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. […]

back to the country index Glossolepis incisus Salmon-red rainbowfish Iriatherina werneri Threadfin rainbowfish Melanotaenia papuae Papuan Rainbowfish Pseudomugil furcatus Forktail rainbow Tateurndina ocellicauda Peacock goby

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the catfish index How to look afterSynodontis nigriventris Upside-down catfish David, 1936 (Other members of the genus Synodontis) ADULT SIZE: 10 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Synodontis nigriventris live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the catfish index How to look afterPangasius sutchi Pangasius catfish Fowler, 1937 (Other members of the genus Pangasius) ADULT SIZE: 30 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-28 C FOOD: Feed Pangasius sutchi live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the labyrinth index How to look afterTrichogaster trichopterus Blue gourami (Pallas, 1777) (Other members of the genus Trichogaster) ADULT SIZE: 12 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 22-28 C FOOD: Feed Trichogaster trichopterus 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 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. […]

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 […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the labyrinth index How to look afterBetta splendens Siamese fighting fish Regan, 1910 (Other members of the genus Betta) ADULT SIZE: 6 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-28 C FOOD: Feed Betta splendens live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes […]

Thailand is a South East Asian country with numerous rivers, marshes and swamps. Most run from the mountainous north to the central lowlands. Big river systems include the Chao Phraya and Mekong. Different aquatic habitats have different fish populations: many of the regularly seen species of aquarium fish from Thailand come from slower moving bodies […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the cichlid index How to look afterAulonocara jacobfreibergi Freiberg’s Peacock Cichlid Johnson 1974 (Other members of the genus Aulonocara) ADULT SIZE: 12 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately hard and alkaline TEMPERATURE RANGE: 25-28 C FOOD: Feed Aulonocara jacobfreibergi live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This […]

The most basic rule of feeding fish is to feed them as much as they will consume in 5 minutes and no more. This can be repeated 2-3 times daily, but generally this level of feeding is unnecessary for adult fish. 1-2 times per day is usually adequate, with at least one day off each […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the catfish index How to look afterSynodontis schoutedeni Jaguar catfish David, 1936 (Other members of the genus Synodontis) ADULT SIZE: 14 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Synodontis schoutedeni 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 aeneus Bronze corycat, Gold striped cory Gill, 1858 (Other members of the genus Corydoras) ADULT SIZE: 7 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 24-28 C FOOD: Feed Corydoras aeneus small live-foods and fine grade dried […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the killifish index How to look afterJordanella floridae American flagfish Goode & Bean 1879 (Other members of the genus Jordanella) ADULT SIZE: 9 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 22-27 C FOOD: Feed Jordanella floridae a predominantly vegetarian diet DISTRIBUTION: This species […]