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Chili Rasbora
Boraras brigittae
Chili Rasbora
Boraras brigittae
Prefers softwater- low pH
Size: 0.5-0.8”
Temp: 72-77F🌴
Location: Mid/top
Society: 10-15+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Borneo
Loves low flow💧
Love tannins in water
Shy->heavily planted tank🌱
"Neon" Blue Axelrodi Rasbora
Sundadanio axelrodi
"Neon" Blue Axelrodi Rasbora
Sundadanio axelrodi
Size: 0.9"
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Midwater
Society: 8-10+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Borneo, Bangka and Sumatra
Emerald Rasbora
Danio erythromicron
Emerald Rasbora
Danio erythromicron
Size: 1”
Cool 65-75°F❄️
Location: Mid/bottom
Society: 8-15+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Myanmar
Loves low flow💧
Shy->heavily planted tank🌱
fmr. Celestichthys erythromicron
Celestial Pearl Danio
Danio margaritatus
Celestial Pearl Danio
Danio margaritatus
Size: 1”
Cool 72-76°F❄️
Location: Mid/bottom
Society: 6-10+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Myanmar
Likes heavily planted tank🌱
Discovered in 2006
Celestial Pearl Danio "DNZ" "Gold"
Danio margaritatus
Celestial Pearl Danio "DNZ" "Gold"
Danio margaritatus
Size: 1”
Cool 72-76°F❄️
Location: Mid/bottom
Society: 6-10+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Myanmar
Likes heavily planted tank🌱
Hobbyist-bred in Germany
Eight Banded False Barb
Eirmotus octozona
Eight Banded False Barb
Eirmotus octozona
Size: 1-1.2"
Temp: 72-79F🌴
Location: Midwater
Society: 8-10+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Borneo, Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula
Shy->heavily planted tank🌱
Vietnamese White Cloud Tanichthys micagemmae
Vietnamese White Cloud Tanichthys micagemmae
Size: 1-1.25”
Cool 65-72°F❄️
Location: Midwater
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Vietnam
Adaptable fish💪
Beginner friendly fish🔰
More peaceful than Chinese White Clouds
White Cloud Minnow
Tanichthys albonubes
White Cloud Minnow
Tanichthys albonubes
Size: 1.5-1.75”
Cool 65-72°F❄️
Location: mid water
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Guangdong, China
Adaptable fish💪
Beginner friendly fish🔰
Ruby Tetra
Axelrodia riesei
Ruby Tetra
Axelrodia riesei
Size: 1.25”
Temp: 72-80F🌴
Location: Midwater
Society: 8-10+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Colombia
Ember Tetra
Hyphessobrycon amandae
Ember Tetra
Hyphessobrycon amandae
Size: 1”
Temp: 76-78F🌴
Location: Mid/top
Society: 10-15+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Araguaia Basin
Adaptable fish💪
Beginner friendly fish🔰
Love tannins in water
Tucano Tetra
Tucanoichthys tucano
Tucano Tetra
Tucanoichthys tucano
Prefers softwater- low pH
Size: 1"
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Midwater
Society: 8-10+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Brazil
Sensitive🥲
Kubotai Rasbora
Microdevario kubotai
Kubotai Rasbora
Microdevario kubotai
Prefers softwater- low pH
Size: .9”
Temp: 75-79F🌴
Location: Mid/top
Society: 10-15+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: SE Asia
Shy->heavily planted tank🌱
Discovered in 1999
Fast💨💨💨
Cochu's Blue Tetra
Knodus borki
Cochu's Blue Tetra
Knodus borki
Size: 1.5–1.7"
Temp: 72-79F🌴
Location: Midwater
Society: 8-10+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Peru
Love tannins in water
Rumor says, "discovered in Germany in 1949 when they were imported simply as "live food" for the leaf fish!"
