The many species of Ancistrus with small white dots are very difficult to tell apart. We recently obtained L181 from the Rio Negro in Brazil. The very same species has been given several L-numbers, eg L71 (from the Rio Tapajós) or L249 (from the Rio Trombetas and its affluent, the Rio Cuminá). Also extremely similar […]
Currently four syntopically occuring forms of Pseudancistrus are reported from the Rio Tapajós. They differ from each other by minor differences in respect of coloration and proportions. L321 is the comparatively flattest of them, has small dots and a reddish seam at the caudal fin. LDA32 and L259 are a bit deeper bodied and have […]
We received a good number of pure black Ancistrus from the Rio Negro. These have no clearly visible markings, except one: a deepblack spot on the basis of the dorsal fin. This somewhat unspectacular, but characteristic feature made finally the determation possible. Our fish belong to the species named “L88” or Anstrus sp. Black (the […]
Another extremely rarely imported Corydoras species reached us from Peru. The unusual popular name of the scientifically undescribed species is due to the coloration, especially the dark triangle in the neck. This reminds one very much to the odd type of headdress worn by Gustaf Gründgens in his legendary production of Goethe´s Faust, where he […]
The longsnouted and saddle-nosed Corydoras appear in the wild either solitary or in small schools. This is the reason why they are much more difficult to collect than the round-nosed Corydoras which most often live in very large swarms. This fact makes the longsnouted and saddle-nosed Corydoras much more expensive and also more desired by […]
We
were able to import two large males of this top rarity. There is still
an ongoing debate among specialists whether Panaque suttonorum (= P.
suttoni) and P. cochliodon do represent the same species or not.
However, in the most recent scientific revision, P. suttonorum is
considered to be valid.
For
our customers: the animals have code 275007 on our stocklist. Please
note that we exclusively supply the wholesale trade. Only two specimens
available!
Text & photos: Frank Schäfer
For the first time ever we can offer this beautiful Corydoras. It originates from the Rio Negro basin in Brazil. A bright green shine on the flanks of the body is very obvious, especially when the light falls from ahead on the fish. This species attains a maximum length of about 6.5 cm. For our […]
For the first time ever we could import this dwarf whale catfish from Peru. The maximum length of this tiny species seems to be around 5-6 cm. In contrast to the better known blue whale catfish, Cetopsis coecutiens, which is an aggressive predatory species, all Denticetopsis are competely harmless insectivorous fishes. This species has been […]
This is another catfish-beauty originating from Nigeria. Someone once said that this species of Synodontis can be characterized by three adjectives: peaceful, beautiful, and hardy. In fact S. ocellifer is one of the most peaceful species of Synodontis at all. The maximum length of S. ocellifer is about 20 cm. When they get older they […]
There are two species of catfish in South America that look like siblings: Leiarus marmoratus (called “Achara” by the natives) and Leiarius (formerly: Perrunichthys) perruno. Both species attain a length of about 60 cm, have the very same leopard pattern and the long, ringed whiskers. But there does exist an easily recognizable difference: Leiarius marmoratus […]
The
L-catfish L135 belongs to the most attractive L-numbers. Most
specialists currently believe that it represents a variety of the
species Peckoltia braueri. This species has been given also two other
L-numbers, eg 121 and 305. L135 from the central Rio Negro basin is the
most colourful of them. This catfish attains a maximum length of 12-15
cm and has been bred in aquaria already. It is only very rarely
available as wild collected stock, so we are quite glad about our
successful importation!
For
our customers: the fish have code 26480-L 135-1 on our stocklist.
Please note that we exclusively supply the wholesale trade.
