Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the killifish index How to look afterNothobranchius palmqvisti Palmqvists killifish (Lonnberg) 1907 (Other members of the genus Nothobranchius) ADULT SIZE: 5 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-28 C FOOD: Feed Nothobranchius palmqvisti small live-foods and fine grade dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the oddball index How to look afterParambassis pulcinella Humphead glassfish Kottelat, 2003 Humphead glassfish more images here (Other members of the genus Parambassis) ADULT SIZE: 8 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 24-28 C FOOD: Feed Parambassis pulcinella live and dried foods […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the rainbowfish index How to look afterMelanotaenia boesemani Boesemans rainbow fish Allen & Cross, 1980 (Other members of the genus Melanotaenia) ADULT SIZE: 14 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately hard and alkaline TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Melanotaenia boesemani live and dried foods […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the cichlid index How to look afterMesonauta festiva Festive cichlid Heckel, 1840 Festive cichlids make fine community fish more images here (Other members of the genus Mesonauta) ADULT SIZE: 12 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 24-29 C FOOD: Feed Mesonauta festiva […]

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 […]

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 Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the livebearer index How to look afterLimia melanogaster Blackbelly Limia (Günther, 1866) (Other members of the genus Limia) ADULT SIZE: 4 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately hard and alkaline TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Limia melanogaster small live-foods and fine grade dried foods […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the cyprinid index How to look afterTanichthys albonubes White Cloud Mountain Minnow Shu-Yen 1932 (Other members of the genus Tanichthys) ADULT SIZE: 4 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 16-22 C FOOD: Feed Tanichthys albonubes small live-foods and fine grade dried foods […]

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 […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the rainbowfish index How to look afterMelanotaenia trifasciata Jewel rainbowfish (Rendahl, 1922) There are many strains (color varieties) of the jewel rainbowfish; some are very different from others more images here (Other members of the genus Melanotaenia) ADULT SIZE: 12 cm WATER CONDITIONS: […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the catfish index How to look afterCorydoras leopardus Leopard corycat Myers, 1933 (Other members of the genus Corydoras) ADULT SIZE: 7 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Very hard and alkaline TEMPERATURE RANGE: 20-25 C FOOD: Feed Corydoras leopardus small live-foods and fine grade dried foods […]

Microworms are absolutely tiny worms, fed by aquarists to newly hatched fish fry. Whilst not as nutritious as newly hatched Artemia (brine shrimp), they are incredibly easy to culture and, with a small amount of work, offer a permanent, clean, and effectively free, source of fry food, available whenever needed. As stated above, there is […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the oddball index How to look afterStigmatogobius sadanunidio Knight goby Hamilton, 1822 (Other members of the genus Stigmatogobius) ADULT SIZE: 8 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Brackish (tablespoon of seasalt/gallon) TEMPERATURE RANGE: 20-27 C FOOD: Feed Stigmatogobius sadanunidio predominantly live foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the livebearer index How to look afterXiphophorus maculatus Platy (Guenther, 1866) (Other members of the genus Xiphophorus) ADULT SIZE: 6 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately hard and alkaline TEMPERATURE RANGE: 21-25 C FOOD: Feed Xiphophorus maculatus small live-foods and fine grade dried foods. Some […]