys family, they will be found soon in many tanks.(Photo R.Neunkirchen, Text K.Diehl)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Zuchtform
Verfügbare Größe in cm	5-7 & 7-9

Impressions of our shipment from Argentinia on July 29th 2008

30. July 2008

Stiphodon semoni

25. July 2008

(23.Aug.2008) From Indonesia we received this beautiful neon-blue goby. Stiphodon semoni grows up to 4-5cm and was
several times imported under the wrong name Sthiphodon elegans. Its habitats are fast floating hillstreams with
rocky ground. It is found in Indonesia, the Philippines, New Guniea and the Solomon Islands. The nourishment
for this item is easy: we feed it dry food and life Tubifex. All in all a very fabulous goby which should be
kept by advanced hobbyists.(Photo F.Schäfer, Text R.Neunkirchen)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Indonesien
Verfügbare Größe in cm	3-4

Synodontis granulosus

6. June 2008

(June 6th 2008) Actually we are able to supply one of the most beautiful member of the Synodontis family. They come from the Lake Tanganjika so they need harder water with a higher pH. These are extremely active fishes which grow up to 25cm, so they should only be kept in bigger tanks. Adults are aggressive among themselves, which is the main reason why they are not bred so far. They are very peaceful to other inhabitants of a Lake Tanganjika tank, so they are real beauties in your cichlid tank.

(Photo F.Schäfer, Text K.Diehl)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Afrika Lake Tanganjika
Verfügbare Größe in cm	8-10 & 10-14

Parathelphusa pantherina

28. May 2008

(21.Mai 2008) Last week we received from the Matano Lake in Indonesia a very beautiful crab: the panthercrab.
Since they live nearly totally under water, they need only a small terrestrial part in their tank. A hard water with a temperature from 25-29°C is favored. They can be easily fed with all kind of foods; from pellets to frozen food they eat nearly everything. Assure that the tank you keep them in is closed in a proper way, because they are real jailbreakers!(Photo F.Schäfer, Text R.Neunkirchen)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Indonesien
Verfügbare Größe in cm	4-6

Glanidium melanopterum

9. May 2008

(09.May 2008) A real strange fish was now imported by us from the south of Brasil. This fish belongs to the Glanidium family and shows a size of about 40cm, which is really big for such an fish. They look very calm, but during the night they start to eat….everything what they can get into their big mouth,; so be careful in other inhabitants you want to keep together with them!By the way: this fish reproduce by inner fertilization.
(Photo & Text F.Schäfer)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Brasilien
Verfügbare Größe in cm	40

Sphaerichthys vaillanti

25. April 2008

(25.April 2008) A real beauty made by nature is currently available: Sphaerichthys vaillanti. This fish, which is called red chocolate gourami, is without any doubt the best looking one of all 4 Sphaerichthys members. The water should be soft, not too cold (25-29°C) with a low pH (4,5-6,5). If you offer these water parameters, you will find in this item one of the best looking gouramis you ever saw! Important to notice that they only should be kept with other fishes, which also show a very calm and peaceful behaviour. If you will only keep this fish in your tank, you surely will be fascinated by their broodcare, because they are mouthbreeders. They eat all kind of food, including dry stuff, but for breeding them, we recommend live food.

(Photo & Text R. Neunkirchen)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Borneo
Verfügbare Größe in cm	4-5

Oreoglanis siamensis

21. April 2008

(21.April 2008)…and again we got something very rare: Oreoglanis siamensis. But only a very few pieces. They live in the Mekong area and the Chao Phyraya basins. In the northern part of Thailand you can find them
in the mountain area of Mae Nam Ping and Doi Chiang Dow. They are found in fast floating hillstreams with a temperature of around 18°C and a pH of 6,4-8,9. The oxygen is about 8-10mg per liter and must be considered
if you want to keep this fish. You can feed them with all kind of small fishfood like tabletts or small frozen food. Because they are very rare in their habitats, there are still projects in Asia to breed them and release the bred ones into the nature.

(Photo F.Schäfer, Text R.Neunkirchen)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Thailand
Verfügbare Größe in cm	4-6 & 6-8

Uaru fernandezyepezi

9. April 2008

(9.April 2008)For the first time we can offer some offspring of Uaru fernandezyepezi. The home of this extremely rare cichlid is in the border area of Colombia and Venezuela, where they occur in the area of the Rio Atabapo. From there origin some challenging fishes such the Altum-Angels. Their requirements are similar, the water hardness should be low, temperature high (around 29°C)
and the pH value significantly in the acidic range. High temperatures and a low germinal
improve environment.(Photo F.Schäfer, Text K.Diehl)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Kolumbien/ Venezuela
Verfügbare Größe in cm	6-8

Sinogastromyzon wui

18. February 2008

(18. Feb.2008) Last week we received this loach which was described by FANG 1930. Their habitat is from the Nanpan-jiang and Xi-jiang basins in Guangdong to Guanxi provinces in China. The maximum size is about 8-10cm.
They should be kept in cold water, not over 22-23°C, and they have very high oxygen requirements. To offer the perfect conditions, use a pump to bring a heavy stream in your tank, because they live in fast streaming
hill rivers. The pH should be from 7.0 to 8.0. This species feeds, like only some others of its family, mainly with carnivorous food. Algaes will not be eaten.(Photo F.Schäfer, Text R.Neunkirchen)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	China
Verfügbare Größe in cm	4-5

Homaloptera tweediei

14. February 2008

(14.Feb.2008) The adult size of the gecko-loach, Homaloptera tweediei, is only approx. 4cm. This species is very interesting for the hobbyists, because they can be kept for a longer period in a water temperature of more
than 24°C. The main reason is the origin in central Thailand. After acclimatisation they are very thankful and easy to keep; even in a community tank. Interesting to know: they are highly reproductive, in the wild the number of fish can double in less than 15 month!(Photo F.Schäfer, Text R.Neunkirchen)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Thailand
Verfügbare Größe in cm	3-4

Coenobita cf.pseudorugosus

11. February 2008

(11.Feb.2008) Again a new “crawler”: Coenobita cf.pseudorugosus. From Asia we received this super red hermit crab. The conditions to keep them are similar to all other land hermit crabs. Noteworthy are the nice flats they carry: from screwdriver snails of 5-6cm which the hermit quit the leasing contract…because of own requirement….(Photo F.Schäfer, Text R.Neunkirchen)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Indonesien
Verfügbare Größe in cm	5-6

Hypancistrus spec. L 173b

1. February 2008

(19.Feb.2008) After a long break back in our stock: German offspring of L 173. This very rare Hypancistrus is probably the most closely with L 46 related species. As juveniles they look like zebras with an irregular stripe pattern. Their final size is a little larger than L 46 L also their clutches are larger. Since they share their habitat with some other Hypancistrus species, they should be kept like them.

(Photo F. Schäfer, Text K. Diehl)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Brasilien
Verfügbare Größe in cm	4-6 & 6-8

Allenbatrachus grunniens

1. February 2008

(01.Feb.2008) Toadfish – a funny name for a funny family, the Batrachoididae. There are only 73 representatives of this family worldwide. Their name is coming from noises which they can generate and sounds like the callings of toads. Toadfish have a venomously spine on the gills and their dorsal fin and when you catch them, they can bite
you pretty hard, so be careful in handling them! They require a sandy ground on which they ambush their prey. They should be fed with live fish. (Photo F.Schäfer, Text R.Neunkirchen)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Asien
Verfügbare Größe in cm	7-10cm

Corydoras sp. C 115/116

16. January 2008

(16.Jan.2008) This Longnose armored catfish was caught by Hoffmann & Hoffmann in Peru in a small canyon 50km away from Puerto Maldonado toward Boliva in 2004 and brought along legally. The very variable drawing,
from monochromatically grey to big black spots
on the sides of body (hence C115 and 116) is interesting. The breeding is surprisingly simple for a longnose, the females place the rather small eggs separately into “moss plants”. The youngsters grow extreme fast.

(Photo & Text P.& M.Hoffmann)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Peru
Verfügbare Größe in cm	3

Bryconamericus/Hemibrycon sp.

16. January 2008

(16.Jan.2008) These beautiful, agile, steel-blue shining tetra, which grow up to approx. 6cm were caught by Hoffmann & Hoffmann in a clearwater stream in Peru nearby the Andes in 2004. Six animals reached Germany and could be bred. They do not need much warmth, 24°C are sufficient. The youngsters grow slowly.
An exact classification was not successful so far, it seems to be an undescribed species.
(Photo & Text P.& M.Hoffmann)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Peru
Verfügbare Größe in cm	3-4

Cheirodon sp. (A)

16. January 2008

(16.Jan.2008) The most colourful type of the three different Cheirodon/Odontostilbe species caught by Hoffmann & Hoffmann in Peru in 2004, which cannot be classified exactly is Cheirodon sp. (A). The animals have red coloured belly- and anal fins, males more intense than females. Also these fish were already often bred. They are productive and fast-growing.(Photo & Text P.& M.Hoffmann)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Peru
Verfügbare Größe in cm	2

An brand new snakehead!

27. December 2007

First time imported: a brand new and undescribed snakehead from India; Channa sp. . So far we only know that this fish belongs to the same group as Channa bleheri. Therefore we believe that the max.size will be around 12cm. As soon as we will get more information about them , we will share with you!

Auriglobus silus

21. December 2007

(21.Dec.2007) Streched Puffer is his name. This week we recieved this frisky puffer from Thailand. They are easy to keep and do not need special water parameters. In bigger sizes they can tend to fight between themselves. All in all
it is an interesting puffer, which will be kept mainly from experts or experienced hobbyists. (Photo F.Schäfer, Text R.Neunkirchen)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Thailand
Verfügbare Größe in cm	4-5

Platy BLEEDING HEART BLUE COMET

19. December 2007

(19.Dec.2007) Also this new bred variety arrived here last week. Currently we only have a few pieces in stock, which are males only. The coloration “bleeding heart” – the deep red basic colour, which is only restricted to the below body half – can only appear at males for genetic reasons. The females cannot
be distinguished from “normal” blue Platies. Therefore breeders must rely on blue Platy females to multiply this beautiful species.(Photo F.Schäfer, Text R.Neunkirchen)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Thailand
Verfügbare Größe in cm	2-3

Sewellia sp. Spotted

19. December 2007

(19.Dec.2007) This, very attractive, probably scientifically not described hillstream sucker reached us from Vietnam.
They remember on Sewellia lineolata but their point pattern is finer and also is the for S. lineolata
characteristic “stripe” missing. Like all hillstream suckers they come from fast flowing water, there
they inhabit rapid flowing streams where they graze on boulders. This means for the fishkeeper that
their high demands on the water quality and oxygen content have to be fullfilled. A strong filter
generating a high flow, rounded rocks and a strong lighting (algae growth!) are important. As they
feed on Algae and small invertebrates their diet should not be to rich in content.(Photo F. Schäfer, Text K. Diehl).

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Vietnam
Verfügbare Größe in cm	5-6

Poropuntius laoensis

19. December 2007

(19.Dec.2007) For the first time Aquarium Glaser was able to import this barb, which is sized 20-25cm and which is quite unnoticeable at first sight. It usually residents in clear wood bourns in the catchment area of the huge Mekong River. The peaceful animals turn out to be very colourful, if you look closely. Especially the pale yellow shiny tail is extreme attractive, which caused the name “Goldtailed Tinfold Barb”. The rare species is only available in small quantities.

(Photo & Text F.Schäfer)

Aqualog Calendar-Yearbook 2008

18. December 2007

Just in time for the new year, the “Aqualog Calendar-Yearbook 2008” is out now.

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Alpheus cyanoteles

17. December 2007

(17.Dec.2007) Pistolshrimp…that`s what they are called. Currently we have a very limited number in stock.
Generally this is a brackish item, which is totally adapted to live in freshwater. They come from the peninsula
of Malaysia. They can create a sound like the shoot of a pistol, which is why they are called Pistolshrimp. You
can hear this very well even outside of the tank! Among themselves they are incompatible. We recommend to keep
them single. You can feed them with all kinds of different foods….they just eat everything.
(Photo F.Schäfer, Text R.Neunkirchen)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Thailand
Verfügbare Größe in cm	5-7

Tylototriton shanjing

13. December 2007

(13.Dec.2007) One of the most beautiful representative of the genus Tylototriton is available: T.shanjing. These beauties comes not on a regular base. Their habitat is the middle and western part of the chinese province Yunnan, Laos & Myanmar. They live in subtropical forests in an altitude of around 2000meters. The females lay up to 300 eggs in ponds or slow running rivers. They should be kept in a terrarium with forest soil, moos, leafs and a “bathing area”. Be careful about the temperatures: they should kept in a range of 15-20°C, during the night temperatures can drop. The max. size is around 17cm, but sexing them is only possible for specialized hobbyists. In general it is a very interesting item, which is not recommended to inexperienced people.

(Photo F.Schäfer, Text R.Neunkirchen)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	China / Laos
Verfügbare Größe in cm	10-12

FIRST TIME IMPORTED: Arothron firmamentum

13. December 2007

Just yesterday we got from Burma an marine pufferwhich was caught in pure freshwater: Arothron firmamentum. This is the first time that this item was found in freshwater and we hope that we can provide more details about them soon.

