Ansorge's Neolebias
March 13th, 2012 — 1:19pm
This species is rarely offered for sale and often appears to be a fairly plain fish when it is seen in dealer's tanks. However, when kept in the correct conditions it is a stunning little fish that comes highly recommended.
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Red-tail Catfish
March 13th, 2012 — 1:19pm
Although this profile has been included for information purposes, we do not recommend keeping this species in the home unless you are one of the select few with the facilities available to house it for life. The aquarium dimensions quoted above should be considered an absolute minimum and in reality this fish requires a phenomenal volume of water if it is to be housed long term.
Unfortunately, the price of red-tails has fallen considerably in recent years and "kittens" are readily a…
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Zebra Shovelnose
March 13th, 2012 — 1:19pm
This species is sometimes confused with B. juruense, especially when juvenile, but can be told apart quite easily by it’s more well-defined colour pattern, relatively slender body shape and longer barbels. It was described in the genus Meredontotus, but is currently included in Brachyplatystoma based on a pair of synapomorphies shared by memb…
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Bengal Danio
March 13th, 2012 — 1:19pm
Ecological studies have revealed this species to be more of a generalist than its chiefly insectivorous congeners.
Aquatic and terrestrial insects form a significant proportion of the diet, but substantial amounts of filamentous algae and diatoms are consumed with water mites, fish scales, isopods, nematodes and detritus also taken occasionally.
In the aquarium it’s largely unfu…
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Dwarf Spotted 'Danio'
March 13th, 2012 — 1:19pm
The genus Danio contains only the type species, D. dangila, separated on the basis of its larger size and the shape of the caudal-fin, which in adults is only slightly emarginate or even truncate in shape, a feature it shares only with Tinca tinca (the common tench) among other cyprinids.
The remaining species, of which B. rerio is thought to be the most ancient, are included in the revalidated genus Brachydanio Weber & de Beaufort, 1916.
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Blue 'Danio'
March 13th, 2012 — 1:19pm
Can be hard to find in aquarium shops, and there has been some confusion surrounding its identity in the past.
Base body colour is either powdery-blue or yellow-green (see ‘Distribution’) and this continues into the caudal-fin, while pinkish-yellow lateral stripes extend from opercle to caudal peduncle.
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One-lined African Characin
March 13th, 2012 — 1:19pm
Not often seen for sale this is a pretty, peaceful little fish that deserves more popularity in the hobby. It is often confused with similar-looking members of the genus Neolebias.
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Zebra 'Danio'
March 13th, 2012 — 1:19pm
This species is very peaceful indeed and can be combined with many of the most popular fish in the hobby including other small cyprinids as well as tetras, livebearers, rainbowfishes, anabantoids, catfishes and loaches.
As always when selecting a compatible community of…
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Long-nosed Distichodus
March 13th, 2012 — 1:19pm
One of only a handful of Distichodus seen with any regularity in the hobby. This species is undeniable attractive when juvenile, but unfortunately loses much of its colour and patterning as it matures. It is superficially similar to the more commonly seen D. sexfasciatus but has a much smaller adult size and a narrow, pointed head….
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Pearl 'Danio'
March 13th, 2012 — 1:19pm
Doubts remain whether B. albolineata is representative of a single species or a group of similarly-patterned, closely-related fish, and the form from Chantaburi province in eastern Thailand was revalidated as B. pulchra (formerly Danio pulcher Smith, 1931) by Kottelat (2013). The status of the currently invalid Danio tweedei (Brittan, 1955) from Kedah state, northern Peninsular Malaysia may also be in question, since fish from that area are clearly…
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