Can be bullies in small number or small tank
Royal Tetra
Inpaichthys kerri
Royal Tetra
Inpaichthys kerri
Size: 1-1.5”
Temp: 74-80F🌴
Location: Midwater
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Aripuanã & Madeira Basins
Flame Tetra
Hyphessobrycon flammeus
Flame Tetra
Hyphessobrycon flammeus
Size: 1.5”
Temp: 74-79F🌴
Location: Midwater
Society: 8+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Brazil
Adaptable fish💪
Beginner friendly fish🔰
Loves low flow💧
Extinct in the wild due to industrialization, pollution, invasive species and dams. Thrives in pet trade worldwide.
Sparkling "Talking" Gourami
Trichopsis pumila
Sparkling "Talking" Gourami
Trichopsis pumila
Size: 1-1.5”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Mid/bottom
Society: ♂♀ pair or 2 ♀ per 1 ♂
Eats: Omnivore
Home: SE Asia
Loves low flow💧
Likes wood& heavily planted tank🌱
Slow movement🐌
They make a croaking chirp song🎶
🚫🦐
Yellow Melanostichos Tetra Hyphessobrycon cf. melanostichos "Yellow"
Yellow Melanostichos Tetra Hyphessobrycon cf. melanostichos "Yellow"
Size: 1.5"
Temp: 75-81F🌴
Location: Midwater
Society: 10+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Brazil
Rummy Nose Rasbora Sawbwa resplendens
Rummy Nose Rasbora Sawbwa resplendens
Size: 1.5”
Cool 65-75°F❄️
Location: Midwater
Society: 8+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Inle Lake, Myanmar
Likes heavily planted tank🌱
Hovering Loach
Yunnanilus cruciatus
Hovering Loach
Yunnanilus cruciatus
Size: 1.5"
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Bottom/mid
Society: 8-10+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Vietnam
LID: Loves to jump 💞
Loves low flow💧
African Butterfly Barb
Enteromius hulstaerti
African Butterfly Barb
Enteromius hulstaerti
Size: 1.5”
Cool 63-75F❄️
Location: Midwater
Society: 8+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Congo
fmr. Barbus hulstaerti
Kitty Tetra
Hyphessobrycon heliacus
Kitty Tetra
Hyphessobrycon heliacus
Size: 1.5"
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Midwater
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Brazil
Black Neon Tetra Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi
Black Neon Tetra Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi
Size: 1.5”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Midwater
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Brazil
Adaptable fish💪
Beginner friendly fish🔰
Likes heavily planted tank🌱
Love tannins in water
"Smoke" Black Neon Tetra Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi
"Smoke" Black Neon Tetra Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi
Size: 1.5”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Midwater
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Brazil
Adaptable fish💪
Beginner friendly fish🔰
Likes heavily planted tank🌱
Love tannins in water
Singapore bred variant
Pea Puffer
Carinotetraodon travancoricus
Pea Puffer
Carinotetraodon travancoricus
Size: 1-1.5”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Mid/bottom
Society: 6+
(recommended: species only tank)
Eats: Carnivore/predator- loves hunting snails, shrimps and bugs
Home: India
Charming behavior
Needs heavily planted tank and driftwood to break line of sight for territories🌱
🚫🐌🦐
Neon Tetra
Paracheirodon innesi
Neon Tetra
Paracheirodon innesi
Size: 1.5”
Temp: 72-78F🌴
Location: Midwater
Society: 6-12+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Amazon Basin
Cardinal Tetra same look
Love tannins in water
Likes heavily planted tank🌱
Golden Dwarf Barb
Pethia gelius
Golden Dwarf Barb
Pethia gelius
Size: 1.5-2”
Cool 65-75°F❄️
Location: Mid/top
Society: 10-15+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: India
Adaptable fish💪
Beginner friendly fish🔰
Shy->heavily planted tank🌱
Bloodfin Tetra
Aphyocharax anisitsi
Bloodfin Tetra
Aphyocharax anisitsi
Size: 1.5-2”
Temp: 72-78F🌴
Location: Mid/top
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Amazon Basin
Adaptable fish💪
Beginner friendly fish🔰
Fast💨💨💨
Honey Gourami
Trichogaster chuna
Honey Gourami
Trichogaster chuna
Size: 1.5-2”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Mid/top
Society: solo, ♂♀ pair or 2 ♀ per 1 ♂
Eats: Omnivore
Home: India/Bangladesh
Adaptable fish💪
Beginner friendly fish🔰
Loves low flow💧
Likes wood, floating plants & heavily planted tanks🌱
♂s make "bubble nests"
Otocinclus
Otocinclus sp.