Macrobrachium sp.RED CLAW

10. December 2007

This amazing shrimp arrived last week: Macrobrachium sp.RED CLAW. We received a very limited number of this item, which is coming from east Borneo. Our supplier told us that he
never shipped them to Europe before. This picture is showing a male, if you click on the small blue fish next to the picture, you will see the female. (Photo F.Schäfer, Text R.Neunkirchen)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Borneo
Verfügbare Größe in cm	3-4

Occidozyga lima

30. November 2007

(30.Nov.2007) From now available on a regular base : Occidozyga lima, the floating frog. These funny guys come from Indonesia. They are easy to keep and should be kept in small groups of at least 10 pieces. They only grow up to 3-4cm and show no sexual dimorphism. They eat all kind of small flies like Drosophila, but also frozen food will be accepted. After a while you can also feed them with a pincer, if you try patiently. Most of the time they are floating on the surface of the water, but you should give them the possibility to leave the water with some “swimming isles”. The only thing you should care for is there “jump ability”, so the tanke must be closed correctly.

(Photo F.Schäfer, Text R.Neunkirchen)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Sulawesi
Verfügbare Größe in cm	2,5-3

Isichthys henryi

30. November 2007

(29.Nov.2007) Currently in stock: one of the rarest Mormyrids in the world: Isichthys henryi. Our supplier from
Guinea informed us that this item appear only 2-4weeks per year! So it only can be called luck to have nearly
one hundret pieces right now in stock! To keep the single is recommended, because they are agressive to others
of the same species. If you want to keep them together, you have to offer them a big, carefully structured tank
with many places to hide. They are very slow eaters; due this they should not be kept with other greedy fish.
If you follow these instructions, you will find in this fish one of the most interesting Mormyrids, which only
grows up to to 10cm.(Photo F.Schäfer, Text R.Neunkirchen)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Guinea
Verfügbare Größe in cm	6-8

Caridina cf. propinqua

30. November 2007

30.Nov.2007) Now we are happy to have them available in big numbers : the mandarinshrimp, Caridina cf. propinqua.
Yesterday we received a good quantity of this beautiful shrimp from our supplier . Their origin is the isle of
Sulawesi. So far we can say are they easy to keep; the females grow up to 2cm , the males remain a little bit
smaller. From our experience we can not confirm the rumors that this is a brackish species. First trials to
breed them are still made. We are sure that this beautiful shrimp will find a regular place in our tanks.
(Photo F.Schäfer, Text R.Neunkirchen)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Sulawesi
Verfügbare Größe in cm	1,5-2

Hypostomus isbrueckeri

27. November 2007

(28.Nov.2007)At the moment we have a group of nearly full-grown Hypostomus isbrueckeri in stock. The here pictured male is easily distinguishable from its partners by the bright colors of the caudal fin. This is probably the only Loricariid species which shows such a pronounced gender difference. Their origin is the border region Brazil, Argentina, and imports of them are rather rare. As recently some breeding attempts of big loricariids were succesful, ambitious breeders should also try to spawn this species. Since they originate from a region with a subtropical climate, they should not be kept all year round at high temperatures. A well-structured, unheated tank should be ideal for them. (Photo und Text K. Diehl)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Brasilien, Argentinien
Verfügbare Größe in cm	25

Macrobrachium rosenbergii

26. November 2007

(26.Nov.2007)The genus Macrobrachium rosenbergii is playing a very important role in the Aquaculture in many regions of asia. Mainly in Thailand they are bred in huge numbers for human consumption. This shrimp belongs to the family Palaemonidae and from time to time they are mported to Europe. But when you find this very nice shrimp in a shop, do not underestimate this item: they grow up to 25-30cm body-size, including their claws even up to 50cm!!! Therefore they should only be kept by experienced hobbyists! Needless to say that they need big tanks with many places to hide. But this real beauty is worth to be kept, check the beautiful picture by Chris Luckhaup! Mentionable is that they are sensitive during the time of transport, so single packing in big bags is very important to guarantee a save arrival.(Photo C.Luckhaup, Text R.Neunkirchen)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Thailand
Verfügbare Größe in cm	7-9

Megalancistrus parananus L234

21. November 2007

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Argentinien, Brasilien, Paraguay
Verfügbare Größe in cm	50 cm

Pseudacanthicus spec. Typhoon

2. November 2007

(2nd.Nov.2007) For the first time we can offer Pseudacanthicus spec. Typhoon. This extremely attractive Cactus Pleco comes from Brazil, its origin is kept as a secret, so that no information concerning the river were they have been caught can be made. In the appearance they reminiscent of Pseudacanthicus spec. “Titanic” L 273, the colour (black body with orange-white stains), however, differs strongly from the Titanics. Remarkable are the wonderful long, orange-coloured filaments of the caudal fin, as well as the orange tip of the dorsal fin. Photos of the exporter can prove that they reach a size of > 30 cm and are still very attractive.

(Photo R.Neunkirchen, Text K.Diehl)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Brasilien
Verfügbare Größe in cm	12-15

Micropoecilia picta RED

1. November 2007

(15.Jan.2008) FINALLY in good quantities available: MICROPOECILIA PICTA RED. From now we will have this beautiful fish on a regular base in stock. We get it from our breeder by pair. A much better availability is now guaranteed. (Photo & Text R. Neunkirchen)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Guyana-Venezuela
Verfügbare Größe in cm	3-4

Caridina cf. propinqua /Orange Shrimp

1. November 2007

A NEW ARRIVAL of the week: Cardina cf. propinqua!

This beautiful orange shrimp arrived yesterday. The latin name is Caridina cf. propinqua. We got a limited number of this extreme nice shrimp. Basically they are easy to keep, but if they will start to loose their colour, you just have to reduce the pH. This wild caught item will arrive in the coming weeks in bigger numbers.

This shrimp is really amazing!

Schistura pridii

19. October 2007

(19.Oct.2007) Last week we received another new item: Schistura pridii. This beautiful small loach (grows up to 4.5cm) comes from Thailand. Exactly they were found in the upper Chao Praya Bassin in the Chiangmai province in the north of Thailand. They come from cool (18-24°C) & fast floating rivers, containing hard and alkaline water, which is highly oxygenated. Rumors says that only a few thousands pieces are available, so we hope that only real specialized hobbyists will try to keep this item with the aim to breed them! (Photo F.Schäfer, Text R.Neunkirchen)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Chao Praya Bassin - Chiangmai / Thailand
Verfügbare Größe in cm	4

Phenacogrammus cf. ansorgei

12. October 2007

(12.Oct.2007) Last week we received a real beauty from Zaire: Phenacogrammus cf. ansorgei. This species grows up to 8cm and was caught in the Lac Mai Ndombe. In the past this lake was called Lac Leopold II. This is a “blackwater” lake, this means all fish from there should be kept in a pH of about 6,00. We will try to breed them and we are sure we can offer in the near future the first german bred ones of the really beautiful item! (Photo F.Schäfer, Text R.Neunkirchen)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Lac Mai Ndombe / Zaire
Verfügbare Größe in cm	5-7

Corbicula sp.

