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Tropical Fish Profile

Welcome to our newest Tropical Fish Guide. We will be adding new tropical fish weekly so check often for updated information.

There are a total of 133 fish in our database.

Cyprinds-Barbs

Tiger Barbs

*Puntius Tetrazona

1.5-2.5 inch|25-29 C|6.5-7.4 PH|Requires10+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires well covered hood.|Community Fish


 

 



 Ruby Barb

*Puntius nigrofasciatus

2-2.5 inch|23-29 C|6.6-7.4 PH|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires well covered hood.|Community Fish  

 

 

Cherry Barb 

*Puntius titteya

1.5 inch|23-29 C|6.6-7.4 PH|Requires 2+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires well covered hood.|Community Fish  
 

 

Rosy Barb

*Puntius sachsii 

4 inch|23-29 C|7.0-7.5 PH|Requires 5+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires well covered hood.|Community Fish 
 

 

 Gold Barb

*Puntius sachsii

1-2.5 Inch|22-29 C|7.0-7.5 PH|Requires 2+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires well covered hood.|Community Fish 

 

 

 Tin Foil Barb

*Barbonymus schwanenfeldii

6 inch|23-29 C|6.8-7.4 PH|30+ Gallon|Requires well covered hood.|Community-Caution Fish  

Odessa Barb

*Puntius sp.

4 inch|25-29 C|6.9-7.4 PH|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires Well Covered Aquarium.|Community-Caution Fish 

Rose Line Shark

*Puntius denisonii 

6 inch|25-29 C|6.8-7.4 PH|Requires 20+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires Well Covered Hood   

Black Ruby Barb

*Puntius nigrofasciatus 

2-2.5 inch|25-29 C|6.8-7.4 PH|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires well covered hood|Community Fish

Cyprinds-Freshwater Shark

Bala Sharks

*Balantiocheilus melanopterus

6-7 inch|25-29 C|7.0-7.5 PH|Community-Caution Fish|Requires 70+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires well covered aquarium.   

 

Red Fin Shark

*Epalzeorhynchos frenatum

4-5 inch|25-29 C|7.0-7.5 PH|Community-Caution Fish|Requires 25+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires Well Covered Aquarium. 



Red Tailed Black Shark

*Epalzeorhynchos bicolor

4-5 inch|25-29 C|7.0-7.5|Community-Caution Fish|Requires 25+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires Well covered Aquarium.  

Cyprinds-Rasboras

Harlequin Rasbora

*Trigonostigma heteromorpha

1-1.5 inch|25-29 C|6.5-7.5 PH|Community Fish|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|   



Espe's Rasbora

*Trigonostigma espei 

1-1.5 inch|25-29 C|6.5-7.5 PH|Community Fish|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|   



Hengel's Rasbora

*Trgonosigma hengeli

1-1.5 inch|25-29 C|6.5-7.5 PH|Community Fish|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|   



Spotted Rasbora

*Boraras maculatus 

1-1.5 inch|25-29 C|6.5-7.5 PH|Community Fish|Requires 10+ gallon Aquarium|   

 

Eyespot Rasbora

*Rasbora dorisocellata 

 1-1.5 inch|25-29 C|6.5-7.5 PH|Community Fish|Requires 5+ Gallon Aquarium| 

Other Cyprinds

Flying Fox

*Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus

3-6 inch|25-29 C|6.9-7.5 PH|Community Fish|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires Well Covered hood.  



Siamese Alage Eater

*Crossocheilus samensis

 3-6 inch|25-29 C|6.9-7.5 PH|Community Fish|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires Well Covered Aquarium.  



Chinese Alage Eater

*Gyrinocheilus aymonieri

5-11 inch|25-29 C|7.0-7.5 PH|Community Fish|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires lots of oxygen and, well covered aquarium.  

