Blue Moorii cichlid, also known as Blue Dolphin cichlid and Malawi Blue Dolphin cichlid, Cyrtocara moorii

Lake Tebera Rainbowfish Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi in the Dallas World Aquarium

This rainbowfish is native of the Lake Tebera basin in Papua New Guinea.  I have never seen rainbowfish of this species anywhere that approach the size and beauty of this group which I photographed at the Dallas World Aquarium in 2010.

Melanotaenia lacustris, Turquoise rainbowfish in the Dallas World Aquarium

When given good nutrition, a spacious aquarium and excellent care, the Turquoise rainbowfish can grow into a size and shape that is rarely seen in fish kept in the average aquarium.  I saw this stunning specimen during a visit to the Dallas World Aquarium in 2010.  This fish was just a tiny part of the many interesting things I saw there, nevertheless is small size, it is very impressive in its own right.

Bulbophyllum auratum "other world', an orchid that produces a lovely mimicry of yellow parasols

A plant in a basket, not mine

My plant, now sadly lost, you can see the remains of dozens of inflorescences

My plant of Bulbophyllum auratum was everything you could ask in a Bulbophyllum, it grew vigorously in the climatic conditions of my locality, was pest free and bloomed constantly.  Unfortunately I lost this plant.  The reason I lost it was that it grew out of its pot and I neglected to start new plants elsewhere or to repot the plant.  When I noticed the plant was not blooming as usual it had already weakened and the few pseudobulbs I was able to trasplant succumbed to rot.   As you can see in the plant in the basket, these plants can really put out a show.