Otocinclus
Otocinclus sp.
Gold Star Algae Eater
Size: 1”-2"
Temp: 75-79F🌴
Location: Flat surfaces/top glass
Society: 6+ loves big groups
Eats: Herbivore/grazer, biofilm, diatom & green algae, zucchini, cucumber, algae wafers
Home: South America
Likes heavily planted tank🌱
Grow algae before introduction.
Older established tank better.
Muzel Red Cherry Tetra
Hyphessobrycon sp. Muzel
Muzel Red Cherry Tetra
Hyphessobrycon sp. Muzel
Size: 1.5-2”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Midwater
Society: 8+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Peru
Likes heavily planted tank🌱
Red Phantom Tetras Hyphessobrycon sweglesi
Red Phantom Tetras Hyphessobrycon sweglesi
Size: 1.5-2”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Midwater
Society: 8+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Colombia
Raccoon Tetra
Hyphessobrycon procyon
Raccoon Tetra
Hyphessobrycon procyon
Size: 1.5-2”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Midwater
Society: 6-10+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Rio Aripuanã Basin
Discovered in 2016
Cherry Barb
Rohanella titteya
Cherry Barb
Rohanella titteya
Size: 2”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Mid/bottom
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Sri Lanka
Adaptable fish💪
Beginner friendly fish🔰
Likes heavily planted tank🌱
Fmr. Puntius titteya
Vulnerable in the wild due to pollution and habitat loss. Thrives in pet trade worldwide.
Harlequin Rasbora
Trigonostigma heteromorpha
Harlequin Rasbora
Trigonostigma heteromorpha
Size: 2”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Mid/top
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: SE Asia
Adaptable fish💪
Beginner friendly fish🔰
Likes heavily planted tank🌱
Lemon Tetra
Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis
Lemon Tetra
Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis
Size: 2"
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Midwater
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Brazil
Glowlight Danio
Danio choprae
Glowlight Danio
Danio choprae
Size: 1-1.25”
Temp 61-79°F❄️🌴
Location: Midwater
Society: 8+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Northern Myanmar
Adaptable fish💪
Beginner friendly fish🔰
Likes heavily planted tank🌱
LID may jump
fmr. Celestichthys choprae
Fast💨💨💨
Zebra Danio
Danio rerio
Zebra Danio
Danio rerio
Size: 2”
Cool 65-75°F❄️
Location: Mid/top
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: South Asia
Adaptable fish💪💪💪
Beginner friendly fish🔰
Fast💨💨💨
Rummy Nose Tetra
Hemigrammus rhodostomus
Rummy Nose Tetra
Hemigrammus rhodostomus
Prefers softwater- low pH
Size: 2”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Midwater
Society: 6-10+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Amazon Basin
Sensitive🥲
Likes heavily planted tank🌱
Brighter red is generally a sign of good health and low stress
American Flag Fish
Jordanella floridae
American Flag Fish
Jordanella floridae
Size: 2"
Temp 65-78°F❄️🌴
Location: Midwater
Society: 2 ♀ per ♂
Can fin-nip/semi-aggressive/fast eater
Eats: Omnivore/Algavore, biofilm, BBA, green hair, thread, staghorn, green, brown algae, zucchini, cucumber, spinach, peas
Home: Florida,😎 USA
Pugnacious
Eats soft leaves & attacks plants🌱
Ornate Ctenopoma
Microctenopoma ansorgii
Ornate Ctenopoma
Microctenopoma ansorgii
Size: 2”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Mid/bottom
Society: 5+
Eats: Carnivore, live or frozen food
Home: Congo
Likes heavily planted tank🌱
Slow movement🐌
Will eat small fish🫦
🚫🦐
Barred Danio
Devario pathirana
Barred Danio
Devario pathirana
Size: 2”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Mid/bottom
Society: 6+, large tank
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Sri Lanka
Fast💨💨💨
Guentheri Killifish
Nothobranchius guentheri
Guentheri Killifish
Nothobranchius guentheri
Size: 1.5-2.5”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Mid/bottom
Society: 2 ♀ per ♂
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Zanzibar Island
Only live 1 year in wild, up to 2 in tank. Eggs dry out completely until rainy season. This fish's eggs were used by the Wham-O corporation in the 1960s as a kids toy- just add water and instant fish!
