Pimelodella guato, a new species is described from rio Paraguai basin in Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso States, Brazil. This new species can be diagnosed from all congeners by several exclusive characteristics, not least the long maxillary barbels reaching at least the anal-fin terminus.
Chiloglanis carnatus, a new species of riffle-dwelling catfish from the middle Zambezi River system, Zimbabwe is described. Results from this study add to the growing evidence of a high level of undocumented diversity within riffle-dwelling taxa in southern Africa. Open-access – https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/114679/ The authors discuss the significance and implications of incomplete documentation of the diversity […]
Monotocheirodon duda, a new characid species with remarkable sexual dimorphism is described from the upper Guayabero River, Orinoco basin, Colombia. Researchers putatively place this new species in 𝑀𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑜𝑛 and discuss in depth the unique sexual dimorphic structures potentially linked to inseminating behaviour.
Rocks in the aquarium are surrounded with a huge number of myths that are not true. There are virtually NO rocks gems, geodes, polished stones, or crystals that are damaging to fish.
It is beneficial for most aquariums to add a bag of crushed coral to the filter. This buffers the water to 7.6 to 7.9 pH. This pH is great for all fish, contrary to popular mythology. Planted tanks typically do not do well with buffering substrates.
Gravel in the aquarium: my recommendation is “natural” aquarium gravel. The cream through brown varied color hides accumulated detritus and feces.
Sand is probably the most common substrate. Sand doesn’t allow food particles to drop down uneaten into the substrate. And most people like the aesthetics of sand in an aquarium.
There are different kinds of substrate you can use in the aquarium. Some more expensive or more suitable than others.
Selecting an Aquarium UV Unit: In this article we make a recommendation as to the “best” UV unit in our OPINION.
Aquarium UV in Depth explains how a UV light works and what UV unit to choose for your aquarium.
