Mr Fish Ornamentals – West Africa’s Ornamental Fish Export Hub

  Credit: Scotcat ​A s humans, we tend to think that animals sense their world through the use of sight, smell, taste, touch and sound – and until recently we couldn’t appreciate the possibility of any animal using other means of sensing their environment. ​Now, the relatively recent development of specialised equipment has allowed us to begin to detect the presence of minute electrical charges in the environment and has enabled us to appreciate the importance of producing and receiving electrical charges within a range of fish species. ​Now, the relatively recent development of specialised equipment has allowed us to begin to detect the presence of minute electrical charges in the environment and has enabled us to appreciate the importance of producing and receiving electrical charges within a range of fish species. ​Quite a shock... ​Historically, our appreciation of fish using electricity has been limited to the small number of fish that are capable of producing a potentially le...

  There’s “big fish,” and then there’s the Niger Perch. When retailers need a show-stopping predator for public aquariums, luxury home installations, and high-ticket customers, this is the fish they ask for. Yet somehow… very few U.S. and European importers have a stable supply channel. That’s a missed opportunity.