27. September 2007

From Corbicula sp., a maximally 3 cm long mussel, we can offer 2 different colour types. They are hermaphrodites, whose larvae do not, contrary to some other kinds of mussels, exhibit parasitical stages. Since they filter their food from the water, they clean it of suspended matters, bacteria and protozoa. So they can be called called with good right bio filters. About 40 l water per shell should be present. With a higher population density a suspension from e.g. wheat meal should be fed. The water should have at least a small carbonate content, also pH values under 6 should be avoided, since otherwise the shell structure suffers. A fine sandy soil comes to meet them, on the basis of their trails, the mobility can be well reconstructed. (Photo K. U. Genzel, Text K. Diehl)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Nordamerika
Verfügbare Größe in cm	0,8 - 1,5

Anentome helena

20. September 2007

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From now available: the snail-eating snail ANENTOME HELENA. This item coming from asia, is perfect cleaning your tank from snails. The snail is finding her victims with her trunk. With a total length of about 1,5cm is this item also suitable for very small tanks, in which many hobbyists are keeping dwraf shrimps. In such small tanks it is nearly impossible to reduce other snails with loaches of puffers After eating all snails, you can feed those with protein containing food. Just try them! (Photo F.Schäfer Text R. Neunkirchen)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Asien
Verfügbare Größe in cm	1-1,5

Barbus (Puntius) tetrazona BLACKFIN

12. September 2007

We got them! For the FIRST time in europe we have a small amount of german bred “Black Finned Tiger Barbs” (Kapuas area)in stock! This is the REAL Puntius tetrazona. In 2006, a privat hobbyist imported 8 pieces of this species. Mr. Dieter Bork bred a a small amount for us, which is actually available. Since 70 years, the red finned Tiger Barb is imported under the name Puntius tetrazona, which is not correct. The red finned one is called actually Punts anchisporus.

(Text R. Neunkirchen, Photo D. Bork)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Borneo
Verfügbare Größe in cm	2-3

Demanietta sirikit

10. September 2007

Just last week we got a few pieces of the beautiful thai crab Demanietta sirikit! This crab lives in 50-100cm long tunnels near by the riverside. They are building their homes so deep until they reach the level of the groundwater. In the mating season they look for a partner. This happens during the rainy season….when many fruits becomes ripen.
The youngsters grow under the pleon of the female and when the are fully developed, they leave their mother and start their own lifes.

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Thailand
Verfügbare Größe in cm	6 cm
NahrungNahrung	Obst & Früchte
Pflege	Terrarium

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31. August 2007

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Labeo calbasu

6. July 2007

Labeo calbasu the Orange-fin shark is a real king sized labeo. In its homeland (Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and South West China) it is a fish for consumption and therefore of importance in the asiatic aquaculture. With a size of up to 1m it is not a fish for the “normal” aquarium. Aficionados of the East Asian fish fauna possessing really large aquariums, can hold him together with Channa or Osphronemus species. In the wild Labeo calbasu is selective in feeding. Juveniles show a positive selection for zooplanktonic organisms. The adult showa negative selection for the zooplankton and a positive selection for decayed organic matter and molluscs. According to their large appetite they load the water very strongly, thus they are grateful for regular large water changes. In their habitats they occur in diverse waters types and so they have no special demands on waterchemistry.(Photo F. Schäfer, Text K. Diehl)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Südost Asien

Microphis lineatus

6. July 2007

The species Microphis lineatus inhabits the (sub) tropical coastal waters of the American continent. This pelagic pipefish grows up to 22 cm lengths and has a very long slender snout with red spots and blotches. The body is brown or greenish above and pale below. There are very small white spots on the body and a dark line through both eyes. The brood care is practised by the males. Mature male Short-tail River Pipefish carry the eggs in a brood pouch on the ventral surface of the body. Large males can carry several hundred eggs. The breeding takes place in freshwater meanwhile they live most of the year in estuaries and coastal waters. Therefore salt should be added to the water. This pipefish takes only life food. Freshly hatched brine shrimps are taken eagerly. Flake or tablet food is generally not accepted.(Photo: Erwin Schraml, Text: Klaus Diehl)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Tropisches Amerika

Nandopsis salvini

6. July 2007

December 2006: At present we can offer a very beautiful, strongly red coloured variant of Nandopsis (Cichlasoma) salvini to you. They origin from South Mexico, Belize and Guatemala, where they live in to the Atlantic ocean heading streams. Like most Central American cichlids they are very easy to keep in middle hard water at pH values in the neutral range. With a maximum size of 20 cm they belong not to the giants, need however nevertheless sufficiently large tanks (starting from 150 cm). They can be kept together with other cichlid species. A socialization with small fishes is to be avoided, since they, according to their nature, regard them as food. They should be fed with substantial food, a granulated food with a high rate of shrimps can thereby affect the development of the red colour. They are easy to breed and their territorial and brood care behaviour make them to interesting tank inhabitants. An aquarium with Central American cichlids becomes actually never boring.(Photo F. Schäfer, Text K. Diehl)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Belize, Guatemala, Mexiko
Name	Nandopsis salvini

Vieja maculicauda

6. July 2007

Vieja (Cichlasoma) maculicauda the Blackbelt Cichlid is one of the larger Central American cichlids. Males can reach about 35 cm overall length. According to its size one needs voluminous aquaria, where their interesting social behaviour can be observed. In their distribution area (Atlantic slope, from the Usumacinta River drainage in Guatemala to the Chagres River in Panama) they live in the lower sections where the current is slow and go also into brackish water. Since they are able to tolerate brackish and marine conditions, they are unproblematic regarding water chemistry in aquaria. Fish of this size cannot be nourished with flake food alone. Beside granulated food and sticks they should be variedly fed. Here you can let your fantasy go and experiment a lot. Worms and insects as well as their larvae are greedily eaten, also vegetables should be offered, but here some individual differences exist in the readiness to eat these. But this individuality is a part of the attraction with the care of large cichlids. Over years one becomes acquainted with them, so that sometimes they nearly belong to the family(Photo F. Schäfer, Text K. Diehl)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Guatemala bis Panama

