Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the catfish index How to look afterPareutropius debauwi African glass catfish, Debauwi catfish, Three-striped glass catfish. De Vos, 1986 (Other members of the genus Pareutropius) ADULT SIZE: 8 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-28 C FOOD: Feed Pareutropius debauwi small live-foods […]

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 […]

The majority of aquarists first experience of fishkeeping is with a community tank holding several peaceful, but often quite different species, generally from entirely different parts of the world. But this is not the only kind of community aquarium possible. Many bodies of water contain fish communities that co-exist, and are suitable for replication in […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the catfish index How to look afterCorydoras melanistius Blue-spotted Corydoras Regan, 1912 (Other members of the genus Corydoras) ADULT SIZE: 5 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Very hard and alkaline TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Corydoras melanistius small live-foods and fine grade dried foods […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the catfish index How to look afterCorydoras schwartzi Schwartz’s Corydoras Rössel, 1963 (Other members of the genus Corydoras) ADULT SIZE: 6 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Corydoras schwartzi 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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]