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 […]

Lake Malawi is famous for it’s variety of cichlid species, that inhabit different zones within the lake. These are some of the most colourful and interesting of all aquarium fish, and they are widely kept in large Malawi biotope tanks. Read our article on setting up a Lake Malawi aquarium. back to the country index […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the killifish index How to look afterFundulopanchax filamentosus Plumed lyretail Meinken, 1933 (Other members of the genus Fundulopanchax) ADULT SIZE: 6 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Fundulopanchax filamentosus live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the killifish index How to look afterAphyosemion striatum Striped killifish (Boulenger 1911) (Other members of the genus Aphyosemion) ADULT SIZE: 5 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-28 C FOOD: Feed Aphyosemion striatum 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 afterPseudocrenilabrus nicholsi Dwarf african mouthbrooder (Pellegrin, 1928) (Other members of the genus Pseudocrenilabrus) ADULT SIZE: 7 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 24-28 C FOOD: Feed Pseudocrenilabrus nicholsi live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the cichlid index How to look afterCrenicichla compressiceps Ploeg, 1986 (Other members of the genus Crenicichla) ADULT SIZE: 7 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 26-28 C FOOD: Feed Crenicichla compressiceps predominantly live foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from Brazil AQUARIUM CARE: […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the labyrinth index How to look afterTrichogaster leeri Pearl gourami Bleeker, 1852 (Other members of the genus Trichogaster) ADULT SIZE: 12 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-23 C FOOD: Feed Trichogaster leeri live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the oddball index How to look afterTateurndina ocellicauda Peacock goby, Rainbow gudgeon (Nichols, 1955) (Other members of the genus Tateurndina) ADULT SIZE: 5 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 24-28 C FOOD: Feed Tateurndina ocellicauda small live-foods and fine grade dried foods […]

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 […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the characin index How to look afterPhenocogrammus interuptus Congo Tetra Boulenger, 1899 (Other members of the genus Phenocogrammus) ADULT SIZE: 9 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Phenocogrammus interuptus small live-foods and fine grade dried foods. Live and […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the characin index How to look afterNannostomus marginatus Dwarf pencil fish Eigenmann, 1909 (Other members of the genus Nannostomus) ADULT SIZE: 4 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately soft and acidic TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Nannostomus marginatus small live-foods and fine grade dried […]

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 […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the cichlid index How to look afterCopadichromis borleyi Iles, 1960 (Other members of the genus Copadichromis) ADULT SIZE: 16 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately hard and alkaline TEMPERATURE RANGE: 25-27 C FOOD: Feed Copadichromis borleyi live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from […]

back to the country index Balantiocheilos melanopterus Silver shark Betta brownorum Browns anabantid Betta imbellis Botia modesta Red finned loach Dermogenys pusillus Half-beak Rasbora maculata Dwarf Rasbora Rasbora pauciperforata Red-line Rasbora Scleropages formosus Golden Arowana Trichogaster leeri Pearl gourami Trichogaster trichopterus Blue gourami Trichopsis vittata Croaking gourami