Text & photos: Frank Schäfer
Along with the spectacular Peckoltia sp. “Alto Nhamunda” (see http://www.aquariumglaser.de/en/news.php#1245) a specimen of Panaqolus reached us, which is very similar to the L-number L374. Very similar is also L403. Both L-numbers most probably represent the same species. One should not forget that a L-number is not given for new species, but for Loricariids exported from […]
Two weeks ago we presented to you some species of catfish we imported from Nigeria. This wonderful shipment contained also some by-catches, which are species that were send erroneously along with the ordered specimens. One of these by-catches came with Synodontis clarias. It was the extremely rarely imported species Synodontis sorex. This “Scissortail-Squeaker” has a […]
The needle suckers of the genus Farlowella are quite specious. To date 27 species are recognized as valid. As many species look very similar to each other the exact determination often proofs to be quite difficult. The 27th species has been described very recently from Colombia (it is the species Farlowella yarigui which has not […]
We are glad to be able to present to you another jewel by the end of the week again. We could import last year already a new species of Peckoltia from the upper Nhamunda River in Brazil, which is also famous for its pretty discus. This first importation contained only fully grown specimens (see http://www.aquariumglaser.de/en/news/Peckoltia_sp_Alto_Nhamunda_en/). […]
The species in our small series on catfishes from Nigeria is – in contrast to the species described so far – always available and it fits perfectly in any community tank: the African Glass Catfish, Parailia pellucida. The maximum length is given with 15 cm in literature; however, we see only very rarely specimens larger […]
The African genus Bagrus contains large, predatory catfish. The maximum size of the different species is between 30 cm and more than one meter! Sadly the determination of the species is rather difficult, because most of the 11 species that are regarded as valid currently have been described before WW2. A modern revision does not […]
This week we want to focus on unusual species of catfish from Nigeria. Today: Synodontis clarias. This is the first species of Synodontis that became known by scientists. The original scientific description dates back to 1758 and was done by Linnaeus. Nevertheless the species is exported only very occasionally for aquaristic purposes. The fish attains […]
There does exist a good number of species of Synodontis that tend to swim upside down. The best known species is without any doubt the upside down cat, Synodontis nigriventris from the Congo. Now we were able to import the very rarely offered Synodontis batensoda from Nigeria, which shows a similar behaviour. It seems to […]
One of the most beautiful L-numbers at all has obtained an official, valid name in 2013: Panaqolus albivermis. The species originates from Peru. We currently were able to import again a good number of wonderful young specimens of this small species of catfish (maximum length around 10 cm). Among them are also 5 spotted individuals. […]
The predatory catfishes of Asia are always a bit neglected by the specialized hobbyists, compared with their cousins from South America. However, Hemibagrus wyckii is a hot candidate to change this point of view. The body is plain, pure black and only parts of the barbels and the borders of the caudal fin are of […]
Farlowella hahni The species of Farlowella are fascinating animals. These suckmouth catfishes look more alike small sticks than fishes! Currently 26 species are recognized as valid, which are spread all over South America. Sadly the determination of the species is often quite tricky. Four species of Farlowella are known from Paraguay, namely F. hahni, F. […]
The Hoplosternum relationship belongs to the plated catfish and and is thus closely related to Corydoras & Co. Like these, they make good and interesting aquarium fishes. Sadly most species become quite large. So, the species of the genus Lepthoplosternum are the best choose for smaller tanks. The maximum size of the members of that […]
We received the smallest of the striped catfish species from India, which were all called formerly “Mystus vittatus”. The small species also had to face a real mess regarding the correct naming. For a long time the small species was called M. tengara, currently most scientists believe that the correct name has to be M. […]
The
Thorny Catfishes (Doradiae) are a small family of exclusively South
American catfish. Currently 41 genera containing 127 species are known,
but continuously new species become discovered. The largest species
attain a maximum length of more than 100 cm. The world record for
Opsodoras niger is 120 cm and a weight of 20 kg. The smallest species –
Physopyxis lyra – becomes only 3.5 cm long. Most species attain a
maximum length between 10 and 20 cm.
We currently have some very rare species from Peru in our stock which we want to introduce to you here.
Megalodoras uranoscopus
is one of the large species. It can become about 50 cm long. Juveniles are pretty fish and now and then imported (see http://www.aquariumglaser.de/en/news/Megalodoras_uranoscopus_irwini__en/).
Currently we have three mighty big ones of 25-30 cm length in stock. A
well known synonym of the species is Megalodoras irwini. Codenumber on
our stocklist: 267526
Nemadoras elongatus
becomes only 12 cm
long. The peaceful animals love to swim in schools. Males seem to stay
about one third smaller than the females. Sadly almost nothing is knowns
regarding the breeding biology of doradids which is also true for this
species. Code: 272482
Hemidoras morrisi
resembles Nemadoras
elongatus in respect of coloration, but is much more elongate, has a
stronger sculpure of the bony ridges and the dorsal spine is heavily
serrated on both sides, while it has a serration only backwards in N.
elongatus. H. morrisi becomes about 15 cm long and is rather night
active. For us this is the first importation of the species. Code:
257803
Pterodoras granulosus
is a large species again, which can become around 70 cm
long. However, we obtained juveniles of 6-7 cm. This species is as
peaceful as any species of thorny catfish, but one should keep in mind
that the fish has a large mouth and smaller fish will vanish there of
course… Code: 286582
Please note that we exclusively supply the wholesale trade.
Text & photos: Frank Schäfer
Finally we were able to import again one of the most attractive species of Cochliodon: L167. The species belongs to the typical representatives of the genus, which feed mainly on soft wood. This can be recognized by the very few teeth, which have a specialized shape with a broad, mussel-shaped cusp. L167 originates from the […]
We
are glad that we were able to import once more the pretty L354 from the
Rio Iriri. The species has been described scientifically under the name
of Spectracanthicus zuanoni in early 2014. The scientists declare them
conspecific with L20 from the Rio Xingu (the Rio Iriri is an affluent of
the Rio Xingu). However, L20 has much smaller spots. In the very same
scientific paper the genus Oligancistrus has been declared as a synonym
of Spectracanthicus.