🚫🦐
Emperor Tetra
Nematobrycon palmeri
Emperor Tetra
Nematobrycon palmeri
Size: 2-2.5”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Mid water
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Colombia
"Golden" Emperor Tetra
Nematobrycon palmeri
"Golden" Emperor Tetra
Nematobrycon palmeri
Size: 2-2.5”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Mid water
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Colombia
Snake Skin Barb
Desmopuntius rhomboocellatus
Snake Skin Barb
Desmopuntius rhomboocellatus
Size: 2-2.5”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Mid/bottom
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Indonesia
Checkered Barb
Oliotius oligolepis
Checkered Barb
Oliotius oligolepis
Size: 2.5"
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Midwater
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Indonesia
Melon Barb
Haludaria fasciata
Melon Barb
Haludaria fasciata
Size: 2.5"
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Midwater
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: India
Volcano Bitterling
Rhodeus ocellatus
Volcano Bitterling
Rhodeus ocellatus
Size: 2.5”
Cool 65-75°F❄️
Location: Mid/bottom
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore/Algavore
Home: Yangtze River Basin, East Asia
Pair with freshwater mussels to breed🐚
Females lay eggs inside mussels then the male fertilizes, fry grow up in the safety of a mussel shell.🐣
Rainbow Shiner
Notropis chrosomus
Rainbow Shiner
Notropis chrosomus
Size: 2-3"
Cool 60-75°F❄️
Location: Mid/top
Society: 6+ (More = more color)
Eats: Omnivore
Home: South East USA
Fast 💨💨💨
"Blue-eyed" "Lampai" Congo Tetra
Phenacogrammus aurantiacus
"Blue-eyed" "Lampai" Congo Tetra
Phenacogrammus aurantiacus
Size: 2.5-3”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Mid/top
Society: 6+, large tank
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Lefini River, Congo
Red Laser/Watermelon Tetra
Hemigrammus coeruleus
Red Laser/Watermelon Tetra
Hemigrammus coeruleus
Size: 2-3”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Midwater
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Amazon Basin
Black Ruby Barb
Pethia nigrofasciata
Black Ruby Barb
Pethia nigrofasciata
Size: 2.5-3”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Midwater
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Sri Lanka
Least photogenic fish-
looks better in person
Spotted Headstander
Chilodus punctatus
Spotted Headstander
Chilodus punctatus
Size: 2.5-3”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Midwater
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore, spinach, cucumber, peas
Home: South America
Hovers with their head straight down!:D
Samurai Gourami
Sphaerichthys vaillanti
Samurai Gourami
Sphaerichthys vaillanti
Prefers softwater- low pH
Size: 2-3”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Mid/bottom
Society: 2-6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Indonesia
Sensitive🥲
Loves tannins in water
Loves low flow💧
Likes wood, floating plants & extremely dense, heavily planted tanks🌱
Slow movement🐌
Older estsblished tank better.
Chocolate Gourami
Sphaerichthys osphromenoides
Chocolate Gourami
Sphaerichthys osphromenoides
Prefers softwater- low pH
Size: 2-3”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Mid/bottom
Society: 2-6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Indonesia
Sensitive🥲
Loves tannins in water
Loves low flow💧
Likes wood, floating plants & extremely dense, heavily planted tanks🌱
Older estsblished tank better.
Slow movement🐌
Special care-Research!
