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 livebearer index How to look afterPoecilia sphenops Molly, Short-Finned Molly, Black Molly, Liberty Molly Valenciennes, 1846 (Other members of the genus Poecilia) ADULT SIZE: 10 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 18-28 C FOOD: Feed Poecilia sphenops anything, a true omnivore. […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the loach index How to look afterGyrinocheilus aymonieri Golden algae eater (Tirant, 1883) (Other members of the genus Gyrinocheilus) ADULT SIZE: 25 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Gyrinocheilus aymonieri a predominantly vegetarian diet DISTRIBUTION: This species comes […]

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 afterNematobrycon palmeri Emperor tetra Eigenmann, 1911 (Other members of the genus Nematobrycon) ADULT SIZE: 4 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately soft and acidic TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Nematobrycon palmeri small live-foods and fine grade dried foods […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the killifish index How to look afterNothobranchius guentheri (Pfeffer 1893) (Other members of the genus Nothobranchius) ADULT SIZE: 5 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 22-28 C FOOD: Feed Nothobranchius guentheri predominantly live foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from Tanzania SEXUAL DIFFERENCES: […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the rainbowfish index How to look afterMelanotaenia papuae Papuan Rainbowfish Allen, 1981 Two male Melanotaenia papuae more images here (Other members of the genus Melanotaenia) ADULT SIZE: 8 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately hard and alkaline TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-30 C FOOD: Feed Melanotaenia papuae […]

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 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 […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the oddball index How to look afterCarinotetraodon irrubesco Red-tailed puffer, Red-eyed pufferfish Tan, 1999 (Other members of the genus Carinotetraodon) ADULT SIZE: 5 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Carinotetraodon irrubesco predominantly live foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the oddball index How to look afterCarinotetraodon travancoricus Dwarf puffer fish (Hora & Nair, 1941) (Other members of the genus Carinotetraodon) ADULT SIZE: 2 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 22-26 C FOOD: Feed Carinotetraodon travancoricus small live-foods and fine grade dried […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the livebearer index How to look afterLimia melanogaster Blackbelly Limia (Günther, 1866) (Other members of the genus Limia) ADULT SIZE: 4 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately hard and alkaline TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Limia melanogaster small live-foods and fine grade dried foods […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the killifish index How to look afterFundulopanchax nigerianus Steel blue Aphyosemion (Clausen, 1963) (Other members of the genus Fundulopanchax) ADULT SIZE: 7 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-28 C FOOD: Feed Fundulopanchax nigerianus live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the loach index How to look afterEpalzeorhynchos frenatum Red-fin shark (Fowler, 1934) (Other members of the genus Epalzeorhynchos) ADULT SIZE: 15 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Epalzeorhynchos frenatum live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from […]