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 […]
Hemigrammus bleheri >> aquarium-fish.info
Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the characin index How to look afterHemigrammus bleheri Rummy-nosed tetra Gery, 1986 (Other members of the genus Hemigrammus) ADULT SIZE: 5 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-28 C FOOD: Feed Hemigrammus bleheri small live-foods and fine grade dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This […]
Peckoltia pulcher >> aquarium-fish.info
Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the catfish index How to look afterPeckoltia pulcher Dwarf Pleco (Steindachner, 1915) (Other members of the genus Peckoltia) ADULT SIZE: 12 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-28 C FOOD: Feed Peckoltia pulcher a predominantly vegetarian diet DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from […]
Gasteropelecus sternicla >> aquarium-fish.info
Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the characin index How to look afterGasteropelecus sternicla Silver hatchet fish (Linnaeus, 1758) (Other members of the genus Gasteropelecus) ADULT SIZE: 5 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately soft and acidic TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-28 C FOOD: Feed Gasteropelecus sternicla live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This […]
Nannostomus marginatus >> aquarium-fish.info
Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the characin index How to look afterNannostomus marginatus Dwarf pencil fish Eigenmann, 1909 (Other members of the genus Nannostomus) ADULT SIZE: 4 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately soft and acidic TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Nannostomus marginatus small live-foods and fine grade dried […]
Corydoras elegans >> aquarium-fish.info
Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the catfish index How to look afterCorydoras elegans Elegant cory Steindachner, 1877 (Other members of the genus Corydoras) ADULT SIZE: 6 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 18-24 C FOOD: Feed Corydoras elegans small live-foods and fine grade dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This […]
Betta splendens >> aquarium-fish.info
Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the labyrinth index How to look afterBetta splendens Siamese fighting fish Regan, 1910 (Other members of the genus Betta) ADULT SIZE: 6 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-28 C FOOD: Feed Betta splendens live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes […]
Poecilia sp. >> aquarium-fish.info
Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the livebearer index How to look afterPoecilia sp. Endlers Livebearer This fish may not be a seperate species from the guppy (Other members of the genus Poecilia) ADULT SIZE: 4 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 20-29 C FOOD: Feed Poecilia sp. […]
Tilapia >> aquarium-fish.info
Low light plants Java moss, Java fern, and several of the Anubias species all do fine in low-light conditions. That is not to say that they do not thrive with stronger lighting, but in an aquarium with a lot of floating plants, or one with timid fish that prefer a dimmer tank, these plants are […]
Species of aquarium fish >> aquarium-fish.info
Most aquarium fish fit into one of the categories below, but some don’t. For the full list please see the alphabetical fish index, or search for fish by country of origin. Catfish Characins Cyprinids Cichlids Killifish Labyrinth fish Loaches Livebearers Rainbowfish
Megalomphodus megalopterus >> aquarium-fish.info
Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the characin index How to look afterMegalomphodus megalopterus Black Phantom Tetra Eigenmann, 1915 (Other members of the genus Megalomphodus) ADULT SIZE: 5 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 22-28 C FOOD: Feed Megalomphodus megalopterus live and dried foods. Black Phantom tetras relish […]
Lamprologus ocellatus >> aquarium-fish.info
Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the cichlid index How to look afterLamprologus ocellatus Gold shell-dwelling cichlid (Steindachner, 1909) (Other members of the genus Lamprologus) ADULT SIZE: 6 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately hard and alkaline TEMPERATURE RANGE: 25-28 C FOOD: Feed Lamprologus ocellatus small live-foods and fine grade dried […]
Arnoldichthys spilopterus >> aquarium-fish.info
Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the characin index How to look afterArnoldichthys spilopterus Arnolds red-eyed characin, Red-eyed tetra, Niger tetra (Boulenger, 1909) (Other members of the genus Arnoldichthys) ADULT SIZE: 8 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Arnoldichthys spilopterus small live-foods and fine […]
Scleromystax barbatus >> aquarium-fish.info
Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the catfish index How to look afterScleromystax barbatus Bearded catfish, Banded cory, Giant cory Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 (Other members of the genus Scleromystax) ADULT SIZE: 10 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 20-25 C FOOD: Feed Scleromystax barbatus live and dried […]