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 labyrinth index How to look afterBetta splendens Siamese fighting fish Regan, 1910 (Other members of the genus Betta) ADULT SIZE: 6 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-28 C FOOD: Feed Betta splendens live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes […]

Thailand is a South East Asian country with numerous rivers, marshes and swamps. Most run from the mountainous north to the central lowlands. Big river systems include the Chao Phraya and Mekong. Different aquatic habitats have different fish populations: many of the regularly seen species of aquarium fish from Thailand come from slower moving bodies […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the cichlid index How to look afterAulonocara jacobfreibergi Freiberg’s Peacock Cichlid Johnson 1974 (Other members of the genus Aulonocara) ADULT SIZE: 12 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately hard and alkaline TEMPERATURE RANGE: 25-28 C FOOD: Feed Aulonocara jacobfreibergi live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This […]

The most basic rule of feeding fish is to feed them as much as they will consume in 5 minutes and no more. This can be repeated 2-3 times daily, but generally this level of feeding is unnecessary for adult fish. 1-2 times per day is usually adequate, with at least one day off each […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the catfish index How to look afterSynodontis schoutedeni Jaguar catfish David, 1936 (Other members of the genus Synodontis) ADULT SIZE: 14 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Synodontis schoutedeni live and dried foods DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the catfish index How to look afterCorydoras aeneus Bronze corycat, Gold striped cory Gill, 1858 (Other members of the genus Corydoras) ADULT SIZE: 7 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 24-28 C FOOD: Feed Corydoras aeneus small live-foods and fine grade dried […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the killifish index How to look afterJordanella floridae American flagfish Goode & Bean 1879 (Other members of the genus Jordanella) ADULT SIZE: 9 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 22-27 C FOOD: Feed Jordanella floridae a predominantly vegetarian diet DISTRIBUTION: This species […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species back to the cyprinid index How to look afterRasbora maculata Dwarf Rasbora, Spotted Rasbora Duncker 1904 (Other members of the genus Rasbora) ADULT SIZE: 2 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately soft and acidic TEMPERATURE RANGE: 25-28 C FOOD: Feed Rasbora maculata small live-foods and fine grade […]

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 […]

Brine shrimp, as they are commonly known, are small salt-water dwelling crustaceans of the genus Artemia, typically living in saline lakes all around the world, though the most widely seen varieties available to aquarists come from Utah and San Francisco, USA. Adult shrimp are regularly seen for sale in fish stores both alive and frozen, […]

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 catfish index How to look afterPseudoplatystoma fasciatum Tiger shovelnose catfish (Linnaeus, 1766) (Other members of the genus Pseudoplatystoma) ADULT SIZE: 50 cm WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C FOOD: Feed Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum live foods and small fish DISTRIBUTION: This species […]

Betta Rutilans is a small red anabantid from Borneo Anabantids, or Labyrinth fish inhabit densely vegetated and often oxygen depleted waters, made possible by a special breathing organ known as the labyrinth organ. The fish gulp airfrom the surface and absorb it through their labyrinth organ. DISTRIBUTION: Anabantids come from Asia (particularly India and South […]