Palaemon concinnus

6. July 2007

Over an enormous range, that includes nearly the entire Indo Pacific those first as Macrobrachium “White Fingers” designated Palaemon concinnus can be found. Their bright white “shear-fingers” are very remarkable and give this from Sri Lanka imported species a special attraction. It is about a rather delicate, smaller species, thus one could try to socialise it with small fishes. Because it is a newly imported species we have no information to their behaviour in the aquarium as well as to their breeding. An opportunity to brake new ground is here offered to the Crustaceen Freak and surely interesting discoveries will approach.(Photo F. Schäfer, Text K. Diehl)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Küstenregionen des Indopazifik

Barbus cf. callipterus

6. July 2007

This strongly at Barbus callipterus reminding barb reached us from the tropical west Africa. Whether it is a variant of the Clipper barb B. callipterus or a near related species could yet not be clarified. The further information refers to the general maintenance conditions of bigger barb species.They are social swarm fish, which should be held at the best in schools by at least 7 individuals. They prefer well – planted tanks (> 80cm) with open water for swimming. For the socialization further peaceful, active fish are suitable. Concerning their food barbs have usually no excessive requirements, but as other fish they like an occasional addition of frosted or living food to the commercial flake food diet. One is then often surprised, what energy is in a swarm of barbs, if e.g. living water fleas are offered to them.(Photo F. Schäfer, Text K. Diehl)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Kamerun, Nigeria

Danionella translucida

6. July 2007

Danionella translucida would have earned an entry in the Guiness book of world records. The largest measured individual was only 12mm long, thus acts it with this species around the smallest vertebrate anima. Apart from their extreme smallness the absence of sheds, as well as the high transparency of the dwarves are noticeable. They origin from Myanmar the former Burma, where they inhabit slowly-flowing, well planted streams. They place no special requirements for care, should not however naturally not with lively fish be associated. A small aquarium (50cm) is sufficient for a group of these interesting fish. Breed attempts should be undertaken f the fish are well fed with Artemia Naupliae and sieved life food. According to the waters in their habitat the water should be soft and easily sour. Reports on successful breeding are not known. (Photo: Erwin Schraml, Text: Klaus Diehl)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Myanmar

Corydoras baianinha

6. July 2007

March 2003: Some weeks ago we received a few pieces of Corydoras baianinha. This extreme rare Corydoras only occurs in a little number of small streams in the south of Brasil. The population of Cordoras baianinha is very much in danger, because its living space was already largely distroyed by environmental pollution and forest clearing! It would be highly appreciated if some aquarium hobbyists would try to breed this endangered species. This kind was not furtherly studied scientifically. It is known, however, that the animals occur in cool black water with low total hardness. We hope that the continued existence of this species can be ensured in this case. (Photo F. Schäfer, Text K. Diehl)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Brasilien

Corydoras weitzmani

6. July 2007

This is one of the most spectacular representative of the Corydoras genus recently imported. For us this is the ultimate Corydoras. Its closest relative is probably Corydoras panda. The body pattern is similar to the recently described Corydoras tukano. This species was caught by the authors in September 2004 in the riverine system of the Rio Madre de Dios in Peru. Recently the first importation of this fish was successful as well and is probably the first time this fish has been brought alive to Europe, albeit in low numbers. Around this species there are circulating several rumours. Especially the place of origin of the holotypes (out of the collection of C. Kalinowski from 1949) seems to be incorrect, because many years of searching in the area of Cusco this species could not be found. Not before 2004 Belinda and Lance R. Peck (Aquarium Gonewild, Peru) caught this rare catfish accidentally in a small area heavily destroyed by gold diggers. Often this fish is caught as individuals and despite many expeditions this species has only been imported in extreme low numbers. We participated in one of those expeditions and could catch only a couple of these Corydoras catfish. A larger importation to Germany was not possible during this period. Now this species has come available in amounts, which are suitable for the first breeding attempts. If these are successful this species can be distributed and made available for the aquarium hobbyists. Due to the destruction of the natural habitat of this catfish the future import will be doubtful. Aquarium Glaser is offering an exclusively part of the recently imported wild caught Corydoras weitzmani. (Text: P.+M. Hoffmann, Photo: P. Hoffmann)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Peru, Madre de Dios

Characidium spec. V

6. July 2007

This prettily drawn representative of the genus Characidium reached us over Rio de Janeiro, its actual occurrence area is unknown. A classification of the more than 50 Characidium species is difficult, for orientation we here adopt the numbering of the Aqualog photo collection. As natural biotope small clear watercourses are to be assumed. The water should be well aerated and be sufficient for the general requirements on water chemistry (pH around 7, GH max.15). It concerns here a ground inhabiting omnivore fish. Considering the small mouth opening however not to large pieces of food should be offered to the animals. For the keeping of groups, tanks should be used by 100cm length, since the animals like to built up small territories. Breeding might not be difficult as with other Characidium species too.(Photo: Erwin Schraml, Text: Klaus Diehl)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Brasilien

Hyphessobrycon cf. loweae

6. July 2007

It was illustrated on the homepage of Canadian fish exporter “Below Water” and designated as “Kitty” Tetra (“a new Hemigrammus-species, caught in Mato Grosso in November 2000). It is presented as Hyphessobrycon loweae in the February/March-issue of “Aquaristik Fachmagazin & Aquarium heute”. According to Dr. Géry there are “good correspondences” with Hyphessobrycon loweae (Costa & Géry). Similar to Hyphesobrycon elachys , the clearly lengthened belly fins of the males, a widely extended back fin as well as a widened, bent anal fin are particularly remarkable. Tail-, back-, belly- and anal fin(s) are transparent-yellowish to darkyellow-orange-red and lined in a deep shade of red. The animals measure a total length of approx. 39mm of female sex and 42mm of male sex (standard length 32 resp. 35mm). According to first experiences water around 10° dGH, ph 7 and temperature around 24°C is sufficient for the keeping. (Photo F. Schäfer, Text K. Diehl)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Brasilien
Name	Hyphessobrycon cf. loweae

Apistogramma agassizii ,,Abacaxis“

6. July 2007

The fish in this picture shows the beautiful A. agassizii colour morph from the Rio Abacaxis, which lies in the middle part of the Amazon River in Brasil. Recently a number of new varieties are introduced to the hobby, originating from breeding as well as import of local colour morphs. We can only hope that these beautiful varieties will obtain a permanent place in our fascinating hobby. The breeding of A. agassizi in not very complicated if you are aware of the typical conditions of keeping Apistogramma. Soft and clean water with low pH, enough hiding places with caves having small openings for the females to be used as breeding places, are the basal conditions for successful breeding. With this know-how plus a small amount of aquaristical intuition nothing will be in the way for many hours of fascinating observation in front of the fish tank.

