Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the characin index How to look afterHyphessobrycon erythrostigma Bleeding heart tetra Fowler 1943 (Other members of the genus Hyphessobrycon) ADULT SIZE: 8 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Neutral TEMPERATURE RANGE: 24-28 C FOOD: Feed Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from […]

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, […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the cichlid index How to look afterCyphotilapia frontosa Frontosa, humphead cichlid Boulenger, 1906 (Other members of the genus Cyphotilapia) ADULT SIZE: 35 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately hard and alkaline TEMPERATURE RANGE: 25-27 C FOOD: Feed Cyphotilapia frontosa live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This […]

This page summarises breeding reports provided by visitors to this site, along with some statistical analysis. Please feel free to contribute – whatever your experience! 1 breeder has filled in a breeding report, a summary of which is shown in the graphs below. You can read the full reports here. To add details of your […]

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 catfish index How to look afterCorydoras sodalis False Network Cory Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1986 (Other members of the genus Corydoras) ADULT SIZE: 6 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 22-26 C FOOD: Feed Corydoras sodalis small live-foods and fine grade dried […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the oddball index How to look afterScleropages formosus Golden Arowana (Müller & Schlegel, 1844) (Other members of the genus Scleropages) ADULT SIZE: 50 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-26 C FOOD: Feed Scleropages formosus predominantly live foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes […]

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 catfish index How to look afterPimelodus pictus Pictus Catfish Steindachner, 1876 (Other members of the genus Pimelodus) ADULT SIZE: 12 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately soft and acidic TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-28 C FOOD: Feed Pimelodus pictus live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This species […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the characin index How to look afterNannostomus marginatus Dwarf pencil fish Eigenmann, 1909 (Other members of the genus Nannostomus) ADULT SIZE: 4 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately soft and acidic TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Nannostomus marginatus small live-foods and fine grade dried […]

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 afterHaplochromis obliquidens (Hilgendorf, 1888) (Other members of the genus Haplochromis) ADULT SIZE: 10 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately hard and alkaline TEMPERATURE RANGE: 24-26 C FOOD: Feed Haplochromis obliquidens live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the catfish index How to look afterSynodontis notatus One-spot catfish (Vaillant, 1893) The species name notatus refers to the spot on this fish’s flank more images here (Other members of the genus Synodontis) ADULT SIZE: 14 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: […]

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 […]