Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the catfish index How to look afterCorydoras panda Panda corydoras, Panda catfish Nijssen & Isbrucker, 1971 (Other members of the genus Corydoras) ADULT SIZE: 5 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 22-26 C FOOD: Feed Corydoras panda small live-foods and fine grade […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the characin index How to look afterSemaprochilodus taeniurus Silver prochilodus (Valenciennes, 1821) (Other members of the genus Semaprochilodus) ADULT SIZE: 25 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately soft and acidic TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Semaprochilodus taeniurus a predominantly vegetarian diet DISTRIBUTION: This species […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the characin index How to look afterMyleus rubripinnis Red finned silver dollar, Moon redhook Mueller and Troschel, 1844 (Other members of the genus Myleus) ADULT SIZE: 12 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately soft and acidic TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Myleus rubripinnis anything, […]

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 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 […]

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 afterGeophagus Steindachneri Red Humped Eartheater Eigenmann & Hildebrandt, 1910 (Other members of the genus Geophagus) ADULT SIZE: 20 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately soft and acidic TEMPERATURE RANGE: 24-28 C FOOD: Feed Geophagus Steindachneri live and dried foods […]

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 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 cichlid index How to look afterJulidochromis marlieri Poll, 1956 (Other members of the genus Julidochromis) ADULT SIZE: 15 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Very hard and alkaline TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-26 C FOOD: Feed Julidochromis marlieri live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from […]

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 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: […]

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