 

Rose Line shark

*Puntius denisonii

6 inch|25-29 C|6.5-7.4 (C) 25+ Gallon Requires Well Covered Aquarium

Live Bearers

Guppy

*Poecilia reticulata

 1-2.5 inch |10-34 C | 6.9-7.5 PH| Requires 5+ Gallon Aquarium| None| Community Fish  
 

 Endler's Livebearer

*Poecilia wingei

1-1.5 inch | 18-29 C|6.9-7.5 PH| Requires 1-5 Gallon Aquarium| With peaceful species only and a well covered aquarium hood to prevent from jumping out. If you have opening on your aquarium hood please tape towels on the opening to cover it.| Community Fish  
 

 Platy

*Xiphophorus maculatus

1.5-3 inch|22-29 C|7.0-7.5 PH|Requires 5+ Gallon Aquarium|None|Community Fish  



 

 

 Swordtail

*Xiphophrous hellerii

2-4.5 inch|22-29 C|7.0-7.5 PH|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires well covered hood or covered openings of your hood.|Community-Caution  



 

  Various mollies

*Poecilia sphenops

*Poecilia latipinna

(Poecilia sphenops)2.5-4 inch 

(Poecilia latipinna)

4-11 Inch|20-29 C|7.0-7.5 PH|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|Community-Caution


 

 Ameca Splendens

*Ameca Splendens

 2-4 inch|22-29 C|7.0-7.4 PH|Requires 10+ gallon Aquarium|Requires Plants and well covered hood and covered openings of hood.  
 

 Mosquito Fish

*Heterandria formosa

0.5-1 inch|22-28 C|7.0-7.5 PH|1-5 Gallon Aquarium|Requires small species|Community Fish 

Labyrinth Fish

Betta

*Betta splendens 

1.5-3 inch|21-29 C|7.0-7.5 PH|Community Fish|Requires 1-10 Gallon Aquarium or 1-2 gallon bowl|Own species will fight(applies to male betta's only).


 

Dwarf Gourami

*Colisa lalia 

1.5-2.5 inch|25-29 C|7.0-7.5 PH|Community Fish|Requires 3+ Gallon Aquarium|  



Powder Blue Gourami

*Colisa lalia vari.  

1.5-2.5 inch|25-29 C|6.8-7.5|Community Fish|Requires 3+ Gallon Aquarium|



Honey Gourami

*Colisa chuna

1-1.5 inch|25-29 C|6.7-7.5 PH|Community Fish|Requires 1+ Gallon Aquarium|



Thick Lipped Gourami

*Colisa labiosa

2-3 inch|25-29 C|7.0-7.5 PH|Community Fish|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|  



Pearl Gourami

*Trichogaster leeri  

4-5 inch|26-29 C|7.0-7.5 PH|Community Fish|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|



Three Spot Gourami

*Trichogaster trichopterus 

4-6 inch|26-29 C|6.8-7.4 PH|Community Fish|Requires 20+ Gallon Aquarium 



Paradise Fish

*Macropodius opercularis 

3.5 inch|26-29 C|6.8-7.4 PH|Community Fish|Requires 1+ Gallon Aquarium|   



Gold Gourami

*Trichogaster trichopterus 

4-5 inch|26-29 C|6.7-7.4 PH|Community Fish|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium  



Moon Light Gourami

*Trichogaster microlepis 

4-6 inch|26-29 C|6.8-7.4 PH|Community-Caution Fish|Requires 25+ Gallon Aquarium|   



Spotted Climbing Perch

*Ctenopoma acutirostre 

6 inch|26-29 C|6.8-8.0 PH|Semi Aggressive|Requires  30+ Gallon Aquarium|Require Plants   



Chocolate Gourami

*Sphaerichthys osphromenoides 

2 inch|26-29 C|6.5-7.0 PH|Community Fish|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|   



Kissing Gourami

*Helostoma temminckii 

5-7 inch|25-29 C|6.5-8.2 PH|Community-Caution Fish|Requires 30+ Gallon Aquarium|  



Pygmy Gourami

*Trichopsis pumila 

1-1.5 inch|28-29 C|7.0-7.2 PH|Community Fish|Requires 1-10 Gallon Aquarium|Requires plants and small aquarium   



Giant Gourami

*Oshronemus goramy 

11-20 inches|28-29 C|7.0-8.2 PH|Aggressive Fish|Requires 100+ Gallon Aquarium| 

Characins(Tetras)

Cardinal Tetra

*Paracheirodon alrodi 

1.5-2.5 inch|26-29 C|6.0-7.2 PH|Community Fish|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires small species   



