Scientific Name
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Trichogaster trichopterus
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Family
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Belontiidae
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Common Names
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Three Spot Gourami, Opaline Gourami, Cosby Gourami, Golden Gourami, Silver Gourami
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Origin
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Malaysia, Thailand, Burma, Vietnam
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Adult Size
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Up to 10 cm
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Social
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Peaceful, suitable for community tanks
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Lifespan
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4 years
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Diet
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Omnivore, eats most foods
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Breeding
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Egglayer
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pH
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6.0 - 8.8
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Hardness
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5-35 dGH
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Temperature
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22-28 C
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Scientific Name | Hemigrammus rhodostomus |
Family | Characidae |
Common Names | Rummy-nose Tetra, Red-nose Tetra, Firehead Tetra |
Origin | Amazon Basin, South America. |
Adult Size | Up to 5 cm |
Social | Peaceful, suitable for community tanks |
Lifespan | 5 - 6 years |
Diet | Omnivore, eats most foods |
Breeding | Egglayer |
pH | 5.5-7 |
Hardness | 2-12 dGH |
Temperature | 24 - 27 C |
Scientific Name | Thayeria boehlkei |
Family | Characidae |
Common Names | Blackline Penguin Fish, Blackline Thayeria, Hockey-stick Tetra, Penguin Fish, Penguin Tetra |
Origin | Amazon Basin, South America. |
Adult Size | Up to 6 cm |
Social | Peaceful, suitable for community tanks |
Lifespan | 3 - 5 years |
Diet | Omnivore, eats most foods |
Breeding | Egglayer |
pH | 6 - 8 |
Hardness | 5 - 19 dH |
Temperature | 24 - 27 C |
Scientific Name | Epalzeorhynchos frenatum |
Family | Cyprinidae |
Common Names | Ruby Shark, Red-fin Shark, Red-finned Shark, Rainbow Shark |
Origin | Thailand |
Adult Size | Up to 15 cm |
Social | Can be territorial |
Lifespan | 4 - 6 years |
Diet | Herbivorous and omnivorous diet |
Breeding | Egglayer |
pH | 6.5 - 7.0 |
Hardness | 2 - 15 dH |
Temperature | 22 - 26 C |
Scientific Name | Gyrinocheilus aymonieri |
Family | Gyrinocheilidae |
Common Names | Chinese Algae Eater, Sucking Loach, Algae Eater |
Origin | Thailand |
Adult Size | Up to 27 cm |
Social | Peaceful, suitable for community tanks, but can get territorial |
Lifespan | 5 - 10 years |
Diet | Herbivorous diet |
Breeding | Egglayer |
pH | 6.5 - 7.5 |
Hardness | 12 - 18 dH |
Temperature | 21 - 28 C |
Scientific Name | Xiphophorus maculatus |
Family | Poeciliidae |
Common Names | Platy, Moonfish |
Origin | Central America |
Adult Size | 5 - 8 cm |
Social | Peaceful, suitable for community tanks |
Lifespan | 3 years |
Diet | Omnivore, eats most foods |
Breeding | Live bearers |
pH | 7 - 8.3 |
Hardness | 12 - 18 dGH |
Temperature | 20 - 26 C |
| Scientific Name | Pangio Kuhlii |
| Family | Cypranid |
| Common Names | Kuhli Loach, Coolie Loach |
| Origin | Thailand, Malaya,Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Indonesia |
| Adult Size | 10 cm |
| Social | Peaceful, suitable for community tanks |
| Lifespan | 10 years |
| Diet | Omnivore, eats most foods |
| Breeding | Egglayer |
| pH | 6.5 - 7.5 |
| Hardness | 5 dGH |
| Temperature | 22 - 26 C |
