Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the cyprinid index How to look afterPuntius titteya Cherry barb Deraniyagala, 1929 (Other members of the genus Puntius) ADULT SIZE: 5 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Puntius titteya 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 afterAltolamprologus calvus Poll, 1978 (Other members of the genus Altolamprologus) ADULT SIZE: 15 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately hard and alkaline TEMPERATURE RANGE: 25-27 C FOOD: Feed Altolamprologus calvus predominantly live foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from Lake […]

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 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 […]

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 livebearer index How to look afterXiphophorus maculatus Platy (Guenther, 1866) (Other members of the genus Xiphophorus) ADULT SIZE: 6 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately hard and alkaline TEMPERATURE RANGE: 21-25 C FOOD: Feed Xiphophorus maculatus small live-foods and fine grade dried foods. Some […]

Lake Tanganyika is the longest lake in the world, and the second largest (by volume). Like the not-too-distant Lake Malawi, Tanganyika is famous for it’s cichlids. Read our article on setting up a Lake Tanganyika aquarium. back to the country index Altolamprologus calvus Cyphotilapia frontosa Frontosa, humphead cichlid Cyprichromis leptosoma species Jumbo Kitumba Distichodus sexfasciatus […]

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 […]

Corydoras adolfoi – Adolfo’s cory cat Corydoras aeneus – Bronze corycat Corydoras arcuatus – Arched cory Corydoras elegans – Elegant cory Corydoras haraldschultzi – Mosaic corydoras Corydoras hastatus – Dwarf Cory Corydoras julii – Leopard Cory Corydoras leopardus – Leopard corycat Corydoras melanistius – Blue-spotted Corydoras Corydoras paleatus – Peppered corydoras Corydoras panda – Panda […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the killifish index How to look afterAphyosemion australe Cape Lopez lyretail, Lyretailed killifish (Rachow) 1921 (Other members of the genus Aphyosemion) ADULT SIZE: 6 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-28 C FOOD: Feed Aphyosemion australe small live-foods and fine grade dried […]

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 […]

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 livebearer index How to look afterLimia nigrofasciata Black striped limia, Hump-backed livebearer Regan, 1913 (Other members of the genus Limia) ADULT SIZE: 5 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately hard and alkaline TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-28 C FOOD: Feed Limia nigrofasciata anything, a true omnivore […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the catfish index How to look afterOtocinclus affinis Oto, Dwarf sucker catfish, Midget suckermouth catfish Steindachner, 1877 (Other members of the genus Otocinclus) ADULT SIZE: 5 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 20-26 C FOOD: Feed Otocinclus affinis a predominantly vegetarian diet […]