Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the killifish index How to look afterLamprichthys tanganicanus Lake Tanganyika lampeye (Boulenger 1898) (Other members of the genus Lamprichthys) ADULT SIZE: 6 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately hard and alkaline TEMPERATURE RANGE: 24-28 C FOOD: Feed Lamprichthys tanganicanus live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the catfish index How to look afterFarlowella acus Twig catfish Kner, 1853 (Other members of the genus Farlowella) ADULT SIZE: 20 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Farlowella acus a predominantly vegetarian diet DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the cichlid index How to look afterPelvicachromis pulcher Kribensis, Purple cichlid (Boulenger, 1901) (Other members of the genus Pelvicachromis) ADULT SIZE: 10 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 24-28 C FOOD: Feed Pelvicachromis pulcher live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the catfish index How to look afterCorydoras hastatus Dwarf Cory, Pygmy catfish Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888 (Other members of the genus Corydoras) ADULT SIZE: 3 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 20-24 C FOOD: Feed Corydoras hastatus small live-foods and fine grade […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the cichlid index How to look afterPapiliochromis altispinosus Red-finned ram Haseman, 1911 The red-finned ram does fine in a community setting more images here (Other members of the genus Papiliochromis) ADULT SIZE: 8 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 22-27 C FOOD: […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the characin index How to look afterBoehlkea fredcochui Cochu’s Blue Tetra Géry, 1966 (Other members of the genus Boehlkea) ADULT SIZE: 4 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-26 C FOOD: Feed Boehlkea fredcochui small live-foods and fine grade dried foods DISTRIBUTION: […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the catfish index How to look afterPimelodus pictus Pictus Catfish Steindachner, 1876 (Other members of the genus Pimelodus) ADULT SIZE: 12 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately soft and acidic TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-28 C FOOD: Feed Pimelodus pictus live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This species […]

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 […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the catfish index How to look afterFarlowella acus Twig catfish Kner, 1853 (Other members of the genus Farlowella) ADULT SIZE: 20 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Farlowella acus a predominantly vegetarian diet DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from […]

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 afterHeterandria formosa Mosquito fish, Dwarf livebearer Girard, 1859 (Other members of the genus Heterandria) ADULT SIZE: 5 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately hard and alkaline TEMPERATURE RANGE: 18-30 C FOOD: Feed Heterandria formosa small live-foods and fine grade […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the characin index How to look afterInpaichthys kerri Emperor tetra, royal tetra Géry & Junk, 1977 (Other members of the genus Inpaichthys) ADULT SIZE: 5 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Neutral TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Inpaichthys kerri small live-foods and fine grade dried […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the cichlid index How to look afterAequidens curviceps Ahl, 1924 (Other members of the genus Aequidens) ADULT SIZE: 8 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 20-27 C FOOD: Feed Aequidens curviceps small live-foods and fine grade dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the rainbowfish index How to look afterTelmatherina ladigesi Celebes rainbowfish Ahl, 1936 (Other members of the genus Telmatherina) ADULT SIZE: 7 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately hard and alkaline TEMPERATURE RANGE: 25-28 C FOOD: Feed Telmatherina ladigesi small live-foods and fine grade dried foods. […]