Anyway:
we are very glad to see the beautiful animal again in our fishhouse!
Spectracanthicus zuanoni attains a maximum length of about 15 cm.
For
our customers: the fish have code 26480-L 354-2 (6-8 cm) and
26480-L354-3 (8-10 cm) on our stocklist. Please note that we exclusively
supply the wholesale trade. Available in limited numbers only!
Text & photos: Frank Schäfer
Sometimes it is almost impossible to distinguish between a food fish and an ornamental fish. The marbled Clarias is, however, bred in Southeast Asia as a food fish for human consumption. It grows extremely fast, is very hardy and can survive on the market without water for many hours, because it has an accessory breathing […]
There are still species of Corydoras that are imported so rarely and in so low numbers that the fish stay unfulfilled dreams of most enthusiasts. One of the most attractive species of that group is for sure the “Tukanao Longnose”. Of course these animals are not rare in the wild in the sense that there […]
The Titanic was never traded in large numbers and is one of L-numbers in great demand. We received now three large specimens from Brazil, which seem to be fully grown. They are 25-30 cm long. One of them is for sure a male. It can be easily identified by the strong spines and the long […]
Among the most popular fishes from Paraguay is the Violet Red Bruno. Finally the species has attained a scientific name: Hypostomus basilisko. The distribution of the fish is the Rio Paraguay, both in Brazil and Paraguay. Here it occurs along with two quite similar species of the Cochliodon-group of Hypostomus, namely Hypostomus cochliodon and Hypostomus […]
We were able to import a pretty species of squeaker from the Congo: Synodotis notatus. The species attains a maximum length of about 25 cm and is worth mentioning for at least two reasons: first, the number of spots on the flanks varies a lot individually. Most specimens have only one spot, but there are […]
Sometimes it is almost impossible to distinguish between a food fish and an ornamental fish. The marbled Clarias is, however, bred in Southeast Asia as a food fish for human consumption. It grows extremely fast, is very hardy and can survive on the market without water for many hours, because it has an accessory breathing […]
Catfishes have no scales. But many species have bony plates that cover and protect the body. In the family Doradidae these plates are sometimes additionally armored by spines. One of the most common species of Doradidae in Amazonia is the marbled talking catfish, Amblydoras nauticus. The species is not very popular by the natives, because […]
Among the most beautiful species of Ancistrus is this one. It originates from the middle Rio Negro area in Brazil and is not yet determined scientifically. Instead even two L-numbers have been given to it, namely L107 and L184. The Brilliant Ancistrus is a very peaceful species. The number and size of the white spots […]
The genus Paraloricaria contains three species that are distributed in southern South America. The fish are virtually unknown in the hobby. This is for sure at least in part due to the enormous size the fish can reach. At least P. commersonoides and P. vetula become larger than 50 cm. For the first time ever […]
Finally we were able to import again a small number of the extremely rarely offered long snouted Corydoras amapaensis. The species is highly variable in respect of coloration. The sexes can be distinguished best by the shape of the spines of the pectoral fins, which are thickened and hairy in males. For our customers: the […]
Hard to believe but true: it took five long years until we were able now to import once more Corydoras tukano. Now this pretty fish is finally available again. We obtained very stable, beautiful animals. For more information and how to distinguish C. tukano from its close relative C. reynoldsi, please see http://www.aquariumglaser.de/en/fish-archive/corydoras-en/_en-5/ For our […]
We were able to import two pretty gobbets from Paraguay, or, to be more detailed, from the Rio Urguayo. The two Megalancistrus are currently 40-50 cm long and show clearly why they have deserved their generic name: Megalancistrus means “gigantic Ancistrus”. Scientifically speaking, our fish most probably belong to the species M. parananus. For our […]
We received really beautiful Corydoras concolor in a perfect size (md-lg) from Colombia. The sexually active males develop very pretty high fins. For our customers: the fish have code 226004 on our stocklist. Please note that we exclusively supply the wholesale trade. Text & photos: Frank Schäfer
The squeakers (Synodontis) are a very species-rich genus. More than 130 species are known, all of them originate from Africa. In the countries of their origin most species are used for food. In the aquarium hobby most species are unknown with a few exceptions. Among the most pretty, smallest and rarest species of Synodontis is […]
The “Ghost catfish” has been kept for more than 80 years under a wrong name in our tanks. Initially it was determined as Kryptopterus bicirrhis, afterwards as K. minor. However, both determinations proofed to be wrong, the species was in fact new to science and still undescribed! Now it has a final name, ie Kryptopterus […]