Taiwan Bitterling
Paracheilognathus himantegus
Taiwan Bitterling
Paracheilognathus himantegus
Size: 2.5-3”
Cool 65-75°F❄️
Location: Mid/bottom
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore/Algavore
Home: Taiwan/China
Pair with freshwater mussels to breed🐚
Females lay eggs inside mussels then the male fertilizes, fry grow up in the safety of a mussel shell.🐣
"Chili Red" Rosy Barb
Pethia conchonius
"Chili Red" Rosy Barb
Pethia conchonius
Size: 3"
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Mid water
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: South Asia
Adaptable fish💪
Beginner friendly fish🔰
Fast 💨💨💨
🚫🦐
Glass Catfish
Kryptopterus vitreolus
Glass Catfish
Kryptopterus vitreolus
Size: 3"
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Midwater
Society: 6+
Eats: Carnivore
Home: Thailand, Malaysia & Indonesia
Sensitive🥲
🚫🦐
Golden Barb
Barbodes semifasciolatus
var. "Gold"
Golden Barb
Barbodes semifasciolatus
var. "Gold"
Size: 2-3”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Midwater
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: SE Asia
Adaptable fish💪
🚫🦐
Odessa Barb
Pethia padamya
Odessa Barb
Pethia padamya
Size: 2-3”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Midwater
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Myanmar
Fast💨💨💨
🚫🦐
Taiwan Green Barb
Barbodes semifasciolatus
Taiwan Green Barb
Barbodes semifasciolatus
Size: 2.5-3”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Midwater
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: SE Asia
Adaptable fish💪
🚫🦐
Amazon Puffer
Colomesus asellus
Amazon Puffer
Colomesus asellus
Size: 3”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Midwater
Society: 6+, large tank
Eats: Carnivore, requires hard-shelled foods like snails, clams, and crustaceans for their continuously growing beak
Home: Amazon Basin
Attacks plants🌱
Smart, long-distance vision
Special care-Research!
SPECIALIST FISH ⚠️
🚫🦐🐌
Dwarf Neon Rainbowfish Melanotaenia praecox
Dwarf Neon Rainbowfish Melanotaenia praecox
Size: 2-3”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Mid/top
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Indonesia
Adaptable fish💪
Beginner friendly fish🔰
Congo Tetra
Phenacogrammus interruptus
Congo Tetra
Phenacogrammus interruptus
Size: 2.5-3.5”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Mid/top
Society: 6+, large tank
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Congo
🚫🦐
Millennium Rainbowfish
Glossolepis pseudoincisus
Millennium Rainbowfish
Glossolepis pseudoincisus
Size: 3-4”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Midwater
Society: 6+, large tank
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Indonesia
🚫🦐
Leaf Fish
Monocirrhus polyacanthus
Leaf Fish
Monocirrhus polyacanthus
Prefers softwater- low pH
Size: 3-4”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Midwater
Society: Solo
Eats: Carnivore/live food only
Home: Amazon Basin
Sensitive🥲
Special care-Research!
Slow movement🐌
Will eat fish it's own body length🫦
SPECIALIST FISH ⚠️
🚫🦐
Roundnose Whalefish
Campylomormyrus compressirostris
Roundnose Whalefish
Campylomormyrus compressirostris
Size: 4”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Mid/bottom
Society: Solo or 3
Eats: Carnivore, live or frozen food
Home: West Africa
Sensitive🥲
Smart🧠🧠🧠
⚡electrical sensitivity⚡
Must have FINE sand
Special care-Research!
