Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the oddball index How to look afterPolypterus ornatipinnis Ornate bichir Boulenger, 1902 (Other members of the genus Polypterus) ADULT SIZE: 25 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 24-28 C FOOD: Feed Polypterus ornatipinnis live foods and small fish DISTRIBUTION: This species comes […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the cyprinid index How to look afterBrachydanio rerio Zebra fish, Zebra danio Hamilton, 1822 (Other members of the genus Brachydanio) ADULT SIZE: 5 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Brachydanio rerio live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This species […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the oddball index How to look afterCarinotetraodon travancoricus Dwarf puffer fish (Hora & Nair, 1941) (Other members of the genus Carinotetraodon) ADULT SIZE: 2 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 22-26 C FOOD: Feed Carinotetraodon travancoricus small live-foods and fine grade dried […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the cichlid index How to look afterApistogramma agassizii Agassiz’s dwarf cichlid Steindachner, 1875 There are many colour varieties of A. agassizii more images here (Other members of the genus Apistogramma) ADULT SIZE: 10 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately soft and acidic TEMPERATURE RANGE: 25-29 […]

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 oddball index How to look afterPolypterus ornatipinnis Ornate bichir Boulenger, 1902 (Other members of the genus Polypterus) ADULT SIZE: 25 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 24-28 C FOOD: Feed Polypterus ornatipinnis live foods and small fish DISTRIBUTION: This species comes […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the characin index How to look afterHemigrammus erythrozonus Glowlight tetra Durbin, 1909 (Other members of the genus Hemigrammus) ADULT SIZE: 4 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately soft and acidic TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Hemigrammus erythrozonus small live-foods and fine grade dried foods. […]

Adolfo’s cory cat Agassiz’s dwarf cichlid American flagfish Angel Fish Angel catfish Beckford’s pencil fish Black Neon Tetra Black Phantom Tetra Black collared catfish Blackbelly Limia Bleeding heart tetra Blue dolphin cichlid Blue gourami Blue-spotted Corydoras Boesemans rainbow fish Brass tetra, Gold tetra, Armstrongs tetra Bristlenose catfish, Temmincks bristlenose Browns anabantid Buenos Aires Tetra Butterfly […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the oddball index How to look afterCarinotetraodon irrubesco Red-tailed puffer, Red-eyed pufferfish Tan, 1999 (Other members of the genus Carinotetraodon) ADULT SIZE: 5 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Carinotetraodon irrubesco predominantly live foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the catfish index How to look afterCorydoras sterbai Sterba’s Cory Knaack, 1962 (Other members of the genus Corydoras) ADULT SIZE: 8 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 20-25 C FOOD: Feed Corydoras sterbai small live-foods and fine grade dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the cichlid index How to look afterCyrtocara moorii Blue dolphin cichlid Boulenger, 1902 (Other members of the genus Cyrtocara) ADULT SIZE: 28 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately hard and alkaline TEMPERATURE RANGE: 25-28 C FOOD: Feed Cyrtocara moorii live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the killifish index How to look afterJordanella floridae American flagfish Goode & Bean 1879 (Other members of the genus Jordanella) ADULT SIZE: 9 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 22-27 C FOOD: Feed Jordanella floridae a predominantly vegetarian diet DISTRIBUTION: This species […]