Yesterday we introduced to you the pretty Aspidoras taurus (see http://www.aquariumglaser.de/en/news/Aspidoras_taurus_en/). We received from the very same breeder for the first time the very nice albinotic red variety of Aspidoras sp. C125. The wild coloured variety looks quite similar to A. taurus, but the fish stays a bit smaller (4-4,5 cm). According to our breeder […]
Currently we can offer a very odd species of catfish, namely Trachelyopterus fisheri. Initially this species of driftwood catfish orginates from Colombia where it is found in the system of the Rio Sucio. From that area only very occasionally importations appear. So we are quite happy that we have an adult wild collected male of […]
This pretty species of catfish is found only very occasionally in the trade. The species is not allowed to be exported from Brazil currently, so exclusively bred specimens are traded. We just received a small number of the attractive species from one of our breeders. Aspidoras taurus reaches a maximum length of about 5-6 cm. […]
The Dwarf corydoras (Corydoras pygmaeus) belongs without any doubts to the most attractive and interesting aquarium fish for small tanks. This dwarf becomes only 2-3 cm long and is a somewhat untypical member of its genus, for most species of Corydoras are bottom dwellers; C. pygmaeus prefers to swim in the open water column. Interestingly […]
The glass catfishes of the genus Kryptopterus are close relatives of the Wels catfish (Silurus glanis). However, in contrast to this giant among the freshwater fishes (Wels catfish can attain a length of up to 2 meteres), the glass catfishes stay small. The largest species known so far (K. cheveyi from the Mekong basin) becomes […]
The frogmouth catfishes of the genus Chaca are very unusual fish. Only four species are known. The look quite similar to each other and form a catfish family on their own, the Chacidae. Chaca lie on the bottom without any move for most of the day. They wait for shrimps or small fish that take […]
Finally we are able again to offer one of the most bizarre species of predatory catfish of Amazonia: Platystomatichthys sturio. Anyone who sees the fish for the first time will think that the animal is distorted; however, the upturned snout-tip is rather species-specific. Nevertheless the grade of this upturn differs individually and depends also a […]
Yesterday the most beautiful of all plecos, Hypostomus luteus from Paraguay, arrived. Only fully grown specimens display the fantastic, reddish-yellow coloration, whereas young fish are black with light spots. All specimens are 35-40 cm long. For our customers: the animals have code 262639 and 262649 on our stocklist. Please note that we exclusively supply the […]
We have some specimens of this gorgeous, wood-eating pleco in stock. L330 originates from Colombia. Fully grown specimens get a spotted pattern all over the body. Younger specimens can look quite similar to L190 or Panaque nigrolineatus, because they usually show a striped pattern. The yellow tips of the caudal fin are a good hint […]
This cory belongs to the largest and most attractive species of Corydoras at all. They can reach a total length of 9-10 cm. Both sexes develop long, filamentous dorsal fins when fully grown. The males can be best recognized by the much longer ventral fins. For our customers: the fish have code 244106 on our […]
We received recently a larger
shipment of beautiful, fully grown Corydoras burgessi. The import
contained some bycatches. A closer look on them showed that they
represent species that have not been reported yet from the area of the
upper Rio Negro (where C. burgessi is collected).
CW 89
Initially we
thought that these fish would represent C 39, a heavily build fish that
reminds in all other respects in C. imitator. But the black band on the
back of C 39 runs exclusively above the middle of the body, while in our
specimens this band runs through the middle of the body to the lower
border of the tail as it is well known from C. melini. This feature fits
to CW 89 that is, however, reported so far only from Colombia (Rio
Vaupes).
C 84
What has been
found in CW 89 is also true for C 84. Our shipment contained only four
specimens of this charming, rund-nosed species. C 84 is reported until
now also only from the Brazilian/Colombian border (Rio Tiquié). The
coloration of our fish differs hardly. Obviously CW 89 and C 84
represent a species pair of a longsnouted and a roundsnouted species of
Corydoras.
C 140?
We are not really
sure about the identity of this beautiful “longnose-burgessi” that is
represented by three specimens only so far. The body shape and pattern
fit very well to C 140, but our fish have a bright shining orange spot
(as in C. burgessi). This is not observable in the photos of C 140
published so far. The “longnose-burgessi” is a very striking species.
Possibly we will be able to import a larger number of them in the near
future. We are sure that this beautiful fish is an enrichment for the
aquarium hobby.
For our customers: the Corydoras sp. CW 89 has
code 216304 and the stocklist-name “melini longnose” on our stocklist.
Please note that we exclusively supply the wholesale trade.
