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 […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the cichlid index How to look afterNimbochromis venustus Giraffe Cichlid, Giraffe Haplochromis (Other members of the genus Nimbochromis) ADULT SIZE: 25 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately hard and alkaline TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-28 C FOOD: Feed Nimbochromis venustus live foods and small fish DISTRIBUTION: This […]

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 rainbowfish index How to look afterOryzias latipes Rice fish (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Other members of the genus Oryzias) ADULT SIZE: 6 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately hard and alkaline TEMPERATURE RANGE: 18-25 C FOOD: Feed Oryzias latipes small live-foods and fine grade […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the oddball index How to look afterParambassis pulcinella Humphead glassfish Kottelat, 2003 Humphead glassfish more images here (Other members of the genus Parambassis) ADULT SIZE: 8 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 24-28 C FOOD: Feed Parambassis pulcinella live and dried foods […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the catfish index How to look afterCorydoras leopardus Leopard corycat Myers, 1933 (Other members of the genus Corydoras) ADULT SIZE: 7 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Very hard and alkaline TEMPERATURE RANGE: 20-25 C FOOD: Feed Corydoras leopardus small live-foods and fine grade dried foods […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the livebearer index How to look afterXiphophorus helleri Swordtail (Heckel, 1848) (Other members of the genus Xiphophorus) ADULT SIZE: 11 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately hard and alkaline TEMPERATURE RANGE: 22-28 C FOOD: Feed Xiphophorus helleri live and dried foods. Not a fussy eater […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the livebearer index How to look afterXiphophorus helleri Swordtail (Heckel, 1848) (Other members of the genus Xiphophorus) ADULT SIZE: 11 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately hard and alkaline TEMPERATURE RANGE: 22-28 C FOOD: Feed Xiphophorus helleri live and dried foods. Not a fussy eater […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the killifish index How to look afterNothobranchius rachovii Rachov’s Nothobranch Ahl 1926 (Other members of the genus Nothobranchius) ADULT SIZE: 7 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-28 C FOOD: Feed Nothobranchius rachovii predominantly live foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from South […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the characin index How to look afterBoehlkea fredcochui Cochu’s Blue Tetra Géry, 1966 (Other members of the genus Boehlkea) ADULT SIZE: 4 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-26 C FOOD: Feed Boehlkea fredcochui small live-foods and fine grade dried foods DISTRIBUTION: […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the labyrinth index How to look afterColisa lalia Dwarf Gourami Buchanan-Hamilton, 1822 (Other members of the genus Colisa) ADULT SIZE: 6 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Neutral TEMPERATURE RANGE: 24-28 C FOOD: Feed Colisa lalia small live-foods and fine grade dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This species […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the cichlid index How to look afterPterophyllum scalare Angel Fish Lichenstein, 1823 (Other members of the genus Pterophyllum) ADULT SIZE: 15 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately soft and acidic TEMPERATURE RANGE: 24-28 C FOOD: Feed Pterophyllum scalare live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This species […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the livebearer index How to look afterPoecilia sphenops Molly, Short-Finned Molly, Black Molly, Liberty Molly Valenciennes, 1846 (Other members of the genus Poecilia) ADULT SIZE: 10 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 18-28 C FOOD: Feed Poecilia sphenops anything, a true omnivore. […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the loach index How to look afterBotia modesta Red finned loach Bleeker, 1865 (Other members of the genus Botia) ADULT SIZE: 20 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Botia modesta live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes […]