Close-up video of Vieja melanura fry
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First batch of 2018: Vieja melanura
A little bit of kiss, a little bit of romance, but an enormous amount of determination to raise their youngsters.
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Guests from South America: Aequidens pallidus
Aequidens pallidus, also known as “Doublespot acara” were our guests for two months. The two fish stayed here, because the fish tank of a good friend was not ready yet. Since his aquarium is finished, the fish returned to him.
We hope to cover an article on his impressive new aquarium very soon.
Crenicichla aquarium: let the algae grow!
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Introduction
A tank with the dimensions of 100x45x40 was available for this project. The three key points for this tank were: low-maintenance, natural look and low-tech.
Since I am a cichlidophile, there were no other options than (dwarf) cichlids to stock this tank. Normally I am not that attracted to “predatorish” fish, but I wanted to give it a chance this time. (more…)
New fish added to the tank
Introduction
A group of five young Chuco microphthalmus is added to the Central American tank. The fish are approximately 7-10 cm , but can grow up to a size of 25 cm (SL). (more…)