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 afterTetraodon mbu Giant fresh water puffer Boulenger, 1899 (Other members of the genus Tetraodon) ADULT SIZE: 50 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Tetraodon mbu predominantly live foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes […]

Well planted aquariums are not only great looking, they are also very beneficial to the fish. They oxygenate the water, absorb nitrates, reduce algae and provide refuge for fry (and other timid species). Plants like Java fern, hornwort, Amazon sword, Vallisneria (eel grass), Cryptocoryne and Anubias can all do well in a typical home aquarium […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the killifish index How to look afterAphyosemion australe Cape Lopez lyretail, Lyretailed killifish (Rachow) 1921 (Other members of the genus Aphyosemion) ADULT SIZE: 6 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-28 C FOOD: Feed Aphyosemion australe small live-foods and fine grade dried […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the killifish index How to look afterEpiplatys annulatus Rocket panchax (Boulenger, 1915) (Other members of the genus Epiplatys) ADULT SIZE: 4 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Epiplatys annulatus 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 afterMetriaclima estherae Red zebra Konings, 1995 (Other members of the genus Metriaclima) ADULT SIZE: 12 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately hard and alkaline TEMPERATURE RANGE: 25-28 C FOOD: Feed Metriaclima estherae a predominantly vegetarian diet DISTRIBUTION: This species […]

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 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 […]

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 afterAplocheilus lineatus Golden wonder panchax (Valenciennes, 1846) (Other members of the genus Aplocheilus) ADULT SIZE: 12 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 22-28 C FOOD: Feed Aplocheilus lineatus live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the characin index How to look afterHemigrammus armstrongi Armstrongs tetra, Gold tetra, Brass tetra Axelrod & Schultz 1955 (Other members of the genus Hemigrammus) ADULT SIZE: 4 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately soft and acidic TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-28 C FOOD: Feed Hemigrammus armstrongi small […]

Well planted aquariums are not only great looking, they are also very beneficial to the fish. They oxygenate the water, absorb nitrates, reduce algae and provide refuge for fry (and other timid species). Plants like Java fern, hornwort, Amazon sword, Vallisneria (eel grass), Cryptocoryne and Anubias can all do well in a typical home aquarium […]