Van Diemans Parrot Fish from the Underwater series is a bright turquoise blue ink with medium shading and purple shimmer. It dries in 20 seconds in a medium nib on Rhodia and has an average flow. Van Diemans ink is made in Australia.

Van Dieman’s is a proudAustralian company that has madea concerted effort to improved their inksformula’s andsourcing. Van Diemans inks will consist of at least 90 percent Australian ingredients whichwill allow them to proudlystate and be labeled as made in Australia.

The Night series was the first to use the reformulations. We will have new swatches up as soon as they are available.

Below is an Instagram video from Van Dieman’s showcasing the improvedformula.

Van Dieman’s New Parrot fish formula Video

Van Dieman’s Underwater is the 7thseries from Van Diemans Ink. Inspired by the Flora, Fauna, regions and mystery of the ocean, this collection of sixteen fountain pen and shimmer inks contains some of our most unique and experimental inks to date.

The Parrot Fish is one of the most colorful fish imaginable that live in our oceans, and it was the inspiration for this bright and bubbly ink. This ink has a perfect turquoise base color and a vibrant purple shimmer.

Try all the sixteen inks in this series

• This ink is suitable for dip pens, brushwork and all fountain pens
• Shake bottle before use
• This is a high saturation ink with particulate matter – exercise extreme care and maintenance when using in a fountain pen, and flushregularly.