Indian Glass Fish
March 13th, 2012 — 1:22pm
Previously known as Chanda ranga, the common name of this species arose because it's translucent skin means that the bone structure and internal organs are clearly visible. For many years it has been artificially injected with luminous dyes on fish farms in Asia and then sold as "Painted" glass fish or "Disco fish". This abhorrent act involves injecting the fish repeatedly with a large needle and most fish do not survive more than a few months afterwards. Whilst painted …
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Humphead Perchlet
March 13th, 2012 — 1:22pm
A new species that was only described to science in 2003, little is known about the natural behaviour of P. pulcinella. It has started to be imported quite regularly over the last couple of years, although it is still quite expensive. Unfortunately this species has suffered the same fate as some of it's close relatives, and artificiallly dyed specimens have been making their way onto the market. These should be avoided at all costs, as the processes involved are cruel and unecessary, and us…
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March 13th, 2012 — 1:22pm
This species has been exported for the aquarium hobby and ranks among the smaller members of the family. It can be differentiated from all other Akysis species by the following combination of characters: head length 22.0-28.6% of standard length (SL); caudal peduncle depth 8.8-10.7% of SL; anal-fin base length 15.2-19.1% of SL; eye diameter 12-16% of head length (HL); nasal barbel length 57 92% of HL; posession of 3-4 serrae on the posterior edge ofspine; body patterning mottled with indistinct …
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Asian Banjo Catfish
March 13th, 2012 — 1:21pm
This is the most commonly-encountered representative of the genus in the aquatic trade though is by no means common. As in other members of the genus body colouration is highly variable, even among individuals collected from a single locality, although a few useful regularities have been observed which can be used to distinguish certain species. This is thought related to the fact that Acrochordonichthys spp. periodically shed their skins and appear paler post-moulting.
A. rugosus lends its …
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Two-striped Apisto
March 13th, 2012 — 1:21pm
Localities known in the hobby include ‘Pastaza’, ‘Putumayo’, ‘Requena’, ‘Río Nanay’, ‘Rio Napo’, ‘Maniti’, ‘Momón’, ‘Río Tigre’, ‘Río Ampiyacu’, ‘Shishita’, ‘Shushupi’, ‘Yavari’, ‘Tefé’, ‘Manaquiri’, ‘Lago do Januari’, ‘Mamori’ (often misspelled ‘Mamuri’), ‘Careiro’, ‘Manacapuru’, ‘Juruá’, ‘Curuaí’, and ‘Purutu’ though we’ve been unable to find anywhere matching the latter name within the species’ known distribution, and in fact several of these names are applied incorrectly on a regular basis.
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Oil Catfish
March 13th, 2012 — 1:21pm
A very cute little catfish, that unfortunately is rarely kept in ideal conditions. When it is maintained properly, it's a joy to watch as it feeds from close to the water surface, swimming frantically in the flow. It was reclassified, and placed in the genus Centromochlus in 1998.
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Redspot Cichild
March 13th, 2012 — 1:21pm
A. calobrensis is not as common in the hobby as some other species in the genus (most notably A. citrinellus). It was considered a member of the genus Cichlasoma for some time, before being restored to its original position in Amphilophus. However it exhibits several characteristics that seem to set it apart from its congeners. As a result many experts believe it will probably be moved into a newly-erected genus at some point in the future. You may also see it listed as a member of Astatheros oc…
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Saddle Cichlid
March 13th, 2012 — 1:21pm
This is the type species of the genus Aequidens and has the widest distribution of any member species. It exists in various colour forms depending on locality with variants from Ecuador and Peru being particularly sought after since they develop striking red (Ecuador) or orange (Peru) colouration on the lower part of the jaw, head and anterior portion of the belly whereas those from Brazil tend to have an overall grey/blue/green colouration, for example.
Despite its type status it's long…
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Celebes Ricefish
March 13th, 2012 — 1:21pm
Described from the Maros River (Salo Maros), southwestern Sulawesi, Indonesia and subsequently recorded from rivers and streams throughout the southwestern arm of the island including Lake Tempe (Danau Tempe), plus the Mota Talau River, East Timor state on the nearby island of Timor.
More recently Herder and Chapuis (2010) reported it to be more widespread on Sulawesi, with new records pertaining to an unnamed small stre…
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Congo Puffer
March 13th, 2012 — 1:21pm
Puffer fish are so called as they have the ability to inflate their elastic stomachs with water or air. This is usually a response to some kind of threat, although in the aquarium many specimens appear to inflate themselves for no apparent reason. The fish becomes 2 or 3 times its normal size, big enough to scare away many potential predators, or difficult to swallow.
Puffers also have several other interesting adaptations. They are one of the few fish that can actually blink or close their …
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