Neon Tetra

*Paracheirodon innesi 

1.5-2.5 inch|26-29 C|6.0-7.2 PH|Community Fish|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|



Rummy-nose Tetra(False)

*Hemigrammus rhodostomus

1.5-2 inch|26-29 C|6.2-7.2 PH|Community Fish|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|  

 

Black Neon Tetra

*Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi 

1.5 inch|25-29 C|6.3-7.3  PH|Community Fish|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|


 

Black Skrit Tetra

*Gymocorymbus ternetzi 

1.5-2.5 inch|25-29 C|6.5-7.4 PH|Community Fish|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|   



Glowlight Tetra

*Hemigrammus bellooti 

1.5 inch|25-29 C|6.6-7.4 PH|Community Fish|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|   



Bleeding Heart Tetra

*Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma

1.5 inch|25-29 C|6.7-7.5 PH|Community Fish|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires Well Covered hood   



Siver Tip Tetra

*Hasemania nana 

1.5 inch|26-29 C|6.8-7.6 PH|Community-Caution Fish|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires well covered hood  



Penguin Tetra

*Thayeria boehlkei

2 inch|26-29 C|6.8-7.5 PH|Community Fish|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires well covered hood  



Diamond tetra

*Moenkausia pittieri

2-3 inch|26-29 C|6.5-7.5 PH|Community Fish|Requires 15+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires Well Covered Hood  



Splash Tetra

*Copella arnoldi 

2.5 inch|26-29 C|6.5-7.5 PH|For Breeding:6.5|Community Fish|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires well Covered Hood   



Rummy Nose Tetra(True)

*Hemigrammus bleheri 

1.5 inch|26-29 C|6.5-7.2 PH|Community Fish|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires soft water and clean water and live plants.Requires Aqua Clear or Maineland's Bio Wheel Filter for Pure aquarium water. 



Head and Tail Light Tetra

*Hemigrammus ocellifer 

1.5 inch|26-29 C|6.5-7.5 PH|Community Fish|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires well covered hood   



Congo Tetra

*Phenacogrammus interruptus 

2 inch|26-29 C|6.0-7.4 PH|Community-Caution Fish|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires well covered hood   



Vilma's Tetra

*Hyphessobrycon vilmae 

1.5 inch|26-29 C|6.0-7.4 PH|Community Fish|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|  



Red Phantom Tetra

*Hyphessobrycon sweglesi 

2 inch|25-29 C|6.5-7.4 PH|Community Fish|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|   



Red Cystal Tetra

*Hyphessobrycon haraldschultzi 

1.5 inch|25-29 C|6.5-7.5 PH|Community Fish|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|   



Lemon Tetra

*Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis 

2 inch|26-29 C|6.5-7.5 PH|Community Fish|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|   



X-Ray Tetra

*Pristella maxillaris 

2-2.5 inch|25-29 C|6.5-7.4 PH|Community Fish|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium| 

Characins(Piranhas)

Red Bellied Piranhas

*Pygocentrus nattereri 

12 inch|26-29 C|6.8-7.4 PH|(A)|Requires 55+ Gallon Aquarium|There should be something on top of the hood to prevent the fish to jump out.Heater should be protected by Heater Protectors.



White Piranhas

*Serrasalmus rhombeus 

15-16 inch|26-29 C|6.7-7.4 PH|Aggressive Fish|Require 75+ Gallon Aquarium|There should be somthing on top of your hood to prevent the fish from jumping out.Heater should be protected by Heater Protectors. 

