Die folgenden Ausführungen wurden von unserem Mitglied Regina SPOTTI vor einiger Zeit online in einer Gruppe von Panzerwelsfreunden zur Verfügung gestellt. Da dort aber alles nur auf Englisch lesbar und der Zugang beschränkt ist, dachten wir uns, dieser Ort sei ideal für eine deutsche Version. Continue reading
Fish Groups
Hypancistrus cf. margaritatus “L 136c”
Neither the species nor the particularly attractive form treated here, which became known in aquaristics with the addition “c”, is something really new. In the last two to three years, however, there have been some changes in selection and linebreeding, which is why a particularly beautiful specimen is presented here. Continue reading
Platynematichthys notatus
– taken from the report 04-2016 –
Pier Aquatics (Wigan, England) came up with a special treat for catfish lovers in September: Two large specimens of the “lince catfish”, Platynematichthys notatus (JARDINE, 1841) could be imported from Peru. Continue reading
Thayeria obliqua
In contrast to its close relative Thayeria boehlkei, Thayeria obliqua is only rarely found in trade. The third species of the genus Thayeria ifati is even rarer. I have not seen it myself yet, which might be due to its endemism in the rivers of Maroni and Approuague in French Guyana, from where no exports can be realized. The fourth, recently described species Thayeria tapajonica MOREIRA & LIMA, 2017 originating from Rio Tapajós in Brazil is not in trade either. Continue reading
Canthophrys gongota (HAMILTON, 1822)
Recently I received interesting pictures from our chairman, showing the loach Canthophrys gongota (syn. Somileptes), which he had taken at the English shop Pier Aquatics. Continue reading
Ein wissenschaftlich neuer Trugdornwels: Spinipterus moijiri
In der Familie der Trugdornwelse (Auchenepteridae) wurde im November 2019 eine neue Art beschrieben, die in der Aquaristik bereits länger bekannt ist: Der „Otorongo-Trugdornwels“ heißt jetzt Spinipterus moijiri. Continue reading
Big, rare and predatory: Piranhas at Wharf Aquatics
In September `19 the Preston Aquarist Society invited me over for their yearly Convention, an event I was really looking forward to and which I had attended in 2017 for the first time. Continue reading
Luiz Tencatt and the BSSW
Once upon a time, a group of aquarium hobbyists and a mad scientist joining forces to reveal the fishy mysteries of the Rio Correntes, Central Brazil… Continue reading
Again and again: “L 56”
Constantly one encounters the designation “L 56” in stock lists, in shops as well as in many many lists of aquarists. This refers to Parancistrus aurantiacusthe “Golden Broad-headed Sucker Catfish”, but this species does not have an L-number and should never have been given one, because it was scientifically described by CASTELNAU in 1855 and therefore does not fall under the fish numbers were given to: a species that is indeterminable at the time of number assignment and therefore “deserves” an L-number. Continue reading
Eine wahre Pracht: CW158
Aus einem Zufluss des brasilianischen Rio Negro konnte Pier Aquatics (Wigan, England) zu Beginn des Jahres einen neuen Corydoras importieren, der Anfang April eine neue CW-Nummer bekommen hat: CW158. Bis dahin wurde dieser ausgesprochen attraktive Panzerwels als Corydoras sp. “parallelus II” bezeichnet, in Anlehnung an die Ähnlichkeit der Flankenzeichnung. Continue reading