Text & photos: Frank Schäfer
We could import a very special fish for the hobbyists specialized in predatory catfish from Peru: Aguarunichthys torosus. This species has been discovered only in 1986. Isn´t it fascinating that nature has the same solution for totally different species over and under the water? The spotted pattern of A. torosus is very similar to the […]
These dwarf sucker cats reaches us from Brazil. They belong to the smallest species of sucker cat at all. Even fully grown they hardly extent 2.5 cm in length. The determination on species level is not absolutely confirmed, for obviously a complex of very similar species exists. However, in any case the fish are tiny […]
Finally we received again this gorgeous, rare species of Corydoras from the Rio Purus in Brazil. The fish become almost double size compared with the “common” Corydoras arcuatus. In any other respect both species can be handled the same: they are hardy and beautiful fish! For our customers: the animals have code 221855 on our […]
Dear
customers, the scientific names in Ancistrus are sadly a total mess.
First of all: the genus Ancistrus contains a large number of species.
Currently 66 species are accepted, scientifically described species in
Ancistrus. However, in former days a great number of species has been
described under the generic name of Ancistrus, which currently are
placed in totally different genera – examples are Lithoxus,
Pterygoblichthys, Hemiancistrus, Dekeyseria etc.. So one must be aware
that reviewing these genera will probably recover other, additional
species and will make changes of names necessary.
The
“Common Bushmouth” has been established in the 1950ies in our tanks. At
that time nobody even guessed how many species exist. This is the
reason why that fish was determined under the name of Ancistrus
dolichopterus. At that time it was usual practice to cross in
established aquarium populations wild collected specimens for
“refreshing of blood”. So we can be almost absolutely sure that our
“Common bushmouth” is a cross, a multiple hybrid. At least no species is
known from wild populations that has exactly the features that our
“Common Bushmouth” has. It is comparably easy to cross different species
of Ancistrus, as it in between platys and swordtails. This is no
criterion for species discrimination.
Nowadays
are not only the 66 scientifically described species known, but also
another 90 species – some with, some without a L- oder LDA-number (see
Mergus Atlas on catfishes, vol.2). All of them are occasionally imported
or bred. We are far from understanding the systematics of all these
fish, but one thing can be said for sure: Ancistrus dolichopterus is one
of the so called White Seam Ancistrus and has been given the L-number
183. So please keep in mind: L183 = Ancistrus dolichoperus.
The
“Common Bushmouth” is a cross and so it cannot bear a scientific
species name according to the international rules of scientific
nomenclature. From a scientific point of view it must be named by the
generic name only, eg Ancistrus.
There is more than one species
of Ancistrus with a white seam in the dorsal and the caudal fins. A.
dolichopterus can usually easily recognized by the fact that it has 9
soft rays in the dorsal fin (all other similar Ancistrus have 7-8). Only
very occasionally individuals of A. dolichopterus with less than 9 soft
rays in the dorsal fin occur. The coloration is no good determination
feature, for juveniles look different than adults and Ancistrus can
change their colours also mood-dependent quite quick.
Before
it was found that L183 is Ancistrus dolichopterus, L183/White Seam
Ancistrus was wrongly determined as Ancistrus hoplogenys. However, today
we know that Ancistrus hoplogenys is identical with L59, which has
orange seams on the dorsal fin. There is another species of Ancistrus
which is repeatedly confused with Ancistrus dolichopterus, L183/White
Seam Ancistrus. This species obtained several L-numbers: L71, L181 and
L249. However, all these L-numbers represent the same species. It was
given the common name “false hoplogenys”, because only the small
juveniles have the pretty white seams, in contrast to the “true
hoplogenys” (which is Ancistrus dolichopterus, L183/White Seam
Ancistrus) which has these white seams the whole life through. In “L71,
L181 and L249” these white seams disappear in elder fish. Sadly both
forms are not distinguished in Brazil. So even we never know what we
will get when we order small White Seam Ancistrus from Brazil.
Sadly
this mess in names still persists. Please note that on our stocklist
due to technical reasons no solution that satisfies all needs is
possible. So the “Common bushmouth” is still called “Ancistrus
dolichopterus” and has code 20420. We call all undeterminable wild
collected Ancistrus that look similar to the “Common bushmouth”
“Ancistrus dolichopterus wild”, code 20411. The real A. dolichopterus or
“L183/real hoplogenys/white seam” has code 20440 and the name A.
hoplogenys. Juveniles, that could be both L183 and L71, L181 and L249 we
call Ancistrus sp. White Seam, code 20480.
Despite the fact that
we are always trying to use correct names, this seems to be impossible
in some special cases, like this one. If you are in doubt which species
is meant on the stocklist, please don´t hesitate to ask our employees.
Thank you!
Text: Frank Schäfer, photos: Frank Schäfer, Dieter Bork, Erwin Schraml
We
have only very rarely the opportunity to be able to offer that
wonderful species of Pseudacanthicus. Currently we have even a number of
specimens of LDA7 in an ideal size in stock.
