INTERESTING IMPORTS
Marbled hatchet fish Photo: Robert Beke
Despite high demands on international freight and a more limited range of ornamental fish, the importers continue to offer an impressive selection of tropical fish. There is the usual great range of small community species (tetras, livebearers, rasboras, barbs, etc.), fighting fish, and discus. If you are a fan of gouramis there are 10 species and 20 varieties available including a few rarely imported species such as chocolate gourami, eyespot
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Chocolate gourami Photo:
gourami, and the greenish (wild type) form of kissing gourami. And if you are after something a little more unusual, dwarf/freshwater puffers (Carinotetraodon travancoricus), and marble and spotfin hatchet fish are on the importers’ lists. For catfish fans there are plenty to choose from including a few rarely seen Corydoras: black band (C. zygatus), gold lazer, and Venezuelan corys. If you are after a fancy pleco, why not try Colombian zebra pleco (L129) or a flash pleco (L204) And if
Wild type kissing gourami Photo: Amada44