(Photo: R.Suttner, Text: Izaak den Daas)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Brasilien, Rio Abacaxis

stingray-babies

6. July 2007

July 2005: During the night from Sunday to Monday it was about time: We got three babies. About five weeks ago we had received a female from Pantanal River and we immediately noticed on arrival that this fish was not alone: It was pregnant. After five weeks now of intensive care, these three babies were safely born in the night mentioned above. Their size is approx. 8 to 9cm Ø. The mother is approx. 35cm tall and was put into another tank right after delivery. It is noticeable that the young ones show much different markings than their mother. The father of the little ones could not be found out anymore.

Hypancistrus spec. L 173

6. July 2007

March 2005: Freshly arrived: Beautiful German breds of L 173. For the first time we can offer thereby more than a “handful” of these wonderful rare pieces. The large variability of their pattern is remarkable. The bluish glow is common in all the white of their fins.

(Photo & Text K. Diehl)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Brasilien
Name	Hypancistrus spec. L 173

Pseudancistrus spec. L 259

6. July 2007

Pseudancistrus spec. L 259 originates from the surrounding of the city Pimental at the Rio Tapajos. As all Pseudancistrus species the males of L 259 show a characteristic “beard” of Odontodes (dermal teeth) during the spawning season. Contrary to the popular Hypancistrus species L 259 are vegetarians. Therefore Zucchini, cucumbers and further vegetables should be added to the offered regular food (flakes and frosted food). With a size of 20cm they rank among the medium sized suckermouth catfish. Since males can get occasionally quite aggressive, roomy aquariums are needed. For maintenance higher temperatures (26 – 30°C) are recommended. There are no reports on a successful breeding in this species, so that suckermouth enthusiasts will surely discover some interesting news.

(Photo F. Schäfer, Text K. Diehl)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Brasilien, Rio Tapajos
Name	Pseudancistrus spec. L 259

Chelus fimbriatus

6. July 2007

June 2006: Freshly arrived and very beautiful. From South America reached us few Mata matas. Their in jungle waters protruding camouflage lets it appear remarkable and bizarr in the aquarium.(Photo F. Schäfer, Text K. Diehl)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Peru, Kolumbien, Brasilien
Name	Mata mata

Labeo longipinnis

6. July 2007

december 2005: For the first time in Europe we can present Labeo longipinnis from the Congo River to you. This about 30 cm long growing Labeo is not noticeable by a particularly spectacular design or colour. Due to its lively manner, beautiful form and fins it can become nevertheless a genuine “eye-catcher” in the community aquarium. Since so far for their behaviour in aquaria no references are present , there is still a lot to discover. For the maintenance only roomy containers are suitable, one should also start with a not too small number of animals, since we know nearly nothing about its social behaviour. Labeo species can become quite incompatible at the age and then it is always favourable, when the aggressions can be distributed within a group. At the nutrition Labeo`s place, except what the quantity concerns, no increased requirements, a generous filtering unit should be always present with large sized bottom feeders.(Photo F. Schäfer, Text K. Diehl)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Kongo, Congo River

Potamorrhaphis guianensis

6. July 2007

These fish belonging to needlefish (Belonidae) reach the aquariums of interested hobbyists only very seldom. These robbers, called halfbeak, come from almost all over Amazonia. You can find them also in the Orinoco catchment area as well as in the Guyana countries. These specialized surface fish are only suitable for the the hobbyists with restrictions because of their rapacious habits. Especially regarding the nutrition they are making heavy demands on their nurse. In the beginning they mostly only react to living or struggeling prey and you should therefore already have built up a feedingfish breeding or you can feed them with living insects, which will be taken from the surface. The animals are particularly excited, if crickets, flies or insects like that touch the surface. After the settling you can try to get the fish used to dead food little by little. Especially frozen white blood worms are well-tried, as they are floating quite long in the water – too quickly sinking food is not getting noticed. They are rather undemanding to the further care, you only have to provide aquariums big enough for the surface robbers, which will grow to 40cm maximum and they feel best within a small group of 3-6 animals. Therefore aquariums having a base of 150x60cm are the absolute minimum. The height of the aquarium is not important as only the first 20cm und the waters surface are used as living space. A socialization is quite possible, but the other fish should on one hand not be one of their prey and should on the other hand not be so agressive that they could be dangerous for the peaceful Potamorrhapis guianensis.(Photo & Text von T. Weidner)

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Herkunft	Amazonasgebiet
Name	Potamorrhaphis guianensis

Dario hysginon

6. July 2007

Compared with Dario dario this species is hardly known by the general aquarists, although the males who obtain and guard their territory are looking very beautiful. Although they do not display the coloration like D. dario, they definitely show the same intense red colour. Unfortenately D. hysginon only shows his full colour when he is feeling well, and will look rather pale in the shops. As with all representatives of the Badidae family, these fish can be somewhat difficult concerning feeding and live food is essential although they might eat frozen food. Flake food however will not be taken. In a well-decorated aquarium, with enough shady places, the male will start defending a territory thereby showing his finest colours and with the appropriate female reproduction will start soon. The eggs and fry are usually not guarded but due to guarding the territory a certain amount of young will survive if one chooses the other tank mates carefully. Because D. hyginon will not reach a length of more then 3 cm large companions should not be kept with this beautiful little fellow.(Text & Photo: Thomas Weidner)

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Herkunft	Myanmar

Lamprologus callipterus ALBINO

6. July 2007

August 2004: Now available: Lamprologus callipterus ALBINO. After several years, one of our breeder was successful in breeding this species. We have this fish for the first time in stock. You will find here more details soon.(Photo F. Schäfer, Text K. Diehl)

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Herkunft	Zuchtform

Pseudocrenilabrus philander

6. July 2007

May 2007: From the Congo we received Pseudocrenilabrus philander. The fish originate from the upper parts of the Congo river (Lualaba). Their area of circulation covers nearly the entire southern Africa, where they are to be found in practically all types of waters. As mouthbreeders in the female gender their courtship and broodcare run after the typical haplochromine pattern.

