Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the characin index How to look afterSemaprochilodus taeniurus Silver prochilodus (Valenciennes, 1821) (Other members of the genus Semaprochilodus) ADULT SIZE: 25 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately soft and acidic TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Semaprochilodus taeniurus a predominantly vegetarian diet DISTRIBUTION: This species […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the livebearer index How to look afterPoecilia reticulata Guppy, Millions fish Peters, 1859 (Other members of the genus Poecilia) ADULT SIZE: 6 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 20-29 C FOOD: Feed Poecilia reticulata small live-foods and fine grade dried foods DISTRIBUTION: […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the cichlid index How to look afterMelanochromis johanni Johanni Mbuna Eccles, 1973 (Other members of the genus Melanochromis) ADULT SIZE: 12 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately hard and alkaline TEMPERATURE RANGE: 25-28 C FOOD: Feed Melanochromis johanni a predominantly vegetarian diet DISTRIBUTION: This species […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the cichlid index How to look afterHaplochromis obliquidens (Hilgendorf, 1888) (Other members of the genus Haplochromis) ADULT SIZE: 10 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately hard and alkaline TEMPERATURE RANGE: 24-26 C FOOD: Feed Haplochromis obliquidens live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the catfish index How to look afterSynodontis nigriventris Upside-down catfish David, 1936 (Other members of the genus Synodontis) ADULT SIZE: 10 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Synodontis nigriventris live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the oddball index How to look afterTateurndina ocellicauda Peacock goby, Rainbow gudgeon (Nichols, 1955) (Other members of the genus Tateurndina) ADULT SIZE: 5 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 24-28 C FOOD: Feed Tateurndina ocellicauda small live-foods and fine grade dried foods […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the cichlid index How to look afterTilapia joka Thys van den Audenaerde, 1969 (Other members of the genus Tilapia) ADULT SIZE: 20 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 25-28 C FOOD: Feed Tilapia joka live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes […]

The cichlids from Lake Tanganyika are some of the most vibrant and colorful fresh water fish available, which makes them very popular for aquarium owners everywhere. While some species from this African lake can do well with fish that originated from other parts of the world, most enthusiasts agree that it is better to create […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the killifish index How to look afterNothobranchius rachovii Rachov’s Nothobranch Ahl 1926 (Other members of the genus Nothobranchius) ADULT SIZE: 7 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-28 C FOOD: Feed Nothobranchius rachovii predominantly live foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from South […]

This page summarises breeding reports provided by visitors to this site, along with some statistical analysis. Please feel free to contribute – whatever your experience! 1 breeder has filled in a breeding report, a summary of which is shown in the graphs below. You can read the full reports here. To add details of your […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the killifish index How to look afterFundulopanchax filamentosus Plumed lyretail Meinken, 1933 (Other members of the genus Fundulopanchax) ADULT SIZE: 6 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Fundulopanchax filamentosus live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the cichlid index How to look afterCichlosoma salvini Salvins cichlid (Guenther, 1862) (Other members of the genus Cichlosoma) ADULT SIZE: 15 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Neutral TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-26 C FOOD: Feed Cichlosoma salvini small live-foods and fine grade dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This species […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the catfish index How to look afterPareutropius debauwi African glass catfish, Debauwi catfish, Three-striped glass catfish. De Vos, 1986 (Other members of the genus Pareutropius) ADULT SIZE: 8 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-28 C FOOD: Feed Pareutropius debauwi small live-foods […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the labyrinth index How to look afterTrichogaster trichopterus Blue gourami (Pallas, 1777) (Other members of the genus Trichogaster) ADULT SIZE: 12 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 22-28 C FOOD: Feed Trichogaster trichopterus live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from […]