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 […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the characin index How to look afterAnostomus anostomus Striped headstander (Linnaeus, 1758) (Other members of the genus Anostomus) ADULT SIZE: 18 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-28 C FOOD: Feed Anostomus anostomus live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from […]

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 […]

India has a number of very large river systems that run from the Himalayas to the sea: the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra. Like much of Asia, there are numerous micro-habitats: from fast flowing rivers, home to Danios and other current-loving species, to still marshes, thick with vegetation – home of slow moving fish such as […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the characin index How to look afterBrycinus longipinnis Long-Finned Characin Gunther, 1864 (Other members of the genus Brycinus) ADULT SIZE: 13 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Brycinus longipinnis small live-foods and fine grade dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This […]