Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the catfish index How to look afterPanaque nigrolineatus Royal Panaque L027 (Peters, 1877) (Other members of the genus Panaque) ADULT SIZE: 25 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately soft and acidic TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-28 C FOOD: Feed Panaque nigrolineatus a predominantly vegetarian diet DISTRIBUTION: This […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the cichlid index How to look afterPseudotropheus lombardoi Burgess, 1977 A young male, with typical blue colouration more images here (Other members of the genus Pseudotropheus) ADULT SIZE: 10 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Very hard and alkaline TEMPERATURE RANGE: 24-28 C FOOD: Feed Pseudotropheus […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the catfish index How to look afterCorydoras aeneus Bronze corycat, Gold striped cory Gill, 1858 (Other members of the genus Corydoras) ADULT SIZE: 7 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 24-28 C FOOD: Feed Corydoras aeneus small live-foods and fine grade dried […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the cichlid index How to look afterGeophagus Steindachneri Red Humped Eartheater Eigenmann & Hildebrandt, 1910 (Other members of the genus Geophagus) ADULT SIZE: 20 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately soft and acidic TEMPERATURE RANGE: 24-28 C FOOD: Feed Geophagus Steindachneri live and dried foods […]

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 loach index How to look afterGyrinocheilus aymonieri Golden algae eater (Tirant, 1883) (Other members of the genus Gyrinocheilus) ADULT SIZE: 25 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Gyrinocheilus aymonieri a predominantly vegetarian diet DISTRIBUTION: This species comes […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the catfish index How to look afterAncistrus temmincki Temmincks bristlenose, Bristlenose catfish (Valenciennes, 1840) (Other members of the genus Ancistrus) ADULT SIZE: 5 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 24-28 C FOOD: Feed Ancistrus temmincki live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This species […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the labyrinth index How to look afterBetta imbellis Ladiges, 1975 (Other members of the genus Betta) ADULT SIZE: 6 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Neutral TEMPERATURE RANGE: 25-30 C FOOD: Feed Betta imbellis predominantly live foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the cichlid index How to look afterGeophagus Steindachneri Red Humped Eartheater Eigenmann & Hildebrandt, 1910 (Other members of the genus Geophagus) ADULT SIZE: 20 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately soft and acidic TEMPERATURE RANGE: 24-28 C FOOD: Feed Geophagus Steindachneri live and dried foods […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the catfish index How to look afterCorydoras julii Leopard Cory Steindachner, 1906 Corydoras julii more images here (Other members of the genus Corydoras) ADULT SIZE: 5 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 22-26 C FOOD: Feed Corydoras julii small live-foods and fine […]

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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 […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the rainbowfish index How to look afterMelanotaenia praecox Dwarf neon rainbowfish (Weber & de Beaufort, 1922) (Other members of the genus Melanotaenia) ADULT SIZE: 8 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Very hard and alkaline TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Melanotaenia praecox live and dried […]

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 […]