Rosy Barb (Puntius Conchonius)
March 31, 2009 by admin
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The Rosy Barb is a 14cm (5.5 inches) fish that lives in the Northeastern part of India. Puntius Conchonius is the genus name of this fish. It should be placed in a tank that is 60cm (24 inches) or longer, with neutral or soft water, and a temperature between 22 and 25 degrees Celsius (72 [...]
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March 31, 2009 by admin
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The Red Tailed Black Shark is native to Thailand and it’s also known as the Red Tailed Labeo. The genus name for this species is Epalzeorhynchos Bicolor and the length can go up to 12cm (4.7 inches). The aquarium should have at least 60cm (24 inches) in length and the water should have a temperature [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Peppered Corydoras (Corydoras Paleatus)
March 31, 2009 by admin
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Known as the Corydoras Paleatus genus, the Peppered Corydoras is also known as Peppered Cat, Peppered Cory or Salt and Pepper Cory. It can be found in the La Plata Basin and Southeastern Brazil. It will go up to 7cm (2.8 inches) in length, so the tank should be at least 45cm (18 inches) in [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Oscar Fish (Astronotus Ocellatus)
March 31, 2009 by admin
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The Oscar fish is also known as Tiger Oscar, Albino Oscar, Velvet Cichlid or Marbled Cichlid. The genus name for this fish is Astronotus Ocellatus and it can be found from Rio Paraguay to Orinoco, in South America. The maximum length reached is 35cm (14 inches) and you will need a tank that is 120cm [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Malawi Golden Cichlid (Melanochromis auratus)
March 31, 2009 by admin
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The Malawi Golden Cichlid is a 11cm (4.3 inches) fish when it’s the male. The female can get to a length of 9cm (3.5 inches). It can be found in Lake Malawi, East Africa and it needs a 90cm (36 inches) tank to live in, with a water temperature of 22 to 25C (72 to [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Malawi Blue Cichlid (Pseudotropheus Zebra)
March 31, 2009 by admin
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The Malawi Blue Cichlid is a fish that gets up to 15cm (6 inches) in length and lives in Lake Malawi, East Africa. The length of the aquarium should be 90cm (36 inches) or more and the water temperature between 22 and 25C (72 to 77F). He enjoys eating insects, worms, plant matter, crustaceans and [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Honey Gourami (Colisa Chuna)
March 31, 2009 by admin
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Belonging to the Colisa Chuna family, the Honey Gourami is a fish found in Bangladesh and India, which can grow up to 30cm (12 inches) in length. They should be in water that has between 24 and 26C (between 75 and 79F) and is either medium/hard or soft. The food eaten by the Honey Gourami [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Harlequin fish (Trigonostigma Heteromorpha)
March 31, 2009 by admin
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The Harlequin fish has Trigonostigma Heteromorpha as the genus name and it’s also known as Red Rasbora or Harlequin Rasbora. This species can be found in Asia, in countries like Indonesia or Thailand. It can get to a length of 4.5cm (1.8 inches) and it should be kept in a tank that is at least [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Tinfoil Barb (Barbonymus Schwanenfeldii)
March 30, 2009 by admin
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The Tinfoil Barb has the genus name Barbonymus Schwanenfeldii and it can be found in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. Another name for this fish is Schwanfeld’s Barb. Their length can get up to 35cm (14 inches) and they need an aquarium at least 90 cm in length. The water inside should be either a bit [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Silver Shark (Balantiocheilos melanopterus)
March 30, 2009 by admin
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Native to Thailand, Sumatra, Malaysia and Borneo, the Silver Shark is also known as the Tricolor Shark, Bala Shark or Shark Minnow. The length can go up to 35cm (14 inches) and that means they need a large aquarium, at least 180cm in length (72 inches). They will live in medium or soft water, with [...]
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