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 […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the catfish index How to look afterCorydoras arcuatus Arched cory, Skunk cory Elwin 1939 (Other members of the genus Corydoras) ADULT SIZE: 5 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Corydoras arcuatus small live-foods and fine grade dried foods […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the cyprinid index How to look afterRasbora vaterifloris Deraniyagala, 1930 (Other members of the genus Rasbora) ADULT SIZE: 4 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately soft and acidic TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-28 C FOOD: Feed Rasbora vaterifloris small live-foods and fine grade dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the characin index How to look afterHyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi Black Neon Tetra Gery, 1961 (Other members of the genus Hyphessobrycon) ADULT SIZE: 4 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately soft and acidic TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi live and dried foods. This species […]

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 labyrinth index How to look afterBetta brownorum Browns anabantid Witte & Schmidt, 1992 (Other members of the genus Betta) ADULT SIZE: 6 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Very soft and acidic TEMPERATURE RANGE: 22-27 C FOOD: Feed Betta brownorum predominantly live foods DISTRIBUTION: This […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the cichlid index How to look afterCopadichromis borleyi Iles, 1960 (Other members of the genus Copadichromis) ADULT SIZE: 16 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately hard and alkaline TEMPERATURE RANGE: 25-27 C FOOD: Feed Copadichromis borleyi live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from […]