"Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get" ~ Forest Gump Forest Gump was right... How many of us have brought home a betta from the pet store and he/she looks a bit different when we get home? Reason I bring this up, is because that is what happened when I brought home Manix from the pet store. I was pretty sure that I was going to find a … [Read more...] about Betta Chocolates
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Panaque species ‘Bruno’
In 1988 authors working for the much respected German language magazine Datz launched the 'L' numbers scheme in order to form a universally recognised identification system for new loricarins arriving in the aquarium hobby from South America. In the early 1990's L77 became one of the first L numbered loricarins to appear in the U.K. At this time these fish were sold under … [Read more...] about Panaque species ‘Bruno’
The Elusive Jaguar (Liosomodoras oncinus)
Named for the rare Jaguar Cat, Panthera onca, of the South American Rain forests and just as elusive and beautiful, Liosomodoras oncinus is a rarely seen catfish from Peru. Easily one of the most beautiful of all catfish, it has appeared, although infrequently, as a contaminant in shipments from Peru. Juvenile specimens are even more striking than adults, their patterns being a … [Read more...] about The Elusive Jaguar (Liosomodoras oncinus)