Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the labyrinth index How to look afterColisa lalia Dwarf Gourami Buchanan-Hamilton, 1822 (Other members of the genus Colisa) ADULT SIZE: 6 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Neutral TEMPERATURE RANGE: 24-28 C FOOD: Feed Colisa lalia small live-foods and fine grade dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This species […]

The community aquarium (in contrast to a species aquarium) is most peoples first experience with tropical fish. As a general rule, community fish, are those that are hardy, have no special feeding requirements, and live peacefully together (i.e. easy to keep!). The fish are not necessarily found in the same bodies of water in the […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the oddball index How to look afterPolypterus senegalus Senegal bichir (Cuvier, 1829) (Other members of the genus Polypterus) ADULT SIZE: 30 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Polypterus senegalus predominantly live foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from Chad, […]

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 […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the labyrinth index How to look afterColisa lalia Dwarf Gourami Buchanan-Hamilton, 1822 (Other members of the genus Colisa) ADULT SIZE: 6 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Neutral TEMPERATURE RANGE: 24-28 C FOOD: Feed Colisa lalia small live-foods and fine grade dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This species […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the cichlid index How to look afterPapiliochromis ramirezi Ram, Butterfly cichlid (Myers & Harry, 1948) (Other members of the genus Papiliochromis) ADULT SIZE: 7 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately soft and acidic TEMPERATURE RANGE: 22-27 C FOOD: Feed Papiliochromis ramirezi small live-foods and fine […]

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 […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the cichlid index How to look afterJulidochromis marlieri Poll, 1956 (Other members of the genus Julidochromis) ADULT SIZE: 15 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Very hard and alkaline TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-26 C FOOD: Feed Julidochromis marlieri live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the oddball index How to look afterScatophagus argus Spotted scat, Green scat, Red tiger scat Linnaeus, 1766 (Other members of the genus Scatophagus) ADULT SIZE: 30 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Brackish (tablespoon of seasalt/gallon) TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Scatophagus argus anything, a […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the cichlid index How to look afterCyprichromis leptosoma species Jumbo Kitumba Species “Jumbo Kitumba” more images here (Other members of the genus Cyprichromis) ADULT SIZE: 14 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately hard and alkaline TEMPERATURE RANGE: 24-27 C FOOD: Feed Cyprichromis leptosoma live and […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the cichlid index How to look afterCopadichromis borleyi Iles, 1960 (Other members of the genus Copadichromis) ADULT SIZE: 16 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately hard and alkaline TEMPERATURE RANGE: 25-27 C FOOD: Feed Copadichromis borleyi live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from […]

It’s often said that keeping fish, is more accurately described as a case of keeping water. All fish have certain requirements when it comes to water, some are very fussy, and can survive in only specific conditions, whilst others can survive in almost any water, at the right temperature. The majority of fish are somewhere […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the characin index How to look afterHyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi Black Neon Tetra Gery, 1961 (Other members of the genus Hyphessobrycon) ADULT SIZE: 4 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately soft and acidic TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi live and dried foods. This species […]

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 […]