Canna Americanallis variegata

Rug

Mexican handicraft rug made of natural fibers dyed with vegetable inks. Bought at Oaxaca.

Mother of pearl

Acacia Seedpod

This 45cm long acacia seedpod was collected in Ivory Coast (Costa do Marfim).

Floyd

This is my sister's clever dog (he seems to be having contact lenses, but he's not...). He allways stays with me when the owner is travelling and I really enjoy that, cause he's a great pal!

Burmese shells

Collected at Ngapali Beach, Myanmar

Stetsonia sp.

Agate

Agate is the most common variety of chalcedony which is a form of quartz. It is, in fact, identical in composition and physical properties.

Harlequins over Java Moss

Species from left to right:

- trigonostigma hengeli

- trigonostigma heteromorpha

- trigonostigma espei

360 shells

Spotted shells collected on Zanzibar beaches.

The black bowl made of a very light wood was bought in Stone Town, the capital of Zanzibar*.

* Check Tanzania (labels) on my travel blog.

Crowned cactus

Mammillaria sp.

Shark tooth

Fossil found at the Chilean desert.

They had much bigger ones there... and pretty heavier too!

Lucky bamboo

In fact, not a bamboo at all: dracaena sanderiana

Phalaenopsis sp.

Blooming echinopsis

Aqua Collection

.

45 L Tank Evolution

 1 year later

FAUNA

caridina multidentata

corydoras melanistius

corydoras shwartzi

farlowella acus

nannostomus bifasciatus

nannostomus beckfordi

neritina natalensis

pangio kuhlii

pangio malayana

pangio semicincta

paracheirodon axelrodi

planorbis sp.

puntius titteya

FLORA

anubias barteri nana

crinum calamistratum

echinodorus quadricostatus magdalensis

microsorum pteropus

nymphaea lotus

rotala rotundifolia

taxiphyllum sp.

vallisneria sp.

40 L Tank

FAUNA

aspidoras pauciradiatus

caridina multidentata

corydoras pygmaeus

dicrossus filamentosus

lymnaea stagnalis

neocaridina heteropoda

neritina natalensis

parotocinclus jumbo

trichopsis pumilis

trigonostigma espei

trigonostigma hengeli

trigonostigma heteromorpha

FLORA

blyxa japonica

cladophora aegagropila

cryptocoryne sp.

echinodorus quadricostatus magdalensis

echinodorus rubin

hygrophila corimbosa siamensis 53B

microsorum pteropus

nymphaea lotus

rotala rotundifolia

taxiphyllum sp.

20 L Tank (I)

FAUNA

corydoras hastatus

danio choprai

parotocinclus jumbo

neocaridina heteropoda 'red'

planorbis sp.

FLORA

anubias barteri nana

anubias nana 'petite'

cladophora aegagropila

cryptocoryne sp.

echinodorus quadricostatus magdalensis

limnophila sessiliflora

microsorum pteropus

taxiphyllum sp.

vallisneria sp.

20 L Tank (II)

FAUNA

caridina propinqua

clithon corona
danio margaritatus

otocinclus sp.

neocaridina zhangjiajiensis 'white pearl'

neocaridina zhangjiajiensis 'blue pearl'

FLORA

bacopa monnieri

cryptocoryne sp.

echinodorus quadricostatus magdalensis

monosolenium tenerum

rotala rotundifolia

8 L Tank

FAUNA

anentome helena

caridina breviata 'new bee'

caridina cantonensis 'crystal red'

FLORA

cladophora aegagropila

echinodorus quadricostatus magdalensis

eleocharis sp.

lemna minor

microsorum pteropus 'windelov'

pistia stratiotes

rotala rotundifolia

taxiphyllum sp.