(Photo F. Schäfer, Text K. Diehl)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Südliches, zentrales Afrika

Pterophyllum altum

6. July 2007

The new season began, Pterophyllum altum (Orinoco) is available again. Deep Angels can reach 20cm length and up to 35cm in height. This has to be considered with the tank purchase, it should have a height of at least 70cm. A decoration with large bogwood, provides structure and retreat possibilities for them. Since they are sensitive in relation to bad water quality and stress, they are not really suitable for community tanks. In no case they should be associated with too lively fish. For their maintenance middlehard water with a neutral pH is sufficient, for breeding attempts it should content nearly no minerals and pH values in the range of 5. Only a few hobbyists were able to breed them and it is remarkable that even at parents of a F2 generation a spawning season of a few months (in spring) is clearly present.(Photo F. Schäfer, Text K. Diehl)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Kolumbien, Venezuela, Orinoco
Name	Pterophyllum altum

Aegla platensis

6. July 2007

There are more than 60 species, all of them exclusively inhabitants of freshwater, in the genus Aegla, which belongs to the family Aeglidae. All Aegla species are inhabitants of southern South America. To date they have hardly ever been seen in the aquarium hobby. The specimens recently imported by Aquarium Glaser demonstrate, however, that Aegla are thoroughly interesting aquarium occupants. Aegla are relatively small crabs – A. platensis grows little longer than 5 cm. The tail is carried folded beneath the belly, as in the short-tailed crabs. A number of sexual differences are known in Aegla. The males have a longer, broader carapace, the pincers are larger and the left-hand and right-hand pincers are unequally developed. Aegla platensis is sexually mature at an early age. The eggs undergo direct development, and the hatching young immediately look very similar to the parents. There are no free-swimming larval stages. In Aegla platensis in particular egg-carrying females are found year-round, and this species is thus not restricted to breeding at particular times of the year. In the aquarium the first (obviously very short-term) observations indicate that these little creatures live a very secretive life. If they are given fine sand as substrate then they like to bury themselves, disappearing tail-first into the bottom. Aegla crabs don’t appear to have any special food preferences, and both frozen foods (mosquito larvae, Artemia) and dry are taken. The specimens now imported originate from a river called the Arroyo Pozo Hondo, 137 km to the east of Asunción (Paraguay). Like fishes imported from Paraguay, Aegla may also appreciate a slight “winter rest” at 16-18 °C, and in general they should not be kept too warm. If possible the maintenance temperature shouldn’t exceed 24°C even in summer. (Photo: Aquarium Glaser, Text: Izaak den Daas)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Paraguay

Coenobita brevimanus

6. July 2007

The hermit crab C. brevimanus origins from coasts of the Indopacific, where it is found from the east coast of Africa to Tahiti. Coenobita brevimanus is the most terrestrial of all land hermit crabs. For the maintenance one needs a terrarium with only shallow water, because they do not like to get wet. Since they are very social, they should be held in a small group. A terrarium of 60 x 40 x 40cm for a small group would be ideal. The terrarium is good to secure, since hermit crabs are experienced escapees. Important are further a good ventilation and structuring of the terrarium. Since C. brevimanus climb gladly, also some stones or roots should be brought in. With a high sandy bottom you should give them a chance to dig. As expressed omnivores one can offer them different fruit and vegetables, as well as food with animal content. The species has code 483144 on our stocklist. (Photo F. Schäfer, Text K. Diehl)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Küsten des Indopazifik

Macrobrachium idae

6. July 2007

January 2006: The long arm shrimp Macrobrachium idae reached us from Sri Lanka. Remarkable are their extreme long, name-giving “arms”, which can give the full grown animals an enormous broad reach. With that they are able to track small fish successfully, which naturally limits their use in the community tank. Together with larger fish species or in a shrimp aquarium they are however interesting animals. Like all Macrobrachium species they need good water quality, otherwise however they are not demanding. All usual kinds of food are eaten greedy. A shrimp aquarium should not be lit up too brightly, and/or be easily darkened with some swimming plants.The roots of the swimming plants offer protection to the new generation against their sometimes quite predatory parents. Further there should be a lot of hiding places, with bogwood, coconut bowls and rocks beautiful underwater landscapes can be arranged.(Photo F. Schäfer, Text K. Diehl)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Sri Lanka - Australien

Corydoras weitzmani

6. July 2007

February 2006: We are pleased to be able to offer you the first offspring of a legend. Now offspring of the recently again discovered and in the last year for the first time to Germany imported Corydoras weitzmani are available. Fortunately this beautiful small, at Corydoras panda reminding species, could quite fast be spawned by engaged breeders. This appears particularly of importance before the background of its threatening extermination in the wild. The species is not very productive, therefore it would be welcome, if further Cory fans took care of them. In the maintenance they are unproblematic. Best they feel, if they can as a troop of conspecifics, sieve sand surfaces in the aquarium for food. Flake food, tablets and different frosted foods are gladly eaten. For breeding it may be somewhat more meaty. White Worms (Enchytraeus) and Tubifex promotes the spawn considerably. We hope to be able to offer further offspring of this species to you, since they deserve a further spreading in our aquaria.

(Photo F. Schäfer, Text K. Diehl)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Peru

Hoplias macrophthalmus

6. July 2007

With Hoplias macrophthalmus we could import from Colombia one of the biggest predatory fishes of the Amazon river system. Contrary to the regular imported Hoplias malabaricus these arrive only extreme rarely in the trade. As an adult with a weight of over 40 kg and a length of more than 120cm they belong to the largest characins at all and leave the viewer with an enormous impression. For keeping them very large tanks are required and their tankmates have to be choosen with big caution.(Photo F. Schäfer, Text K. Diehl)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Kolumbien

Crossoloricaria cf cephalaspis

6. July 2007

The 5 species of the genus Crossoloricaria are all looking very similar to the flounder Loricariid genus Pseudohemiodon. These fish have as well a flattened body form, small eyes lying distally on the triangularly formed head. The difference between these two genii is the missing of the ventral bony plates of Crossoloricaria. Only at the medial line of the ventral side there is a small row of tiny bony plates. C. cephalispis does not grow larger then 20 cm. They absolutely need a sandy substrate, in which they can bury themselves as deep as possible. This means that they often are difficult to spot at all. When they are new in the aquarium they only come out of the sand during the night, but after a period of acclimatisation they appear at feeding time. This species also originates from the north of Colombia.(Text: I. den Daas, Photo: F. Schäfer)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Kolumbien

Loricaria simillima

6. July 2007

Loricaria simillima has a very wide distribution in South America. It is found in the Orinoco-, Amazon- and La Plata basins. A result of this large area many different color forms are known, which differ clearly regarding coloration and pattern. The species occurs in different water types. Black water forms are more demanding in maintenance and breeding than fishes originating from white water. For keeping them middlehard water with a pH of 6 – 8 and temperatures between 24 – 27°C is sufficient. As omnivorous fishes they are rather undemanding in their nutrition, tablet food, flakes and frosted food are accepted. The aquarium should have a sandy soil, some dark corners made by stones and bogwood increase the comfort for the fish. With a total length of 25 cm they should be kept in not to small tanks, they are mouthbrooders, the male guards the eggs and larvae.(Photo F. Schäfer, Text K. Diehl)

For our customers: the fish have code 266653 on our stocklist.Please note that we exclusively supply the wholesale trade.

Lexikon: Loricaria: from the Latin word „lorica“which is the chest protector of the Roman legionnaire, eg „one that wears a chest protector“. simillima: Latin, means “very similiar”, which refers to the similarity of the species to L. cataphracta.

