Cichlids are probably the most popular group of aquarium fish kept today. But cichlids are diverse; they come from a massive range of habitats, from shallow acidic streams in the Amazon jungle, to the deepest lakes in Africa. There are huge variations in their size, temperament, behavioural patterens and consequently the conditions required to keep […]

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 characin index How to look afterParacheirodon axelrodi Cardinal Tetra Schultz, 1956 (Other members of the genus Paracheirodon) ADULT SIZE: 5 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately soft and acidic TEMPERATURE RANGE: 22-28 C FOOD: Feed Paracheirodon axelrodi live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This species […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the killifish index How to look afterEpiplatys annulatus Rocket panchax (Boulenger, 1915) (Other members of the genus Epiplatys) ADULT SIZE: 4 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Epiplatys annulatus 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 paleatus Peppered corydoras, Peppered catfish (Jenyns, 1842) (Other members of the genus Corydoras) ADULT SIZE: 7 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 18-26 C FOOD: Feed Corydoras paleatus small live-foods and fine grade dried foods. […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the cichlid index How to look afterPapiliochromis altispinosus Red-finned ram Haseman, 1911 The red-finned ram does fine in a community setting more images here (Other members of the genus Papiliochromis) ADULT SIZE: 8 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 22-27 C FOOD: […]

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 […]