Characins(Pacus)

Red Bellied Pacu 

*Colossoma macropomum

40 inch|26-29 C|6.7-7.4 PH|Aggressive Fish|Requires 300+ Gallon Aquarium|There should be something on top of the hood to prevent it from jumping out.Heater should be protected by heater protectors 



Black Pacu

Piaractus brachypomus 

35 inch|26-29 C|6.7-7.8 PH|Aggressive Fish|Requires 300+ Gallon Aquarium|  



Black Barred Sliver Dollar

15-16 inch|26-29 C|6.7-7.5 PH|Semi Aggressive Fish|Requires 100+ Gallon Aquarium|



Sliver Dollar

6 inch|26-29 C|6.7-7.4 PH|Community-Caution Fish|30+ Gallon|Requires well covered hood

Characins(Pencilfish)

Dwarf Pencilfish

*Nannostomus marginatus 

1.5 inch|25-29 C|6.5-7.4 PH|Community Fish|Requires 5+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires Peaceful Species   



Golden Pencilfish

*Nannostomus beckfordi 

2.5 inch|26-29 C|6.6-7.4 PH|Community Fish|Requires 10+Gallon Aquarium|Requires Peaceful Species   



One linned pencilish

*Nannostomus unifasciatus 

2.5-inch|26-29 C|6.6-7.4|Community Fish|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires Peaceful Species   



Three Lined Pencilfish

*Nannostomus trifasciatus 

2.5 inch|26-29 C|6.6-7.4|Community Fish|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|   



Ruby Red Pencilfish

*Nannostomus mortenthaleri 

1-1.5 inch|26-29 C|6.6-7.5 PH|Community Fish|Requires 5+ Gallon Aquarium| 

Characins(Hachetfish)

Marbled Hachetfish

*Carnegiella strigata 

1.5-2 inch|26-29 C|6.5-7.0 PH|Community Fish|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires well covered hood.Requires soft water and peaceful species. 



Sliver Hachetfish

*Gasteropelecus sternicla & G. levis 

2-2.5 inch|26-29 C|6.5-7.0 PH|Community Fish|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires well covered hood.Requires soft water and peaceful species 

American Cichilds

Flowerhorn

*Cichlasoma trimaculatum 

12 inch|26-29 C|6.5-7.6 PH|Aggressive Fish|Requires 100+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires Something on top of the hood.    



Oscar

*Astronotus ocellatus 

6 inch|26-29 C|6.6-7.5 PH|Aggressive Fish|Requires 50+ Gallon Aquarium|   



Jack Dempsey

*Cichlasoma octofasciatum 

8 inch|26-29 C|6.5-7.5|Aggressive Fish|Requires 30+ Gallon Aquarium|   



Red Parrot Chchild(Hybird)

*N/A 

8 inch|26-29 C|6.6-7.5 PH|Semi Aggressive|Requires 40+ Gallon Aquarium|   



Waroo

*Uaru amphiacanthoides 

10 inch|26-29 C|6.7-7.6 PH|Aggressive Fish|Requires 50+ Gallon Aquarium|   



Severum

*Heros severus 

8 inch|26-29 C|6.8-7.5 PH|Aggressive Fish|Requires 60+ Gallon Aquarium|



Keyhold Cichlids

*Cleithracara maronii 

4 inch|26-29 C|6.7-7.4 PH|Community Fish|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires Well Covered Hood   

 

German Blue Ram

*Mikrogeophagus ramirezi

2.5 inch|26-29 C|6.5-7.1 PH|Community-Caution Fish|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires well covered hood  

 

Bolivian Ram 

*Mikrogeophagus altispinosus

3 inch|26-29 C|6.5-7.3 PH|Community-Caution Fish|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires well covered hood   

 

Agassiz's Apisto

*Apistogramma agassizii 

3 inch|26-29 C|6.5-7.3 PH|Community-Caution Fish|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium |Requires well covered hood     

 

 

Krib

*Pelvicachromis pulcher

2.5 inch|26-29 C|6.5-7.4 PH|Community-Caution|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|Require Well Covered hood   

 

Discus

*Symphysodon aequifasciatus/discus

6-8 inch|26-29 C|6.5-6.8 PH|Community Fish|Requires 29+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires Very Soft Water. Just Add peat in your filter to soften water. You can get it at one of the (Aquarium Store that we listed.)   

