FishEthoGroup produced new spots of their Fish Talk's podcast programme on species from the fair-fish database. In series 18, you will find around 2 minutes of informative knowledge on Papyrocranus afer (Reticulated knifefish), Barbonymus schwanenfeldii (Tinfoil barb), and Arapaima gigas (Arapaima). For the first time, FishEthoGroup also covered a wild-caught species of our recently launched catch branch: Engraulis ringens (Peruvian anchoveta). And if you cannot get enough, also give their new episode of The Fish Mind programme a listen. In the current season about fish abilities, you may find episodes on memory, tool use, and self recognition. The new episode 4 is all about nest building in fishes. Enjoy and recommend!

Papyrocranus afer, also called Reticulated knifefish, is our second bony-tongue fish (Osteoglossiformes), the first of the family of featherbacks and knifefishes (Notopteridae). Inhabiting fresh water of West Africa, the culture of P. afer has become popular to supply the local communities. Extremely little is known about behaviour in the wild and the conditions in captivity, though. We are not able to properly assess the welfare of P. afer in aquaculture on the basis of the knowledge we found. Please take a look for yourself here in the Overview and Short profile.