For
our customers: the fish have code 26480-LDA007-7 on our stocklist.
Please note that we exclusively supply the wholesale trade.
Text & photos: Frank Schäfer
We don´t always get what we want. Initially we ordered the Malayan Giant Catfish Wallago leerii for one of our customers. But we received a species of Ompok from our Singapore supplier instead. However, this error is understandable. Even professional scientists have in the past confused both genera quite often and described a number of […]
The squeakers (Synodontis) are a species-rich genus of catfish from Africa. Currently 131 accepted species are known. The maximum size of these fish lies between 8 cm and 60 cm. Most species attain a maximum length of 15-20 cm in the aquarium. In their home-countries these fish are very common and heavily used as food […]
We were able to import a second, beautiful Chinese catfish after Pseudobagrus trilineatus (see http://www.aquariumglaser.de/en/pseudobagrus-trilineatus_de_1581.html).Trachysurus fulividraco becomes about 12-15 cm long and is a perfect catfish for larger, unheated aquaria.The species is also often placed in the genus Pelteobagrus, but the international trade name is much more interesting: Chinese highway catfish! However, the scientific name […]
This very interesting catfish originates from China. We received our first importation of the species now. The fish become about 7.5 cm long and live endemically (= they occur nowhere else) in the Dong Jiang influence in the Chinese province of Guangdong. There is no universal agreement among ichthyologist in which genus this fish should […]
These strange whiptail catfish, in nature living in a sandy habitat, are regularly imported, although in low numbers. This species requires a sandy substrate, in which they can hide themselves. Because this is a shy fish absolute care needs be taken in the choice of tank mates. The reproduction of this species is not very […]
This species has been named “Pinocchio cat” in the trade due to its funny looking nose. The species represents the smallest of all mouthbrooding whiptail cats – it usually grows only to 10 cm total length in aquaria – and is thus very well suited for keeping. We currently were able to import these beautiful […]
Ornamental fish are not necessarily small. Last week we received this juggernaut, a Panaque sp. “L191”. The animal has taken the transit from Colombia in our fishhouse in stride and has settled down perfectly.
The Upside-Down-Cat from the Congo (Synodontis nigriventris, see http://www.aquariumglaser.de/en/news/Synodontis_nigriventris_finally_available_again__en/) is known by any aquarists child. But even experienced aquarists often don´t know that in Asia (in Burma) also occurs an upside down swimming species: Mystus leucophasis which can attain a maximum length of about 30 cm, but is commonly found 15-20 cm long. The schooling […]
Currently we received a number of still undescribed species of Corydoras from the Madre de Dios region in Peru, among them the very pretty Corydoras sp. Manu5. The Rio Manú is the larger of the two headstreams of the Rio Madre de Dios. Corydoras sp. Manu5 has the CW-number 62. For our customers: the fish […]
We received with the current Cameroon importation this beautiful squeaker, which can attain a maximum length of about 20 cm. The species is known only from the river Dja and its affluent Libi. This is the reason why the fish is considered an endangered species, for the Dja is heavily destroyed and polluted due to […]
We obtained from the Madre de Dios region in Peru this extremely rare and beautiful long snouted Corydoras und the name of Corydoras sp. Eder I and II. From a zoological point of view both represent the same species, which is very variable in respect of coloration. In the hobby there are several synonyms for […]
A beautiful, but sadly only rarely available cory from Paraguay. This species is the long-snouted counterpart of the most widespread cory in the hobby, the Peppered Corydoras. Text & photos: Frank Schäfer
Catfishes from Asia are sadly not “en vogue” currently. On the other hand, many new, attractive species have been discovered recently, which are perfect aquarium inhabitants. The first species of the genus Pseudolaguvia was discovered back in 1927, but only recently it was found that this genus represents a species-rich one. Pseudolaguvia are dwarf catfish […]
The pretty, blue-eyed L137 from the Rio Tapajós is only rarely offered. It is a medium-sized species of Hypostomus that can reach a maximum length of about 20 cm. The colour of the fish is quite variable. Specimens exist that have rather brown fins, others have spotted fins and again others have bright orange-red fins. […]
We have a real delicacy for fans of predatory catfish in small numbers in stock: Cephalosilurus apurensis. This species becomes around 30 cm long. The fish are very hoggish and real personalities! For our customers: the fish have code 214633 on our stocklist. Please note that we exclusively supply the wholesale trade. Text: Frank Schäfer, […]
Finally the season for this charming dwarf has started. The species originates from the Rio Negro basin and attains a maximum length of about 3 cm. It is an ideal tankmate for tetras, dwarf cichlids etc. For our customers: the fish have code 208704 on our stocklist. Please note that we exclusively supply the wholesale […]
We could import some specimens of the pretty white seam flyer cat from Venezuela. This rarely offered species attains a maximum length of about 12 cm. For our customers: the fish have code 284633 on our stocklist. Please note that we exclusively supply the wholesale trade. Text & photos: Frank Schäfer
