2nd Aquaristic Fairs AQUAZOO i 1st national Angelfish Championship in Poznan at MTP
Heiko Bleher conference at AQuazoo
Pachytriton - Janusz Wierzbicki
Animals from Pachytriton genus are hardy and don’t cause many problems when kept in tanks. They may be easily recommended for beginners in an aquarium hobby that have only recently got involved in keeping amphibians. The article’s author presents three amphibian species, their appearance and habitat. He discusses keeping them in a home tank and the aspects of their breeding..
Benthochromis tricoti - Lechosław Łątka
Benthochromis tricoti is a cichlid species endemic to Tanganyika Lake. It lives more than 40 m below water surface. In natural habitat these fish swim in shoals and cross the depths in search of food. The male reaches 20 cm length and female – 16-18 cm. It is a beautifully coloured and docile fish.
Aquascaping championship and shrimp championship Hannover - Michał Paczkowski
During the pet fairs that took place in Hannover on February 5th – 7th, 2010 an aquascaping championship and shrimp championship were organised. We would like to share our feelings on the vent with the readers.
Anaconds part II - Witold Borkowski
In the second part of the article on anacondas its author describes the conditions that are to be observed when keeping these large constrictors. He aims at making readers realize what a challenge it is to keep such a reptile in a terrarium. The choice of an animal can’t be a compulsory action – an animal is to be chosen carefully and its all cons and pros are to be considered before the actual purchase of an exotic pet takes place. It has to be a conscious choice and you have to realize anacondas are long-living animals – their lifespan may be as long as few decades. The article’s author discusses the issues of terrarium construction, feeding and breeding two of the most popular anaconda species (Eunectes murinus and Eunectes notaeus)..
Leptodactylus fallax - Grażyna Pabijan
Leptodactylus fallax is a large frog inhabiting the Lesser Antilles – islands in the Caribbean Sea. Their reproduction is particularly interesting as thanks to it the species is able to live even in habitats that are short in water. Moreover, the giant ditch frogs take care of their offspring in a peculiar way. Nevertheless their survival is endangered and due to the drastic decrease in their number the species was covered by preservation programs and captive breeding programs, carried out by zoos and scientific institutions.
Żywienie ryb akwariowych w stanach chorobowych i okresie rekonwalescencji - Wojciech Górecki
Many breeders emphasise the role of nutrition in the period of treatment and convalescence. The mode of feeding sick fish depends not only on the type of the disease but also on the treatment method. The article’s authors discuss the issue of feeding fish with reference to numerous different factors. They describe examples of foods and insert a dictionary of useful terms.
Ancistrus genus - dr Hubert Zientek
Fish from Ancistrus genus are one of the most popular and most commonly bred Loricariids in our aquaria. They inhabit waters of South America. Ancistrus is a certainly noteworthy genus due to its untroublesome keeping and breeding from which an aquarium hobbyist may derive a lot of satisfaction. The article’s author describes methods of spawning and taking care of the fry: both nature-like methods as well as the artificial ones that do not involve parents.
Gobiidae from Egipt - Piotr Kierzkowski
Gobiidae family covers more than 1800 species. Some of them are miniature fish as it happens that adult specimens are not longer than 2-3 cm. Author discusses his research focusing on describing micro-environments of the Red Sea inhabited by small gobies. Following species were subject to the research: Pleurosicya micheli, Eviota seebrei, E. guttata and Bryaninops natans. They are predominantly bottom-dwelling species and their small territories encompass some corals or rocks. Most often they dwell in one, favourite place and lie in wait for food carried by water current.
Zander in aquarium - Maksymilian Przybylski
Probably each of us dreamed of huge aquaria of the capacity of several or even several dozens thousand litres once. Aquarium hobbyists dealing with marine aspect of the hobby dream of huge sharks, mantas or giant groupers. Freshwater aquarium hobbyists imagine gar pikes, arapaimas or tiger fish swimming in such a tank. As it comes to me, I belong to a niche of aquarium hobby dealing with „Polish” waters section and I dream of huge pikes, wels catfishes and zanders. I managed to fulfil one of those dreams and despite the fact that it’s not a story of tanks of the capacity of several thousands litres and 1-metre long fish, I hope you will read my article.
Archerfish (Toxotes jaculatrix) is a very interesting freshwater or brakish species. It is renowned for shooting down insects by expelling water from its mouth. It forms small aggregations or groups with specific and complex relationships.
Centrum Badawcze PKMD - Andrzej Sieniawski
Guppy Championshipos in Europe
Zlot morszczaków w Milówce
GSA Birthday
Krakowski Weekend Akwarystyczny - Paweł Łanecki