SPECIALIST FISH ⚠️
🚫🦐
Pastel Lily Tetras
Psalidodon xavante
Pastel Lily Tetras
Psalidodon xavante
Size: 3-4”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Midwater
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Brazil
fmr. Astyanax xavante
🚫🦐
Boeseman's Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia boesemani
Boeseman's Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia boesemani
Size: 3-4.5”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Mid/top
Society: 6+, large tank
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Indonesia
Likes tall plants🌱
🚫🦐
Blue Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia lacustris
Blue Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia lacustris
Size: 4-5”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Mid/top
Society: 6+, large tank
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Papua New Guinea
🚫🦐
Mascara Barb
Dawkinsia assimilis
Mascara Barb
Dawkinsia assimilis
Size: 4.5-5”
Temp 68-78°F❄️🌴
Location: Midwater
Society: 6-8+, large tank
Eats: Omnivore
Home: India
Loves high flow🌊
Fast💨💨💨
🚫🦐
Crimson-spotted Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia duboulayi
Crimson-spotted Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia duboulayi
Size: 4-5”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Midwater
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Australia
🚫🦐
Yellow Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi
Yellow Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi
Size: 4-5”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Mid/top
Society: 6+, large tank
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Papua New Guinea
🚫🦐
Rainbow Cichlids
Herotilapia multispinosa
Rainbow Cichlids
Herotilapia multispinosa
Size: 4-5”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Midwater
Society: ♂♀ pair or 2 ♀ per 1 ♂
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Central America
Needs sand to sift
Loves caves, heavily planted tank🌱
fmr. Archocentrus multispinosus
🚫🦐
Empire Gudgeon
Hypseleotris compressa
Empire Gudgeon
Hypseleotris compressa
Size: 4-5”
Temp: 70-80F❄️🌴🔥Flexible
Location: Midwater
Society: Solo, 3+♂s, 2 ♀ per 1 ♂
Eats: Carnivore
Home: Oceania
Tolerates many water perimeters in wild 50-95F, pH 5 to 9, brackish and salt water.
Loves caves, heavily planted tank🌱and driftwood
Suggested LID for tank🦘
Territorial while breeding(not "mean")
Needs brackish/marine water for microscopic fry to survive and eat "green water", rotifers and/or marine plankton .
🚫🦐
Pearl Gourami
Trichopodus leerii
Pearl Gourami
Trichopodus leerii
Size: 4-5”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Midwater
Society: Solo, ♂♀ pair or 2 ♀ per 1 ♂
Eats: Omnivore
Home: SE Asia
Slow movement🐌
🚫🦐
Red Banded Leporinus
Synaptolaemus latofasciatus
Red Banded Leporinus
Synaptolaemus latofasciatus
Size: 4-5”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Mid/bottom
Society: Solo or 6+, huge tank
Eats: Omnivore, snails
Home: South America
Attacks plants🚫🌱
Lid loves to jump💞
Color varies from white, yellow, orange and red according to location.
🚫🦐🐌
Blue Spotted Hill Trout
Blue Spotted Hill Trout
Barilius bakeri
Barilius bakeri
Size: 5-6”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Mid/top
Society: 6+
Eats: Insectivore/omnivore
Home: Western Ghats, India
🚫🦐
Eight Spotted Leporinus
Leporinus octomaculatus
Eight Spotted Leporinus
Leporinus octomaculatus
Size: 5-6”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Mid/bottom
Society: 6+, large-huge tank
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Brazil
🚫🦐
Giant Danio
Devario aequipinnatus
Giant Danio
Devario aequipinnatus
Size: 4-6”
Cool 68-76°F❄️
Location: Mid/top
Society: 6+, large tank
Eats: Omnivore
Home: South/SE Asia
Fast💨💨💨
🚫🦐
Orange-fin Hill Trout
Barilius ardens
Orange-fin Hill Trout
Barilius ardens
Size: 5-6”
Cool 68-75°F❄️
Location: Midwater
