Indonesia is a country in Southeast Asia, comprising more than thirteen thousand separate islands, including Java, New Guinea, Sumatra and Sulawesi. Naturally, these have a wide variety of fish life, from great rivers (the longest, the Kapuas is over 700 miles long), fast moving streams (rainbowfish), to vegetation choked marshes (anabantids). Much of the natural […]
Species of Aquarium Fish from Peru >> aquarium-fish.info
back to the country index Anostomus anostomus Striped headstander Apistogramma agassizii Agassiz’s dwarf cichlid Astronotus ocellatus Oscar Carnegiella strigata strigata Marbled hatchetfish Corydoras aeneus Bronze corycat Corydoras arcuatus Arched cory Corydoras elegans Elegant cory Corydoras leopardus Leopard corycat Corydoras panda Panda corydoras Corydoras sodalis False Network Cory Gasteropelecus sternicla Silver hatchet fish Hemigrammus erythrozonus Glowlight […]
Melanochromis johanni >> aquarium-fish.info
Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the cichlid index How to look afterMelanochromis johanni Johanni Mbuna Eccles, 1973 (Other members of the genus Melanochromis) ADULT SIZE: 12 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately hard and alkaline TEMPERATURE RANGE: 25-28 C FOOD: Feed Melanochromis johanni a predominantly vegetarian diet DISTRIBUTION: This species […]
Puntius oligolepis >> aquarium-fish.info
Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the cyprinid index How to look afterPuntius oligolepis Checker barb, Checkered barb, Island barb, (Bleeker, 1853) (Other members of the genus Puntius) ADULT SIZE: 5 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Puntius oligolepis small live-foods and fine grade […]
Peckoltia pulcher >> aquarium-fish.info
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 […]
Aulonocara jacobfreibergi >> aquarium-fish.info
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 […]
Cyphotilapia frontosa >> aquarium-fish.info
Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the cichlid index How to look afterCyphotilapia frontosa Frontosa, humphead cichlid Boulenger, 1906 (Other members of the genus Cyphotilapia) ADULT SIZE: 35 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately hard and alkaline TEMPERATURE RANGE: 25-27 C FOOD: Feed Cyphotilapia frontosa live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This […]
Scatophagus argus >> aquarium-fish.info
Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the oddball index How to look afterScatophagus argus Spotted scat, Green scat, Red tiger scat Linnaeus, 1766 (Other members of the genus Scatophagus) ADULT SIZE: 30 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Brackish (tablespoon of seasalt/gallon) TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Scatophagus argus anything, a […]
Rasbora maculata >> aquarium-fish.info
Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the cyprinid index How to look afterRasbora maculata Dwarf Rasbora, Spotted Rasbora Duncker 1904 (Other members of the genus Rasbora) ADULT SIZE: 2 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately soft and acidic TEMPERATURE RANGE: 25-28 C FOOD: Feed Rasbora maculata small live-foods and fine grade […]
Vieja synspila >> aquarium-fish.info
Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the cichlid index How to look afterVieja synspila Redheaded cichlid (Hubbs, 1935) (Other members of the genus Vieja) ADULT SIZE: 35 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately hard and alkaline TEMPERATURE RANGE: 25-29 C FOOD: Feed Vieja synspila live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This species […]
Nothobranchius palmqvisti >> aquarium-fish.info
Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the killifish index How to look afterNothobranchius palmqvisti Palmqvists killifish (Lonnberg) 1907 (Other members of the genus Nothobranchius) ADULT SIZE: 5 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-28 C FOOD: Feed Nothobranchius palmqvisti small live-foods and fine grade dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This […]
Nannostomus beckfordi >> aquarium-fish.info
Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the characin index How to look afterNannostomus beckfordi Beckford’s pencil fish Gunther, 1872 (Other members of the genus Nannostomus) ADULT SIZE: 7 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Nannostomus beckfordi small live-foods and fine grade dried foods DISTRIBUTION: […]
Distichodus sexfasciatus >> aquarium-fish.info
Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the characin index How to look afterDistichodus sexfasciatus Clown tetra Boulenger, 1897 (Other members of the genus Distichodus) ADULT SIZE: 75 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Neutral TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-28 C FOOD: Feed Distichodus sexfasciatus a predominantly vegetarian diet DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from Angola, […]
Puntius tetrazona >> aquarium-fish.info
Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the cyprinid index How to look afterPuntius tetrazona Tiger Barb Bleeker, 1855 (Other members of the genus Puntius) ADULT SIZE: 7 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 22-28 C FOOD: Feed Puntius tetrazona live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from […]