 

Angelfish

Pterophyllm scalare 

3-6 inch|26-29 C|6.5-7.0 PH|Community Fish|Requires 20+ Gallon Aquarium| 

African Cichilds

Krib

*Pelvicachromis pulcher  

4 inch|26-29 C|6.7-7.5 PH|Community-Caution Fish|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|

Catfishes/Plecos/Cories

Aeneus Cory Cat

*Corydoras aeneus

3 inch|25-29 C|6.5-7.5 PH|Community Fish|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|



Peppered Cory Cat

*Corydoras paleatus

3 inch|25-29 C|6.5-7.5 PH|Community Fish|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|



Panda Corydora

*Corydoras Panda

1-1.5 inch|25-29 C|6.5-7.3 PH|Community Fish|Requires 5+ Gallon Aquarium|

 

Plecos

6-20 inch|24-28 C|6.6-7.6 PH|Community-Semi Aggressive Fish|Requires 30+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires Well Covered Aquarum

Glass Catfish

*Kryppterus bicirrhis

3-4 inch|25-28 C|6.5-7.5 PH|Community Fish|15+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires Groups of 4 or more





 

Loaches

Clown Loach

*Chromobotia macracanthus

5-8 inch|26-29 C|6.5-7.4 PH|Community-Caution Fish|Requires 30+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires groups of 4 or more Requires well covered hood

 

Yo-Yo Loach

*Botia almorhae

4 inch|26-29 C|6.5-7.5 PH|Community-Caution Fish|Requires 15+ Gallon Aquarium|Require groups of 2 or more. Requires well covered hood

 

Zebra Loach

4 inch|26-29 C|6.6-7.5 PH|Community-Caution Fish|Requires 15+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires well covered hood.

 

Butterfly Loach

*Beaufortia kweichowensis

3 inch|26-29 C|6.5-7.5 PH|Community Fish|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires well covered hood.

 

Kuhil Loach

*Pangio kuhlii

2.5-3 inch|26-29 C|6.6-7.4 PH|Community Fish|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires well covered hood.

 

Weather Loach

*Misgurnus angillicaudatus

4-6 inch|13-25 C|6.6-7.4 PH|Community-Caution Fish|Requires 25+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires Low Tropical Temperature to Coldwater fish temperature and high oxygen.Requires Well Covered Hood

 

Hora's Loach

*Yasuhikotakia morleti

4 inch|26-29 C|6.5-7.5 PH|Community-Caution Fish|Requires 15+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires Well Covered Hood

 

Long Nosed Loach

*Acantopsis choirorhynchos

8-12 inch|26-29 C|6.5-7.4 PH|Community Fish|Requires 30+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires well covered hood.

 

 

 

 



 

Killifish

Lyretail Killifish

*Aphyosemion australe 

2-3 inch|26-29 C|7.0-7.6 PH|}Community-Caution Fish|Requires 5+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires well covered hood.

 

Blue Panchax Killifish

*Aplocheilus panchax

3.5-4 inch|26-29 C|6.9-7.5 PH|Community-Semi Aggressive Fish|Requires 5+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires well covered hood

 

Blue Gularis

*Fundulopanchax sjostedti

4.5-5 inch|25-29 C|6.9-7.5 PH|Community-Caution Fish|Requires 5+ Gallon Aqurium|Requires well covered hood

 

Golden Wonder Killifish

*Aplocheilus lineatus

3.5-4 inch|25-29 C|7.0-7.4 PH|Community-Semi Aggressive Fish|Requires 5+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires well covered hood

 

Clown Killifish

1-1.5 inch|26-29 C|6.5-7.0 PH|Community Fish|Requires 2+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires well covered hood

 

Broken Lined Killifish

*Aphyosemion ogoense

1.5-2 inch|26-29 C|7.0-7.5 PH|Community-Caution Fish|Requires 5+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires well covered hood

 



 

Rainbowfish

Bosemani Rainbow

*Melanotaenia boesemani

4-4.5 inch|26-29 C|6.5-7.3 PH|Community-Caution Fish|Requires 25+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires well covered hood

 

Dwarf Rainbowfish

*Melanotaenia praecox

2-2.5 inch|26-29 C|6.7-7.4 PH|Community Fish|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires well covered hood

 

Threadfin Rainbowfish

*Iriatherina werneri

1-1.5 inch|25-29 C|6.5-7.4 PH|Community Fish|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires peaceful species

 

Salmon Red Rainbowfish

*Glossolepis incisus

4-5 inch|26-29 C|6.5-7.4 PH|Community-Caution Fish|Requires 20+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires well covered hood