Society: 6+, large tank
Eats: Omnivore
Home: India
Fast💨💨💨
🚫🦐
Filament Barb
Dawkinsia filamentosa
Filament Barb
Dawkinsia filamentosa
Size: 4.5-6”
Temp 68-79°F🌴
Location: mid water
Society: 6-8+, large tank
Eats: Omnivore
Home: India
Loves high flow🌊
Fast💨💨💨
🚫🦐
Three-Spot Gourami
Trichopodus trichopterus
Three-Spot Gourami
Trichopodus trichopterus
Size: 5-6”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Mid/top
Society: 1-2♀ per 1 ♂
Eats: Omnivore
Home: SE Asia
Adaptable fish💪
♂ Aggressive
Likes wood
🚫🦐
Roseline Shark
Sahyadria denisonii
Roseline Shark
Sahyadria denisonii
Size: 4.5-6”
Temp 68-78°F🌴
Location: Midwater
Society: 6-8+, large tank
Eats: Omnivore
Home: India
Loves high flow🌊
Fast💨💨💨
🚫🦐
Golden Roseline Shark
Sahyadria denisonii var. "Gold"
Golden Roseline Shark
Sahyadria denisonii var. "Gold"
Size: 4.5-6”
Temp 68-78°F🌴
Location: Midwater
Society: 6-8+, large tank
Eats: Omnivore
Home: India
Loves high flow🌊
Fast💨💨💨
🚫🦐
Neon Green Silver Dollar
Myleus sp. 'green'
Neon Green Silver Dollar
Myleus sp. 'green'
Size: 6”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Mid/top
Society: 5+, large tank
Eats: Herbivore/Algavore, spinach, peas, zucchini
Home: Rio Nanay, Peru
Will devour tank plants🚫🌱💀
Silver Dollar
Metynnis argenteus
Silver Dollar
Metynnis argenteus
Size: 6"
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Midwater
Society: 5+
Eats: Herbivore/Algavore, spinach, peas, zucchini
Home: Amazon Basin
Will devour tank plants🚫🌱💀
Marbled Headstander
Abramites hypselonotus
Marbled Headstander
Abramites hypselonotus
Size: 6”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Mid/bottom
Society: 6-8+, Huge tank
Eats: Omnivore
Home: South America
Attacks plants🚫🌱
Hovers with his head straight down!:D
🚫🦐
Striped Headstander
Anostomus anostomus
Striped Headstander
Anostomus anostomus
Size: 5-8”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Mid/bottom
Society: 6+, large tank
Eats: Omnivore
Home: South America
Attacks plants🚫🌱
Loves high flow🌊
Lid loves to jump💞
Hovers with their head straight down!:D
🚫🦐
"Red Dragon" Angelfish
Pterophyllum scalare
"Red Dragon" Angelfish
Pterophyllum scalare
Size: 6" wide, 8" tall
Temp: 76-82°F🌴
Location: Midwater
Society: 6+
Eats: Carnivore/omnivore
Home: Amazon Basin
Do not house with fin-nippy fish or small 1" fish they may eat them.
Tiger Silver Dollar
Metynnis fasciatus
Tiger Silver Dollar
Metynnis fasciatus
Size: 6-7”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Mid/top
Society: 6+, large tank
Eats: Herbivore/Algavore, spinach, peas, zucchini
Home: Amazon Basin
Will devour tank plants🚫🌱💀
Clown Spotted Leporinus
Leporinus maculatus
Clown Spotted Leporinus
Leporinus maculatus
Size: 6-8”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Mid/bottom
Society: solo or 3+, large tank
Eats: Omnivore, snails, needs algae/veg
Home: Guianas and São Francisco Basin
Attacks plants🚫🌱
🚫🦐
Discus
Symphysodon spp.
Discus
Symphysodon spp.
Prefers softwater- low pH
Size: 6-8”
Warm 82-86°F🔥
Location: Midwater
Society: 6+, large to huge tank
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Amazon Basin
Sensitive🥲🥲🥲
Likes tall plants🌱
Slow movement🐌
Special care-Research!
SPECIALIST FISH ⚠️
Can make a clicking sound🎶
🚫🦐
Elephantfish
Gnathonemus petersii
Elephantfish
Gnathonemus petersii
Size: 8-10”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Mid/bottom
Society: Solo or 5+ with huge tank
(recommended: species only tank)
Eats: Omnivore
Home: West Africa
Sensitive🥲
Smart🧠🧠🧠
Eelectrical sensitivity⚡
Must have FINE sand
Special care-Research!
SPECIALIST FISH ⚠️
🚫🦐
Banded Leporinus
Leporinus fasciatus
Banded Leporinus
Leporinus fasciatus
Size: 8-14"
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Mid/bottom
Society: Solo or 6+, huge tank
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Amazon River basin
Attacks plants🚫🌱
Lid loves to jump💞
🚫🦐
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