Leopard Barbel Rediscovered in Turkish River
A freshwater fish at risk from extinction has been rediscovered in a river in Turkey. Named the Leopard Barbel, Luciobarbus
Read More
Fish
African tiger scat, Scatophagus tetracanthus
Few freshwater fish have bolder, more striking colouration than the African Tiger Scat, or Scatty, to its friends. Famously brackish
Read More
Albino aquarium fish – pretty in pink?
Albinos have been in the aquarium hobby a long time. Albino Corydoras, Red finned sharks, even Oscars, but now it
Read More
Red Blue Peru Tetra
Two years ago I got to keep one of my bucket list Characins – Hyphessobrycon sp.”Red/blue Peru”, now properly described
Read More
New Panaque subspecies causes controversy
The Watermelon pleco L330 has a new scientific name. “I’m happy to announce the description of Panaque nigrolineatus laurafabianae, a
Read More
Jewel Cichlids
Scarlet coloured, and moderate in size and temperament, the Jewel cichlids of the genus Hemichromis make perennial aquarium favourites. They’re
Read More
Hybrid fish – freaks of nature
According to the Oxford dictionary, a hybrid is “The offspring of two plants or animals of different species or varieties,
Read More
Slender Sardine cichlids
Lake Tanganyika is so full of cichlid variety, and the so-called sardine cichlids of the genus Cyprichromis don’t disappoint. Contenders
Read More
Malawi Eyebiter, Dimidiochromis compressiceps
Working as I do in marketing, I can see the sales potential in giving a fish a good name. The
Read More
Monster Kok Flowerhorn on show at China International Pet Show
Flowerhorns are aquatic Marmite, in fact, they’re more marginal than that. They’re anchovy pizza. A product of the Malaysian ornamental
Read More