Suggestion of a common name: Royal Whiptail Cat

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Zentrales Südamerika

Pareiodon cf. microps

6. July 2007

This pencil catfish, a relative of parasitic the urethra of humans entering catfishes, is very rarely traded. The affiliation to the genus Pareiodon is rather clear, the species classification however is yet not clarifyed. As predators they should not be socialized with to small fishes. Due to their rarity no reports about their maintenance in the aquarium are present to us. For collectors of rarities: there is one albino in stock!

(Photo F. Schäfer, Text K. Diehl)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Brasilien

Schistura nicholsi

6. July 2007

To an unusually large about 200 species comprehending genus belongs Schistura nicholsi the Redtail Zebra Sand Loach. It originates from the Mekong basin in Thailand and Laos, where it inhabits fast flowing waters on a stony ground. This is to be considered during its aquarium maintenance. In order to ensure a high oxygen content and obtain a sufficient current in the aquarium, it should have an efficient filter. With approximately 9 cm they attain full growth, tanks of 1 m length are sufficiently large for a group of at least 5 animals. With pebbles in different sizes and some roots you can try to arrange a bank seam in the aquarium. This is accepted enthusiastically by the fish, always they are on investigation and search for food. At most they like living insect larvae, can however be accustomed without any problems to frosted and also flake food. (Photo F. Schäfer, Text K. Diehl)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Laos, Thailand, Mekong

Hypancistrus spec. L 173 Bred

6. July 2007

March 2007: Freshly arrived: Beautiful German breds of L 173. For the first time we can offer thereby more than a “handful” of these wonderful rare pieces. The large variability of their pattern is remarkable. The bluish glow is common in all the white of their fins. (Photo F. Schäfer, Text K. Diehl)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Brasilien
Name	Hypancistrus spec. L 173

Pseudoacanthicus spec. „Albino Titanic“ L 273

6. July 2007

April 2005: Only one fish of the albino form of the well-known „Titanic Catfish“ was imported from Belem (Brazil). L 273 is normally extremely variably coloured from fish to fish. As well as splendid specimens with contrasting dark grey/yellow plus orange colouration there are also individuals that are predominantly mouse grey with black dots and have only orange fin tips. This unique deep yellow specimen is a new variety. We can only hope that in future this albino variety can be offered in larger quantities. L 273 grows to more than 30 cm long and need therefore large fish tanks. This species is very territorial and will defend its living space against other fish of the same species. Against other aquarium inhabitants this catfish is peaceful.(Text: I. den Daas, Photo: E.Schraml)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Brasilien, Rio Tapajois
Name	Pseudoacanthicus spec. „Albino Titanic“

Cirrhinus molitorella

6. July 2007

If you are interested in a larger growing fish, the mud carp Cirrhinus molitorella originating from Southeast Asia, could be the right thing for you. In the list of fishing world records it is quoted with a length by 1 m and applies in Thailand under the name Pa Keng as a strong fighter at the fishing rod. In the aquarium it will not reach this size and can be socialized for example with large representatives of the genera Labeo, Osphronemus or Channa. Owners of very large aquaria are here addressed, they can try to accommodate the Southeast Asiatic riverine fauna in biotope aquaria. With bamboo canes, roots, and large stones beautiful underwater landscapes can be arranged. In its habitat C. molitorella inhabits midwater to bottom depths of running waters. It is found there both in fast flowing sections as well as in calmer water, during the rain time even within flooding areas. As a omnivor it is problem-free in the nutrition, naturally large food quantities are needed.(Photo F. Schäfer, Text K. Diehl)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Vietnam, China

Barbus barbus

6. July 2007

This endemic species can be found through Europe, from France to the Memel River, in England in the Thames and a few other rivers and in the Danube and its tributaries. During the breeding season the male fish have a cloudy secrete on the head with white nodules. The females are considerable bigger and rounder then the males. The eggs of this barb are slightly poisonous. These are very interesting fish for an endemic fish tank and of course the temperate aquarium. They take all kinds of live and frozen food, all available vegetarian stuff but also flake food and tablets. Several subspecies of B. barbus are known and described for Europe, like for instance French, Yugoslavian and Greek subspecies. (Photo: Frank Schäfer, Text: Izaak den Daas)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Europa

Macrognathus aral

6. July 2007

This spiny eel originates from South East Asia, i.e. Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal up to Myanmar in their most southern distribution area. This fish is dawn and night active and will eat small fish. Therefore it should only be kept with larger tank fellows. In their natural habitat this species can reach a length of 65 cm, although in the fish tank it might not reach this length. The water of the aquarium should be given some sea salt (1-2 tea spoons per 10 litre of water) and should be well aerated. Any publications about breeding the spiny eels can be found in the literature of the last 40 years only incidentally, although only from the smaller species. Spiny eels make suitable and very interesting subjects for the home aquarium. After a period of shyness the spiny eels will come out at feeding times and can even become a very trusty tank companion. (Photo: Frank Schäfer, Text: Izaak den Daas)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Indien

Pseudophallus mindii

6. July 2007

Pseudophallus mindii is a short snouted pipefish, which reached us as a by-catch in two exemplars. Their distribution contains central and tropical South America, where it is found predominantly in freshwater habitats. Adults were caught from estuaries and mangrove areas too, while planktonic juveniles have been collected well offshore at sea. As other pipefishes and seahorses the males will do the brood care. The food supply is for the maintenance of pipefishes particularly of importance. They must be located in the food, best in living food, e.g. water fleas, cyclops, small mosquito larvae and artemia. A salt additive is recommended, the aquariums should be well structured with fine-leafed plants and little pieces of bogwood, so that the animals can show their natural behavior. At the best they should only be socialized with really peaceful fish, which do not fight with them for food, because they does not have any self-assertion. As tank mates some invertebrates e.g. shrimps will do fine.(Photo Erwin Schraml, Text Klaus Diehl)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Zentral-, Südamerika

Geophagus sp. „Pindare“

6. July 2007

Among the “Eartheaters”, species Geophagus, G. sp. “Pindare” is one of the most recommendable ones. Growing up to approx. 15cm only, it stays rather small and also shows a beautiful marking with red and blue lines on its flanks. The care of this species is really quite simple, because it does not care about the plants and it is easy to please with almost every water as long as it is biological clean. Of course it prefers frozen or live food, but it does not scorn dry food. It is only unsuitable for a Dutch plant tank, because being an “Eartheater” it needs sand to chew. Therefore a bigger zone of the aquarium should be covered with fine sand and the decorations should be roots, rocks and some deeply rooted plants. G. sp. “Pindare” is a larvophiler mouthbreeder, which puts its nest with eggs on a rock or root and only picks up the hatched larvas in its protecting mouth. (Photo & Text von T. Weidner)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft	Brasilien, Rio Pindare

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