A group of scientifically still undescribed species of Corydoras from Peru has bright metallic stripes over the back and is thus called “Neon Stripe”. Some of these beautiful fish are currently in our stock. One of them is the “Neon Green” (CW9), which we can offer in small numbers as wild caught, another one is […]
We had to try quite long, but finally we succeeded and could import some youngsters of one of the most voracious of all predatory Asian catfishes again. Wallago attu attains a maximum length of about 2 m. The enormous mouth extents far behind the eyes and it contains a large number of spiky teeth. The […]
We received the very rare dwarf suckermouth catfish Acestridium dichromum from Venezuela. The species attains a length of 5-6 cm only. The species could be called “chameleon dwarf sucker cat”, for it becomes bright green when sitting on plant leaves, but changes colour to brown within a few days when only roots and stones are […]
From the Brazilian state of Amazonas we received again a species of Corydoras, which is long known to science but almost unknown in the hobby: Corydoras eques. This unique and extremely colourful species was collected near Anori. This typical schooling Corydoras looks best when it is kept in blackwater. The bright orange band over the […]
Currently we have very nice juveniles of this large species (50-70 cm) of thorny catfish from Peru in stock. For our customers: the fish have code 267503 on our stocklist. Please note that we exclusively supply the wholesale trade. Text & photos: Frank Schäfer
We received beautiful large longnose-corys from Brazil. Most specimens have a nice red spot right above the operculum. This coloration has not yet been described so far for Corydoras imitator. For our customers: the animals have code 232305 on our stocklist. Please note that we exclusively supply the wholesale trade. Text & photos: Frank Schäfer
The Cactus Cats L24 and L25 become around 25-30 cm long and are quite popular among hobbyists with spacy tanks. The fish are very colorful and scientifically still undescribed. L24 originates from the Rio Tocantins and Rio Araguaia, L25 from the Rio Xingu. The two can be best distinguished by the pattern of the head: […]
We have obtained a small number of this very unusual loricariid from Brazil. “Technically” speaking, they belong to the species P. aurantiacus. The species is famous for the fact that they can be bright golden, marbled or black colored and it is documented that they can change the colours in comparatively short time. This phenomenon […]
We could import a number of still young, about 5-7 cm long specimens of this unusual catfish from Venezuela. The fish feed readily on feeder fish. Here is the story that belongs to the animals: The Altum-Eater of the Atabapo In the spring of 2004 Aquarium Glaser managed to import for the first time one […]
The Yellow Seam Plecos or Golden Nuggets of the genus Baryancistrus (L18, L81, L177, see http://www.aquariumglaser.de/en/fish-archive/l-numbers-en/_en-2/ for an overview) belong to the most desirable species of pleco at all. Young fish look very beautiful. However, almost exclusively young specimens are available in the trade. Thus we were very glad that we were able to manage […]
Currently we have this beautiful, but only very rarely available catfish in different sizes in stock. For more information on the species please see http://www.aquariumglaser.de/en/fish-archive/catfish-en/loricariidae-en/Lamontichthys_llanero_en/http://www.aquariumglaser.de/fischarchiv/welse/loricariidae/Lamontichthys_llanero_de/ For our customers: the fish have code 264854 (5-8 cm) and 264856 (10-12 cm) on our stocklist. Please note that we exclusively supply the wholesale trade. Text & photos: Frank […]
This beautiful loricariid originates from the Rio Xingu. It becomes collected upstream from Altamira. In all probability the species can attain a maximum length of about 35 cm, but there are no reliable information on that topic available. The pretty pair we have currently in stock (and which made a good job as photo model) […]
We received two very rare species of Corydoras from Brazil, which represent moreover two of the largest species of Corydoras at all: the “real” Corydoras narcissus (I), which can attain a maximum length of almost 10 cm, and Corydoras robustus, which can become even one centimeter longer. For the differences beween C. narcissus I and […]
Once more we received very pretty bred L168 from our proofed breeder. Currently the fish are 4-5 cm long. The scientific name of the species is Zonancistrus brachyurus. The wrong name “Peckoltia pulcher”, however, still often appears on the stocklists. For our customers: the animals have code 26480-L168x-1 on our stocklist. Please note that we […]
Finally we were able once more to import the wonderful Chaetostoma sp. Tiger from Peru. This is our second importation since 2011. Due to the fact that we offered the first specimens long before they attained a L-number they formerly had the codenumber 214844 on our stocklist. Now they have 26480-L 455-4 (5-7 cm) and […]
We received three very rare and interesting species of catfish from Paraguay:
The pretty cory Corydoras diphyes, the dwarf sucker Otocinclus mimulus that lives along with C. diphyes and imitates that species, and the charming dwarf sucker Hisonotus nigricauda. We already have pages on our site, so please follow the links given here:
Corydoras diphyes: http://www.aquariumglaser.de/en/fish-archive/corydoras-en/Corydoras_diphyes_en/
Otocinclus mimulus: http://www.aquariumglaser.de/en/news/otocinclus_mimulus_en/
Hisonotus nigricauda: http://www.aquariumglaser.de/en/fish-archive/catfish-en/loricariidae-en/Hisonotus_nigricauda_en/
For our customers: the animals have code 227563 (Corydoras diphyes, lg-xlg), 273994 (Corydoras mimulus, xlg), and 258433 (Hisonotus nigricauda, lg) on our stocklist. Please note that we exclusively supply the wholesale trade. The photos show animals from our current stock.
