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Hello! Very much interested in writing for you, please include me in the info. Thank you for the opportunity!

6^th Sep 2020

I would be interested in reviewing products. Before retiring I was a technical writer and managed a Quality Management Program.

30^th Aug 2020

Product reviewers wanted

I'm interested and can write reviews from the perspective of someone new to the hobby. I'm only 3-4 months in, but hopefully I can help someone that's...

23^rd Aug 2020

Product reviewers wanted

I’m interested in doing this if there is still availability, it sounds like fun! Thanks

19^th Aug 2020

Barbodes semifasciolatus – Golden Barb* (Barbus sachsii, Puntius schuberti)

I simply had a question (please forgive if this is not allowed, I read the FAQ but I was not sure). I was wondering if there is any evidence of offsp...

12^th Aug 2020

Etroplus maculatus (BLOCH, 1795)

Orange Chromide

March 13th, 2012 — 1:18pm

Wild examples are rarely-seen in the aquarium hobby although selectively-bred ornamental strains are widely-available for which care is identical.

These are normally traded as ‘red’ or ‘yellow’ chromide and have a solid yellow-orange colour pattern with no dark elements.

It exhibits a widespread sympatry with the con…

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Etroplus suratensis (BLOCH, 1790)

Green Chromide

March 13th, 2012 — 1:18pm

This species is euryhaline and mostly inhabits brackish estuaries, coastal lagoons and the lower reaches of rivers.

It also occurs in freshwater habitats, however, including a number of inland lakes in Sri Lanka although it appears to have been introduced intentionally.