Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the rainbowfish index How to look afterMelanotaenia praecox Dwarf neon rainbowfish (Weber & de Beaufort, 1922) (Other members of the genus Melanotaenia) ADULT SIZE: 8 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Very hard and alkaline TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Melanotaenia praecox live and dried […]

Many species of fish scatter their eggs over an area, particularly at sunrise. They then gobble up all they can find. This behaviour is typical of Characins, Barbs, and Danios, but also many other species. The basis of the marble method is to prevent the predation of the eggs after spawning by making them inaccessible […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the livebearer index How to look afterGirardinus metallicus Metallic livebearer Poey, 1854 (Other members of the genus Girardinus) ADULT SIZE: 5 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Brackish (tablespoon of seasalt/gallon) TEMPERATURE RANGE: 22-26 C FOOD: Feed Girardinus metallicus small live-foods and fine grade dried foods […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the catfish index How to look afterLasiancistrus tentaculatus Woodeating Lasiancistrus Armbruster, 2005 (Other members of the genus Lasiancistrus) ADULT SIZE: 15 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately soft and acidic TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Lasiancistrus tentaculatus primarily a wood eater. Some vegetables and […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the characin index How to look afterMyleus rubripinnis Red finned silver dollar, Moon redhook Mueller and Troschel, 1844 (Other members of the genus Myleus) ADULT SIZE: 12 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately soft and acidic TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Myleus rubripinnis anything, […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the characin index How to look afterSemaprochilodus taeniurus Silver prochilodus (Valenciennes, 1821) (Other members of the genus Semaprochilodus) ADULT SIZE: 25 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately soft and acidic TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Semaprochilodus taeniurus a predominantly vegetarian diet DISTRIBUTION: This species […]

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 afterNimbochromis venustus Giraffe Cichlid, Giraffe Haplochromis (Other members of the genus Nimbochromis) ADULT SIZE: 25 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately hard and alkaline TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-28 C FOOD: Feed Nimbochromis venustus live foods and small fish DISTRIBUTION: This […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the catfish index How to look afterScleromystax barbatus Bearded catfish, Banded cory, Giant cory Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 (Other members of the genus Scleromystax) ADULT SIZE: 10 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 20-25 C FOOD: Feed Scleromystax barbatus live and dried […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the catfish index How to look afterCorydoras schwartzi Schwartz’s Corydoras Rössel, 1963 (Other members of the genus Corydoras) ADULT SIZE: 6 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Corydoras schwartzi small live-foods and fine grade dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This […]

This page summarises breeding reports provided by visitors to this site, along with some statistical analysis. Please feel free to contribute – whatever your experience! 1 breeder has filled in a breeding report, a summary of which is shown in the graphs below. You can read the full reports here. To add details of your […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the oddball index How to look afterPolypterus senegalus Senegal bichir (Cuvier, 1829) (Other members of the genus Polypterus) ADULT SIZE: 30 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Polypterus senegalus predominantly live foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from Chad, […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the characin index How to look afterParacheirodon innesi Neon tetra (Myers, 1936) (Other members of the genus Paracheirodon) ADULT SIZE: 4 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately soft and acidic TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Paracheirodon innesi small live-foods and fine grade dried foods. […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the cichlid index How to look afterTilapia joka Thys van den Audenaerde, 1969 (Other members of the genus Tilapia) ADULT SIZE: 20 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 25-28 C FOOD: Feed Tilapia joka live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes […]