Results Aqua Design Amano Co., Ltd . 2009
Salamander (Lepidogaxias salamandroides) - Heiko Bleher
That a fish can bend its neck is probably hardly known. Lepidogalaxias salamandroides is able to do it. It lives in south-western Australia, in ephemeral pools, called coastal peat flats. Every pool has "black water" that is very acid (pH 3.5-4.5). The Salamander fish burrows into the bottom sand to escape the desiccation of its habitat once it dries up, and reappears almost immediately after a rainfall. Its morphology, bone structure, and biology are unique, and make the Salamander fish so different from any other living fish. It is definitely a perfect fish for a Nano-aquarium and for everyone who is interested in studying the behaviour of fishes.
A giant among midgets – Apistogramma steindachneri - Radosław Bednarczuk
A vast majority of species belonging to Apistogramma genus are small fish. This precludes aquarium hobbyists from keeping them together with large South American cichlids. Fortunately there are exceptions to this rule. Undoubtedly the species this article is devoted to is such an exception: its large size enables keeping it together with larger species of cichlids. Its further advantages are: interesting coloration, untroublesome keeping and adaptability to different physicochemical water parameters. That’s what Steindachner's dwarf cichlid is. (...) Apistogramma steindachneri lives in rivers of Surinam, Guyana and eastern part of Venezuela. Water basins and tiny creeks with abundant leaves on the bottom, pieces of wood and immersed terrestrial plants are its natural habitat. Water the cichlid inhabits is predominantly acidic but it is occasionally found in alkaline water as well.
Salamander (Lepidogaxias salamandroides) - Heiko Bleher
That a fish can bend its neck is probably hardly known. Lepidogalaxias salamandroides is able to do it. It lives in south-western Australia, in ephemeral pools, called coastal peat flats. Every pool has "black water" that is very acid (pH 3.5-4.5). The Salamander fish burrows into the bottom sand to escape the desiccation of its habitat once it dries up, and reappears almost immediately after a rainfall. Its morphology, bone structure, and biology are unique, and make the Salamander fish so different from any other living fish. It is definitely a perfect fish for a Nano-aquarium and for everyone who is interested in studying the behaviour of fishes.
A giant among midgets – Apistogramma steindachneri - Radosław Bednarczuk
A vast majority of species belonging to Apistogramma genus are small fish. This precludes aquarium hobbyists from keeping them together with large South American cichlids. Fortunately there are exceptions to this rule. Undoubtedly the species this article is devoted to is such an exception: its large size enables keeping it together with larger species of cichlids. Its further advantages are: interesting coloration, untroublesome keeping and adaptability to different physicochemical water parameters. That’s what Steindachner's dwarf cichlid is. (...) Apistogramma steindachneri lives in rivers of Surinam, Guyana and eastern part of Venezuela. Water basins and tiny creeks with abundant leaves on the bottom, pieces of wood and immersed terrestrial plants are its natural habitat. Water the cichlid inhabits is predominantly acidic but it is occasionally found in alkaline water as well.
Geophagus sp. „Pindaré” - Radosław Bednarczuk
Geophagus sp. „Pindaré” belongs to Geophagus genus and fish from this group are commonly found in freshwater aquaria. Interesting and untroublesome breeding, beautiful coloration and small size have probably contributed to their popularity. Adaptability is an additional advantage of this species – it can easily get used to diverse aquarium conditions and is tolerant of different physical and chemical water parameters.
Tropheops sp. „red fin” – known and unknown - Marcin Soboń
Tropheops sp. „red fin” is a representative of African cichlids and is found in Lake Malawi. It belongs to a group of herbivorous mbuna cichlids. Despite the fact that it has all advantages of these more popular mouthbrooders, it is rather rarely seen in shop or domestic aquaria. It is most probably due to the fact that aquarium hobbyists have a relatively poor opinion of this fish and regard it to be strongly territorial and aggressive. Poor knowledge on this cichlid and too general descriptions written by experienced aquarium hobbyists are another equally important factor that results in the fish’s low popularity.
Water pH and fish health - Anita Kaliszewicz
Aquarium fish come from different water environments on different continents and, as a result, they adapted to various water conditions. They feel best in a tank, in which conditions mimic their natural habitat as much as possible. Not only water temperature is important but also water hardness and pH level. Despite the fact that fish are tolerant as it comes to certain pH level range, it must be remembered that even within this range any sudden changes should be avoided. Sudden changes in water pH level are harmful for fish and may be a result of the aquarium hobbyist’s activity or independent processes that take place in a tank..
How to buy terrarium animals? Part I - Witold Borkowski
Wiele osób chciałoby rozpocząć przygodę z terrarystyką i nie jest pewnych, jak to zrobić, nie popełniając błędów. Artykuł omawia problematykę udanego zapoczątkowania chowu zwierząt terrariowych: motywację, rozważny wybór, dbałość o właściwe warunki chowu oraz aspekty prawne zakupu zwierząt terrariowych.
Pterophyllum - Andrzej Sieniawski
Angelfish are one of the most popular aquarium fish species and their popularity is unabated. In this text, the characteristics of particular species and strains are discussed in details. The article is a compilation of data useful for angelfish championship judges and angelfish breeders that would want to know the contest judging criteria or get to know how – from a breeder’s point of view – a valuable fish should look like.
Chinese sleeper – spooky sleeper from Asia - Hubert Zientek, Antoni Kujawa
Chinese sleeper (Perccottus glenii) was first found in Polish waters in 1993. It is native to Amur River basin. It spends most of its time hiding motionless among vegetation at the basin bottom. It prefers stagnant or slowly flowing waters. It is able to bury deep in the mud and wait until some extremely unfavourable environmental changes are over. Chinese sleeper is a pest and a „weed” fish but it’s a perfect fish for cold- and freshwater aquarium.
Hubert's Zientek book "Rozmnażanie ryb w akwarium" review - Dominik Tomaszewski
Aquarium dinosaurs – fish with which aquarium hobby in Europe started - Piotr KierzkowskiWhich species mark the beginning of the aquarium hobby in Europe? Below we present some of the most important species that were kept in our aquaria as the first fish – some of them even before the 20th century.
Hasselt - Antoni Kujawa
Aquaristic Persons - Kazimierz Mędrek
Molinezja - Antoni Kujawa
Austrian Aquanet - Marcus Krieg