Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the killifish index How to look afterAphyosemion australe Cape Lopez lyretail, Lyretailed killifish (Rachow) 1921 (Other members of the genus Aphyosemion) ADULT SIZE: 6 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-28 C FOOD: Feed Aphyosemion australe 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 […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the livebearer index How to look afterPoecilia reticulata Guppy, Millions fish Peters, 1859 (Other members of the genus Poecilia) ADULT SIZE: 6 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 20-29 C FOOD: Feed Poecilia reticulata small live-foods and fine grade dried foods DISTRIBUTION: […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the killifish index How to look afterLamprichthys tanganicanus Lake Tanganyika lampeye (Boulenger 1898) (Other members of the genus Lamprichthys) ADULT SIZE: 6 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately hard and alkaline TEMPERATURE RANGE: 24-28 C FOOD: Feed Lamprichthys tanganicanus live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the characin index How to look afterInpaichthys kerri Emperor tetra, royal tetra Géry & Junk, 1977 (Other members of the genus Inpaichthys) ADULT SIZE: 5 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Neutral TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Inpaichthys kerri small live-foods and fine grade dried […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the cyprinid index How to look afterBalantiocheilos melanopterus Silver shark, Bala shark, Tricolor Shark, Tricolor sharkminnow (Bleeker, 1851) (Other members of the genus Balantiocheilos) ADULT SIZE: 35 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Balantiocheilos melanopterus live and dried […]

Panaque nigrolineatus Royal Panaque L027 Pangasius sutchi Pangasius catfish Papiliochromis altispinosus Red-finned ram Papiliochromis ramirezi Ram, Butterfly cichlid Paracheirodon axelrodi Cardinal Tetra Paracheirodon innesi Neon tetra Parambassis pulcinella Humphead glassfish Pareutropius debauwi African glass catfish, Debauwi catfish, Three-striped glass catfish. Pelvicachromis pulcher Kribensis, Purple cichlid Pelvicachromis taeniatus Phenocogrammus interuptus Congo Tetra Pimelodus pictus Pictus Catfish […]

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 catfish index How to look afterPeckoltia pulcher Dwarf Pleco (Steindachner, 1915) (Other members of the genus Peckoltia) ADULT SIZE: 12 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-28 C FOOD: Feed Peckoltia pulcher a predominantly vegetarian diet DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from […]

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 cyprinid index How to look afterPuntius titteya Cherry barb Deraniyagala, 1929 (Other members of the genus Puntius) ADULT SIZE: 5 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Puntius titteya small live-foods and fine grade dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the catfish index How to look afterCorydoras arcuatus Arched cory, Skunk cory Elwin 1939 (Other members of the genus Corydoras) ADULT SIZE: 5 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Corydoras arcuatus small live-foods and fine grade dried foods […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the characin index How to look afterGasteropelecus sternicla Silver hatchet fish (Linnaeus, 1758) (Other members of the genus Gasteropelecus) ADULT SIZE: 5 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately soft and acidic TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-28 C FOOD: Feed Gasteropelecus sternicla live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the cyprinid index How to look afterTanichthys albonubes White Cloud Mountain Minnow Shu-Yen 1932 (Other members of the genus Tanichthys) ADULT SIZE: 4 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 16-22 C FOOD: Feed Tanichthys albonubes small live-foods and fine grade dried foods […]