The floating gardens of Benjamin Graindorge & Duende is an interesting proof of concept installation which is part aquarium and part planter. For the life of us we cannot figure out if this is a fish tank with a planter for a filter or a planter with an attached aquarium for the fish to provide [...]
Fluorescent Cichlids are really the last thing this hobby needed but that hasn’t stopped Taiwanese researchers from doing to cichlids what they’ve done to zebra danios. Fluorescent angelfish and fluorescent convict cichlids are the first unfortunate casualty of the Asian desire for freakish fish like flowerhorns and blood parrots. We’re actually kind of surprised that [...]
Although we’ve never been much of a fan of the marimo moss balls, there is a certain quaintness to these new Nano Marimo balls from Hokkaido Japan. The Nano Marimo balls are little clumps of Cladophora algae which have somehow become tamed into growing extremely slowly. Originating from Lake Hokkaido in Japan, it is said [...]
The super white panda cory is not an albino strain, but another color morph which is more similar to the “blue eye” bristlenose plecos. Although the blue eye L144 bristle nose is more yellow in body color voerall, the super white panda is distinguished by a stark white body coloration and a black iris. There [...]
L450 is the newest L number for the Hypancistrus genus which last year added one more known species. Hypancistrus L450 was previously known as Hypancistrus sp.”Santarem” because it was first reported from that vague area of Brazil although it is now known that L450 comes from the tapajos river which is not far from Santarem. [...]
Two new Hypostomus species have just been described from Brazil and they are H. weberi and H. kopeyaka. The two new Hypostomus species belong to the H. cochliodon group of species. Hypostomus weberi is covered with attractive large spots all over the body which are larger on the flank yet smaller and more numerous on [...]
Elatine hydropiper is a small leaved carpeting foreground plant that is widely distributed throughout Europe. Although Europeans have been one of the most progressive regions for freshwater planted aquaria, it is only recently that Elatine hydropiper has begun to be grown in freshwater aquascapes. Since Elatine hydropiper occurs throughout Europe from Spain and Italy to [...]
Eheim’s Aqualife Nano Aquarium is a new line of small aquariums with included LED lighting and internal filtration. The Eheim Aqualife Nano aquariums will be available in three sizes, 4, 6 & 9 gallons (16, 24, 35 liters) which are made from glass and on two of the corners the glass is bent instead of [...]
The longfin neon tetra is a new strain of freshwater aquarium fish which is unwelcome in our fish store. If we had to put together a list of freshwater fish species that least needed tampering with, the neon tetra would of been near the top of that list. Sure diamond /diamond head neon tetras are [...]
The zebra pleco, Hypancistrus zebra, is one of the flashiest and most memorable freshwater fish in the world. Although they have a very striking pattern, the fish has not become widely popular because it’s not exactly the type of fish you plop into a community tank. Zebra plecos are a very cautious species which quickly [...]
