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How to look afterTanichthys albonubes

White Cloud Mountain Minnow

Shu-Yen 1932

(Other members of the genus Tanichthys)

ADULT SIZE: 4 cm

WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical

TEMPERATURE RANGE: 16-22 C

FOOD: Feed Tanichthys albonubes small live-foods and fine grade dried foods

DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from China

AQUARIUM CARE: An easy species that does well in the aquarium and outside in mild conditions.

BREEDING: Easily bred in a well-planted tank, or pond, especially if fed newly hatched artemia on a regular basis

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BREEDING: Easily bred in a well-planted tank, or pond, especially if fed newly hatched artemia on a regular basis

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How to look afterNothobranchius palmqvisti

Palmqvists killifish

(Lonnberg) 1907

(Other members of the genus Nothobranchius)

ADULT SIZE: 5 cm

WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical

TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-28 C

FOOD: Feed Nothobranchius palmqvisti small live-foods and fine grade dried foods

DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from Tanzania

SEXUAL DIFFERENCES: Male Nothobranchius are intensely coloured, whilst females are somewhat smaller and a drab grey/brown colour.

AQUARIUM CARE: The genus Nothobranchius holds some of the most deliciously coloured freshwater fish known. They inhabit temporary waters throughout East, and to a lesser extent Southern and Central Africa. These species are only short lived (9 months to 1 year) and most people who keep them breed them also. They are unfussy with regard water conditions, light levels etc, though can be fussy eaters, preferring live food,to commercially available dried foods; though they can be trained to eat anything.

BREEDING: A typical soil spawning killi, with an incubation time of 3 months. Eggs must be incubated in moist peat until they are ready to hatch

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The Gezani strain of Nothobranchius palmqvisti

Female killifish are very often less colourful than males, and in the case of Nothobranchius, they are very drab indeed

BREEDING: A typical soil spawning killi, with an incubation time of 3 months. Eggs must be incubated in moist peat until they are ready to hatch

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Sorry no records.

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How to look afterSynodontis notatus

One-spot catfish

(Vaillant, 1893) The species name notatus refers to the spot on this fish’s flank
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(Other members of the genus Synodontis)

ADULT SIZE: 14 cm

WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical

TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C

FOOD: Feed Synodontis notatus live and dried foods

DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from Congo (DRC)

AQUARIUM CARE: A tough catfish that does well in rift lake tanks if it is not too small. A sandy substrate is preferred as it is a keen burrower.

BREEDING: Unknown

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The species name notatus refers to the spot on this fish’s flank

BREEDING: Unknown

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How to look afterAncistrus temmincki

Temmincks bristlenose, Bristlenose catfish

(Valenciennes, 1840)

(Other members of the genus Ancistrus)

ADULT SIZE: 5 cm

WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical

TEMPERATURE RANGE: 24-28 C

FOOD: Feed Ancistrus temmincki live and dried foods

DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from French Guiana, Surinam

SEXUAL DIFFERENCES: Both males and females show some facial bristling, but this is certainly more pronounced in male fish.

AQUARIUM CARE: A small catfish inhabiting many waters in South America. Tanks should be decorated as such with plants and wood. They will clean up algae in the tank but it is important to also include a vegetable component in the diet, such as cucumber, blanched peas etc. Males have distict bristling on the nose – this is far less pronounced in the female

These small catfish make great companions to many other species; they are peaceful, don’t grow too large and tolerant a wide range of conditions. An ideal community tank species. Make sure to include some bogwood under which to hide, and rasp upon also.

BREEDING: Breeding is not difficult with the right tank set-up. A well-fed pair will often breed in a community tank. Males select a spawning site, on bogwood or in an upturned flower pot, where eggs will be laid. He will continue to guard/fan the eggs until hatching, and for the first week or so afterwards.