 

Australian Rainbowfish

*Melanotaenia fluviatilis

2-3 inch|24-28 C|6.5-7.3 PH|Community-Caution Fish|Requires 15+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires well covered hood

Madagascar Rainbowfish

*Bedotia geayi

2.5-3 inch|25-29 C|7.0-7.7 PH|Community Fish|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires well covered hood



 

 

Tropical Invertebrates and Critters

African Dwarf Frogs

*Hymenochirus curtipes

2-2.5 inch|25-28 C|6.5-7.5 PH|Community Fish|Requires 5+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires peaceful specie(Example:Cardinal Tetra)

 

African Clawed Frogs

*Xenopus laevis

5-8 inch|26-29 C|6.8-7.5 PH|Semi Aggressive|Requires 15+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires big fish to live in peace

 

Ghost Shrimp

1-1.5 inch|25-29 C|6.6-7.4 PH|Community Fish|Requires 1+ Gallon Aquarium or fish bowl|Requires peaceful specie(Ex:Cardinal Tetras)

Golden Apple Snail

*Pomacea bridgesii

2-2.5 inch|19.5-29 C|6.7-8.0 PH|Community Fish|Requires 5+ Gallon Aquarium|Can not live with loaches or puffers

Zebra Snail

1-1.5 inch|22-29 C|6.7-8.5 PH|Community Fish|Requires 5+ Gallon Aquarium|Can not live with loaches or puffers.

 

 



 

Hatchet Fish

Marble Hatchet Fish

*Carnegiella strigata

2 inch|25-29 C|6.4-7.0 PH|Community Fish|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires well covered hood

 

Sliver Hatchet Fish

*Gasteropelecus sternicla

2 inch|6.4-7.0 PH|Community Fish|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires well covered hood

 

Marthae Sliver Hatchet Fish

*Carnegiella marthae

2 inch|6.4-7.0|25-28 C|Community Fish|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|Requires well covered hood

 

   

Oddballs and Pufferfish

Dwarf Puffer

*Carinotetraodon travancoricus

1-1.5 inch|24-29 C|6.6-7.5 PH|Caution Fish|Require 3+ Gallon Aquarium|Should be kept with its own specie

 

Figure 8 Puffer

*Tetraodon biocellatus

2-3.5 inch|26-29 C|7.0-8.0|Caution-Semi Aggressive Fish|Requires 10+ Gallon Aquarium|Should be kept with its own specie

 

Green Spotted Puffer

*Tetraodon nigroviridis

5-6 inch|26-28 C|7.0-8.4|Semi Aggressive-Aggressive Fish|Requires 30+ Gallon Aquarium|Should be kept with its own specie. Requires Brackish Water

 

Green Spotted Puffer

*Tetraodon nigroviridis

5-7 inch|25-28 C|7.0-7.6 PH|Semi Aggressive Fish|Requires 35+ Gallon Aquaum|Should be kept with its own specie

 

Golden Arowana

*Osteoglossum bicirrhosum

25-30 inch|26-28 C|7.0-7.2 PH|Aggressive Fish|Requires 200+ Gallon Aquarium|Heater Protectors require and a secure lid is a must as Arowana is purely top-dwelling and can jump. Keeping this fish is very hard.

 

Black Arowana

*Osteoglossum ferreirai

30-40 inch|6.5-7.1|Aggressive Fish|Requires 400+ Gallon Aquarium|Heater protector require and a secure lid is a must as Arowana is purely top delling and can jump. Keeping this fish is very hard.

 

Black Ghost Knife Ghost Fish

*Apteronotus albifrons

15-20 inch|26-29 C|6.5-7.2|Aggressive Fish|Requires 55+ Gallon Aquarium|A secure lid is a must.

 

Baby Whale

*Petrocephalus bovei bovei

3.5-4.5 inch|26-29 C|6.5-7.5|Community-Caution Fish|Requires 30+ Gallon Aquarium|

 

Peter's Elephantnose

*Gnathonemus petersii

11.5-12.5 inch|26-29 C|6.5-7.3 PH|Community Fish|Requires

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 



 

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