Text & photos: Frank Schäfer
We received from Brazil the very rarely offered, beautiful Corydoras polystictus. C. polystictus inhabits the Rio Paraguay basin in Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina. Corydoras polystictus is a deep bodies species, which likes to swim along with conspecifics. The spotted pattern varies in each individual. Maximum size reported for the species is around 4.5 cm. For […]
We want to prolong our small news series on wild collected Corydoras from Peru once more; we simply have so many beautiful species in stock! And here we go:
Corydoras cf. sychri C97
Magnificent, large animals, available only very occasionally and in small numbers. Code 247024 on our stocklist.
Corydoras leucomelas
An ideal cory for smaller community tanks; this species attains a maximum length of 4 cm only. Code 233503 (md) and 233504 (md-lg).
Corydoras arcuatus
A real classic and simply beautiful. We have two sizes in stock, among them some xlg-animals (photo). Code 222003 (md) and 222005 (xlg).
Corydoras sp. C91
This fish is scientifically still undescribed and a real rarity. Very attractive! Code 229603
Please note that we exclusively supply the wholesale trade.
Text & photos: Frank Schäfer
Our last newsletter presented to you some Corydoras from Peru we currently have in stock. However, there are many more attractive species of that genus in Peru. Here are another four of them that can be currently recommended.
Corydoras reticulatus – a very beautiful, deep-bodied cory with golden-green shine. Code 243504 on our stocklist.
Corydoras leopardus xl – the long-snouted species, counterpart of Corydoars julii and C. trilineatus. Very nice fish! Code 233405
Corydoras rabauti – this pretty species has been named in honour for the discoverer of the neon tetra, A. Rabaut. Code 243004
Corydoras virginae (C4) – an extraordinary species with an extraordinary pattern, very attractive! Code 240604
Please note that we exclusively supply the wholesale trade.
Text & photos: Frank Schäfer
All over Amazonia the season for Corydoras has started now. Currently we received a great number of wonderful and very rare species, which we want to present to you in the next newsletters. Let´s start with some especially remarkable species from Peru:
Corydoras aeneus Neon Red Stripe
This is probably a very colorful variety of the much sought after CW10. In “Red Stripe” the magnificent dorsal stripe seems to be more reddish instead of yellowish. Code: 221033
Corydoras aeneus Neon Green Stripe
This fish is available only a short time each year and in limited numbers only. Code: 221055
Corydoras fowleri
A fantastic, large Corydoras, very variable regarding coloration. Code: 229804
Corydoras semiaquilus
Very similar to Corydoras fowleri, it may be that both belong to the same species. Code: 244553
Corydoras narcissus II
Only seldom available and in small numbers only. Beautiful animals! Code: 237206
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Corydoras julii
New season. fantastic fish! (we know: the Peruvian population belongs to the species C. trilineatus…). Code: 232505
Text & photos: Frank Schäfer
L25 “Scarlet” is still one of the most sought after large loricariids. Now we can offer for the first time ever German bred specimens of this beautiful species which are currently 4-5 cm long. For our customers: the animals have code 26480-L 25X-0 on our stocklist. Please note that we exclusively supply the wholesale trade. […]
We received very nice coloured L202 from Colombia. This species of Peckoltia has the additional L-numbers LDA 57 and LDA 79. The fish attains a maximum length of 12-14 cm. They should be kept at temperatures of about 25-29°C. For our customers: the animals have code 26480-L 202-2 on our stocklist. Please note that we […]
Finally this beautiful cory, the long snouted counterpart to C. sterbai, is available again – in show size! For our customers: the fish have code 231505 on our stocklist. Available in limited numbers only! Please note that we exclusively supply the wholesale trade. Text & photos: Frank Schäfer