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Ancistrus temmincki, or Temmincks bristlenose – males sport a bristly nose

This young males bristles will get longer than this

Like most catfish, Ancistrus temmincki feeds by rasping a substrate: bogwood stone, or just the aquarium glass

BREEDING: Breeding is not difficult with the right tank set-up. A well-fed pair will often breed in a community tank. Males select a spawning site, on bogwood or in an upturned flower pot, where eggs will be laid. He will continue to guard/fan the eggs until hatching, and for the first week or so afterwards.

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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 from Brazil

AQUARIUM CARE:

BREEDING: A very easily bred cichlid that cleans a substrate (stone, driftwood or leaf) to spawn.

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BREEDING: A very easily bred cichlid that cleans a substrate (stone, driftwood or leaf) to spawn.

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How to look afterHyphessobrycon erythrostigma

Bleeding heart tetra

Fowler 1943

(Other members of the genus Hyphessobrycon)

ADULT SIZE: 8 cm

WATER CONDITIONS: Neutral

TEMPERATURE RANGE: 24-28 C

FOOD: Feed Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma live and dried foods

DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from Peru

AQUARIUM CARE: A typical shoaling species, that does well with other similar sized tetras. Its common name refers to the red spot in the centre of its body (where its heart would be?). It hails from the Peruvian (western) Amazon basin, where it lives in well aerated shallows. This characin prefers slightly acidic to neutral water, though precise conditions are not too critical for this hardy species. Tanks should have plants allowing some shade.

BREEDING: Male fish have elongated dorsal fins, so sexing pairs is not problematic, however breeding of this egg scatterer is difficult, and rarely achieved

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The bleeding heart tetra gets its name from the heart shaped red spot on its body

BREEDING: Male fish have elongated dorsal fins, so sexing pairs is not problematic, however breeding of this egg scatterer is difficult, and rarely achieved

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How to look afterNothobranchius furzeri

Furzers Notho

Jubb 1971

(Other members of the genus Nothobranchius)

ADULT SIZE: 8 cm

WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical

TEMPERATURE RANGE: 25-30 C

FOOD: Feed Nothobranchius furzeri predominantly live foods

DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from Zimbabwe, Mozambique

SEXUAL DIFFERENCES: Male Nothos are larger and far more colourful than the drab females.

AQUARIUM CARE: Nothobranchius furzeri is a truly remarkable species. It is the shortest living vertebrate (4-8 months usually) and can survive some of the most inhospitable regions on earthIt is an annual fish – relying on annula rainfall, and has evolved to hatch, breed and die within one season in some of the most unpredictable climates.

Wild fish live on mosquito larvae that are also growing up in the ponds left by seasonal rainfall. In the aquarium they can be quite aggressive unless raised as a group

BREEDING: Breeding of N. furzeri is not difficult. This is a typical annual substrate spawner, which should be spawned over peat, which is then partially dried and stored. Eggs develop at different rates, and this where the problems occur. Some will be ready to hatch after 2 weeks, some after 6 months of storage and others anywhere between. Sucessful long term maintenance of this species requires careful observation of the eggs, to follow their development

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Nothobranchius furzeri is one of the shortest lived vertebrates

BREEDING: Breeding of N. furzeri is not difficult. This is a typical annual substrate spawner, which should be spawned over peat, which is then partially dried and stored. Eggs develop at different rates, and this where the problems occur. Some will be ready to hatch after 2 weeks, some after 6 months of storage and others anywhere between. Sucessful long term maintenance of this species requires careful observation of the eggs, to follow their development

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How to look afterCyphotilapia frontosa

Frontosa, humphead cichlid

Boulenger, 1906

(Other members of the genus Cyphotilapia)

ADULT SIZE: 35 cm

WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately hard and alkaline

TEMPERATURE RANGE: 25-27 C

FOOD: Feed Cyphotilapia frontosa live and dried foods

DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from Lake Tanganyika

AQUARIUM CARE:

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BREEDING:

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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 very useful indeed. All are epiphytes; that is to say they need not be planted, and can be attached to stones, bogwood or just left free floating