August 8th, 2011 at 6:37 pm » Comments (2)

Many of the traditional fishermen as of now, the fish caught, using ordinary methods of fishing and handling will be liable to forfeiture. Over the years, in rural area like ...more »

July 28th, 2011 at 12:32 pm » Comments (0)

[singlepic id=1370 w=320 h=240 float=] Here we got this betta caught in my hometown a couple of years ago, at first I thought its common pugnax but after a close inspection ...more »

December 2nd, 2010 at 12:42 pm » Comments (0)

Padang, the capital and the largest city of West Sumatra, Indonesia is no stranger to many of the surfers; it’s a common transit point them to travelling to Mentawai Islands. ...more »

August 2nd, 2010 at 6:23 pm » Comments (0)

Fishing Betta coccina complex species is somehow unique, when stream and Small River are disappeared in dry season; the only way to catch them is through small puddles in the ...more »

April 9th, 2010 at 10:43 am » Comments (11)

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March 20th, 2010 at 4:29 pm » Comments (4)

Another interesting C. nurii rediscovered by Herman recently, a cordata-leaved nurii! This species was first reported by a Japanese in eastern Pahang. more »

March 20th, 2010 at 4:18 pm » Comments (3)

Betta kuehnei is a newest member of pugnax group; it was described in December 2008. According to Schindler Bulletin of Fish Biology, this species can be distinguished from the other ...more »

September 10th, 2009 at 2:12 pm » Comments (6)

This is indeed a sad day for me as I post some of the disturbing pictures I took on a recent trip to a beautiful piece of wetland that is ...more »

July 21st, 2009 at 11:41 am » Comments (5)

We are eager to catch some fish after days of traveling, but the real fishing activity started only on the 3rd day of arrival. Here are some fishes we caught ...more »

June 3rd, 2009 at 4:39 pm » Comments (3)

In June last year, Herman and I are supposed to venture Kalimantan of Borneo, we had heard lots of story about this area with the potential of finding new species ...more »