Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the rainbowfish index How to look afterMelanotaenia fluviatilis Castelnau, 1878 (Other members of the genus Melanotaenia) ADULT SIZE: 10 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately hard and alkaline TEMPERATURE RANGE: 22-25 C FOOD: Feed Melanotaenia fluviatilis live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the catfish index How to look afterAncistrus dolichopterus Dolly pleco, L183 Kner, 1854 (Other members of the genus Ancistrus) ADULT SIZE: 12 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-28 C FOOD: Feed Ancistrus dolichopterus a predominantly vegetarian diet. Although primarily vegetarian, it […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the characin index How to look afterNannostomus beckfordi Beckford’s pencil fish Gunther, 1872 (Other members of the genus Nannostomus) ADULT SIZE: 7 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Nannostomus beckfordi small live-foods and fine grade dried foods DISTRIBUTION: […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the catfish index How to look afterPimelodus pictus Pictus Catfish Steindachner, 1876 (Other members of the genus Pimelodus) ADULT SIZE: 12 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately soft and acidic TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-28 C FOOD: Feed Pimelodus pictus live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This species […]

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 characin index How to look afterNeolebias ansorgii Boulenger, 1912 (Other members of the genus Neolebias) ADULT SIZE: 4 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately soft and acidic TEMPERATURE RANGE: 22-26 C FOOD: Feed Neolebias ansorgii small live-foods and fine grade dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the cyprinid index 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 […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the cichlid index How to look afterAstronotus ocellatus Oscar, Velvet cichlid (Agassiz, 1831) (Other members of the genus Astronotus) ADULT SIZE: 35 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 25-30 C FOOD: Feed Astronotus ocellatus live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the oddball index How to look afterScleropages formosus Golden Arowana (Müller & Schlegel, 1844) (Other members of the genus Scleropages) ADULT SIZE: 50 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-26 C FOOD: Feed Scleropages formosus predominantly live foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the cichlid index How to look afterApistogramma hongsloi Kullander, 1979 Tank bred individuals are invariably more colourful than wild-caught specimens more images here (Other members of the genus Apistogramma) ADULT SIZE: 6 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately soft and acidic TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-29 C […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the catfish index How to look afterSynodontis notatus One-spot catfish (Vaillant, 1893) The species name notatus refers to the spot on this fish’s flank more images here (Other members of the genus Synodontis) ADULT SIZE: 14 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the cyprinid index How to look afterPuntius denisoni Denisons Flying Fox ? (Other members of the genus Puntius) ADULT SIZE: 15 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately soft and acidic TEMPERATURE RANGE: 18-25 C FOOD: Feed Puntius denisoni live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This species […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the cichlid index How to look afterMesonauta festiva Festive cichlid Heckel, 1840 Festive cichlids make fine community fish more images here (Other members of the genus Mesonauta) ADULT SIZE: 12 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 24-29 C FOOD: Feed Mesonauta festiva […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the killifish index How to look afterAphyosemion striatum Striped killifish (Boulenger 1911) (Other members of the genus Aphyosemion) ADULT SIZE: 5 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-28 C FOOD: Feed Aphyosemion striatum small live-foods and fine grade dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This […]