Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the cichlid index How to look afterMetriaclima estherae Red zebra Konings, 1995 (Other members of the genus Metriaclima) ADULT SIZE: 12 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately hard and alkaline TEMPERATURE RANGE: 25-28 C FOOD: Feed Metriaclima estherae a predominantly vegetarian diet DISTRIBUTION: This species […]
Melanotaenia praecox >> aquarium-fish.info
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 […]
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 […]
Nothobranchius furzeri >> aquarium-fish.info
Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the killifish index How to look afterNothobranchius furzeri Furzers Notho Jubb 1971 (Other members of the genus Nothobranchius) ADULT SIZE: 8 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 25-30 C FOOD: Feed Nothobranchius furzeri predominantly live foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from Zimbabwe, […]
Corydoras adolfoi >> aquarium-fish.info
Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the catfish index How to look afterCorydoras adolfoi Adolfo’s cory cat Burgess, 1982 (Other members of the genus Corydoras) ADULT SIZE: 6 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately soft and acidic TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-28 C FOOD: Feed Corydoras adolfoi small live-foods and fine grade dried […]
Aquarium Fish – Breeding Report >> 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 from Lake Malawi >> aquarium-fish.info
Lake Malawi is famous for it’s variety of cichlid species, that inhabit different zones within the lake. These are some of the most colourful and interesting of all aquarium fish, and they are widely kept in large Malawi biotope tanks. Read our article on setting up a Lake Malawi aquarium. back to the country index […]
Fundulopanchax filamentosus >> aquarium-fish.info
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 […]
Aphyosemion striatum >> aquarium-fish.info
Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the killifish index How to look afterAphyosemion striatum Striped killifish (Boulenger 1911) (Other members of the genus Aphyosemion) ADULT SIZE: 5 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-28 C FOOD: Feed Aphyosemion striatum small live-foods and fine grade dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This […]
Pseudocrenilabrus nicholsi >> aquarium-fish.info
Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the cichlid index How to look afterPseudocrenilabrus nicholsi Dwarf african mouthbrooder (Pellegrin, 1928) (Other members of the genus Pseudocrenilabrus) ADULT SIZE: 7 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 24-28 C FOOD: Feed Pseudocrenilabrus nicholsi live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes […]
Crenicichla compressiceps >> aquarium-fish.info
Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the cichlid index How to look afterCrenicichla compressiceps Ploeg, 1986 (Other members of the genus Crenicichla) ADULT SIZE: 7 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 26-28 C FOOD: Feed Crenicichla compressiceps predominantly live foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from Brazil AQUARIUM CARE: […]
Trichogaster leeri >> aquarium-fish.info
Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the labyrinth index How to look afterTrichogaster leeri Pearl gourami Bleeker, 1852 (Other members of the genus Trichogaster) ADULT SIZE: 12 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-23 C FOOD: Feed Trichogaster leeri live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from […]
Tateurndina ocellicauda >> aquarium-fish.info
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 […]
Otocinclus affinis >> aquarium-fish.info
Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the catfish index How to look afterOtocinclus affinis Oto, Dwarf sucker catfish, Midget suckermouth catfish Steindachner, 1877 (Other members of the genus Otocinclus) ADULT SIZE: 5 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 20-26 C FOOD: Feed Otocinclus affinis a predominantly vegetarian diet […]