There are a handful of fish and coral powerhouses spread around the world in isolation, each with their special niche and prowess responsible for procuring some of the hobby’s most sought after. Most recently on our little tour of Europe, we swung by one such establishment, notorious in their craft and embellished with the songs of praise. The family run De Jong marine is one of the heavenly kings when it comes down to the rare fish market, and our trip certainly did not disappoint.
德正海军陆战队是一家家庭经营公司。自1982年,由董事总经理Arie de Jong接管,此后已逐渐成为欧洲领先的海洋生物分销商。虽然专门针对公共水族馆提供大型鲨鱼,射线和鱼类的供应,但De Jong Marine赢得了许多人赢得的声誉。的确,他们的同名甚至在科学界都有他们的签名Gramma dejongi以阿里的名字命名。
The facility is located in Netherlands, about an hour or two away by car from Düsseldorf Germany where we were before. Beyond the office entrance is the facility proper where corals and fish are received, held and re-exported. The establishment is neat, well manicured and very organised. Interestingly, it’s designed in a rather curious yet indescribable manner; you get a sense of déjà vu when you first walk in. Perhaps its the extensive use of shiny white tiles and strong LEDs, giving the place a rather hospital-ish feel.
珊瑚在两条长的跑道上固定在彼此平行的两条长跑道中,而鱼则被固定在隔间化的坦克中,整齐地堆叠在一起,排成一排,几乎像架子一样。上面的照片有助于描绘这一想法。如果您是强迫症的患者,那么这个地方是直线和截面,隔间和矩形的天堂融合。
在公共水族馆部门打交道,德Jong marine has an extensive housing area for large elasmobranch and fish. The high bio load of these animals coupled with the need for stringent water quality means that the facility is in need of heavy duty filtration, sterilisation and overall water chemistry management. The filtration section at the back portion of the facility is rigged with numerous industrial sized protein fractionators, sterilisers and other complicated looking equipment whose purpose to be very frank; I have no idea.
I’m not much of an equipment junkie or a plumbing fanatic, so this portion of the tour was rather unexciting for me. Fish on the other hand, makes me happy and I was indeed pleasantly delighted with what I got to see.
出口房屋的主要持有室是95%的牲畜,在这里混合了稀有物种的混合物,装饰着整齐的坦克排成一排。Chaetodon Seleneis a rather rare and unfamiliar species in the hobby. This beautiful fish is closely related toChaetodon gardineriandC. leucopleura, but is more pearlescent in its design and less often seen.C. Selene在野外也不是丰富的,但有时可以看到孤独或成对在瓦砾斜坡上方游泳。
追捕像Paracheilinus attenuatusandPrognathodes marcellae票价相当普遍,但是De Jong闻名的真正闪烁的物种并没有保留在这里。要看到这些人,我们必须步行十分钟,然后步行到一座独立的建筑物,远离公众的眼睛,远离人行人的物种。
The De Jong tour would not be complete without at least getting to see the ridiculousGramma dejongi,在许多人的遗愿清单上如此美丽而高。尽管Gramma dejongiis sporadically available at the cost of a couple low-thousands, it has not penetrated the American market due to the previous embargo with Cuba. With that being举起而且,也许有一天有一天,这个物种终于接触了美国的土壤。G. Dejongihas been talked aboutincessantly在鼎盛时期,虽然没有什么新鲜的涵盖,但总能看到这只真正美丽的鱼的新照片总是很高兴的。
A pair and a solitary specimen ofG. Dejongiis housed in this secluded room, and we’re still unsure if it’s just a happy coincidence or not, but it appears thatG. Dejongimay be slightly sexually dichromatic. In the pair above it’s pretty evident that the larger specimen is more rich, gearing toward a deep sunset instead of the lemony coloured individual behind. Other rarities include an Armitagei angelfish hybrid, and a group of伪造康奈利。
Housed in a cold water set up were a pair ofCallanthiasjaponicus, 随着Sacura MargaritaceaandCaprodon Schlegelii。Callanthiasjaponicus是在日本深水中发现的华丽的amthiine,很少为消费市场提供。流行的冷水日本生物群的候选人,C。japonicus比家庭业余爱好者更经常出现在公共水族馆中。在C. japonicus, males are a deep chrome yellow to apricot overall, with pink iridescence on the ventral fins and nape.Callanthiasis deep bodied and large, with rounded median fins and a filamentous caudal fin.
These are maintained at a chilling temperature of 16C (60F), which makes viewing and photography extremely troublesome with the constant condensation and fogging of the aquarium glass. Because of their large size and penchant for cold waters, this species is not often displayed privately. Still,C. japonicus仍然是该地区最美丽的amthiines之一,甚至超过糖果颜色田虫。
To be able to see some of these specimens and take a tour of the facility is a treat, and De Jong marine is truly a professional and well manicured facility worthy of its title. A big thanks to Arie, Thomas and Louella De Jong for the hospitality and tour.