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Tuesday 29 March 2011

Spotted scat (Scatophagus argus)

Common Name =  Spotted scat
Scientific Name = Scatophagus argus
Feeding Habits = Live Worms
Swimming Habits = No special swimming level
Aquarium Setup=Mixed aquarium Planted&Rocky
Aquarium Lighting = Moderate
Temperament = Peaceful Community Species
PH7.8(Relative acidity/alkalinity of the water >7 alkaline <7 acidic
H14(Hardness of water according to the German scale of hardness (dKH,dGH) 26c(Tempure in degress)
6cm(Maximum length to which the fish is recorded to grow)
Distribution = Indo-Pacific: Kuwait to Fiji, north to southern Japan, south to New Caledonia. Reported from Samoa

Scatty (Scatophagus tetracanthus)



Common Name = Scatty
Scientific Name = Scatophagus tetracanthus
Feeding Habits = Live Worms
Swimming Habits = No special swimming level
Aquarium Setup=Mixed Aquarium Planted&Rocky
Aquarium Lighting = Moderate
Temperament = Peaceful Community Species
PH7.5(Relative acidity/alkalinity of the water >7 alkaline <7 acidic
H12(Hardness of water according to the German scale of hardness (dKH,dGH) 28c(Tempure in degress)
5cm(Maximum length to which the fish is recorded to grow)
Distribution = Indo-West Pacific: Somalia and Kenya to South Africa, Australia and Papua New Guinea. Also found in the rivers and lagoons of East Africa

Longsnouted Pipefish (Doryichthys martensii)



Common Name = Longsnouted Pipefish
Scientific Name = Doryichthys martensii
Feeding Habits = Live Worms
Swimming Habits = No special swimming level
Aquarium Setup =Mixed aquarium (Planted&Rocky)
Aquarium Lighting = Moderate
Temperament = Peaceful Community Species
PH7.8(Relative acidity/alkalinity of the water >7 alkaline <7 acidic
H20(Hardness of water according to the German scale of hardness (dKH,dGH) 26c(Tempure in degress)
12cm(Maximum length to which the fish is recorded to grow)
Distribution = Asia: Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, and Thailand

Dwarf rasbora (Boraras maculatus)



Common Name = Dwarf Rasbora
Scientific Name = Boraras maculatus
Feeding Habits = Dry,Packaged Food
Swimming Habits = No Special swimming level
Aquarium Setup = Mixed Aquarium (Planted&Rocky)
Aquarium Lighting = Moderate
Temperament = Peaceful Community Species
PH6.5(Relative acidity/alkalinity of the water >7 alkaline <7 acidic
H3(Hardness of water according to the German scale of hardness (dKH,dGH)
25c(Tempure in degress)
2cm(Maximum length to which the fish is recorded to grow)
Distribution = Asia: Malay Peninsula to Sumatra, Indonesia

Aplocheilus panchax (Aplocheilus panchax )




Common Name = Aplocheilus panchax
Scientific Name = Aplocheilus panchax
Feeding Habits = Dry,Packaged Food
Swimming Habits = Surface Swimmer
Aquarium Setup = Mixed Aquarium (Planted&Rocky)
Aquarium Lighting = Moderate
Temperament = Peaceful Community Species
PH6.8(Relative acidity/alkalinity of the water >7 alkaline <7 acidic
H7(Hardness of water according to the German scale of hardness (dKH,dGH)
26c(Tempure in degress)
8cm(Maximum length to which the fish is recorded to grow)
Distribution = Asia: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and the Indo-Malaysian archipelago.

Saturday 26 March 2011

Glass Catfish (Kryptopterus Minor)



Common Name = Glass Cat Fish
Scientific Name = Kryptopterus Minor
Feeding Habits = Live Worms
Swimming Habits = No special swimming level
Aquarium Setup = Mixed Aquarium(Planted&Rocky)
Aquarium Lighting = Moderate
Temperament = Peaceful Community Species
PH7.1(Relative acidity/alkalinity of the water >7 alkaline <7 acidic
H8(Hardness of water according to the German scale of hardness (dKH,dGH)
24c(Tempure in degress)
10cm(Maximum length to which the fish is recorded to grow)
Distribution = Asia: western Borneo.

Friday 25 March 2011

Zebra Fish (Danio Rerio)






Common Name = Zebra Fish
Scientific Name = Danio Rerio
Feeding Habits = Dry,Packaged Food
Swimming Habits = No special swimming level
Aquarium Setup = Mixed Aquarium (Planted&Rocky)
Aquarium Lighting = Moderate Temperament = Peaceful Community Species
PH7(Relative acidity/alkalinity of the water >7 alkaline <7 acidic
H8(Hardness of water according to the German scale of hardness (dKH,dGH) 27c(Tempure in degress)
5cm(Maximum length to which the fish is recorded to grow)
Distribution = Asia: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar

Harlequin Rasbora (Trigonostigma Heteromarpha)



Common Name =  Harlequin Rasbora
Scientific Name = Trigonostigma Heteromarpha
Feeding Habits = Dry,Packaged Food
Swimming Habits = No special swimming level
Aquarium Setup = Mixed Aquarium (Planted&Rocky)
Aquarium Lighting = Moderate
Temperament = Peaceful Community Species
PH6.5(Relative acidity/alkalinity of the water >7 alkaline <7 acidic
H3(Hardness of water according to the German scale of hardness (dKH,dGH)
26c(Tempure in degress)
5cm(Maximum length to which the fish is recorded to grow)
Distribution = Asia: Thailand (Narathiwat southwards) to Sumatra, Indonesia

Rosy Brab (Punitus Conchonius)



Common Name = Rosy Brab
Scientific Name = Punitus Conchonius
Feeding Habits = Dry, Packaged Food
Swimming Habits = No special level
Aquarium Setup = Mixed Aquarium (Planted&Rocky)
Aquarium Lighting = Moderate
Temperament = Peaceful Community Species
PH7(Relative acidity/alkalinity of the water >7 alkaline <7 acidic
H6(Hardness of water according to the German scale of hardness (dKH,dGH)
26c(Tempure in degress)
15cm(Maximum length to which the fish is recorded to grow)
Distribution = Asia: Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, and Bangladesh

Golden Brab (Punitus Sachsii)


Common Name = Golden Brab
Scientific Name = Punitus Sachsii
Feeding Habits = Dry,Packaged Food
Swimming Habits = No special swimming level
Aquarium Setup = Mix Aquarium(Planted&Rocky)
Aquarium Lighting = Moderate
Temperament = Peaceful Community Species
PH7(Relative acidity/alkalinity of the water >7 alkaline <7 acidic
H7(Hardness of water according to the German scale of hardness (dKH,dGH)
26c(Tempure in degress)
8cm(Maximum length to which the fish is recorded to grow)
Distribution =Asia

Wednesday 23 March 2011

Tiger Brab ( Punitus Tetrazona)







Common Name = Tiger Brab
Scientific Name = Punitus Tetrazona
Feeding Habits = Dry,Packaged food
Swimming Habits = No special swimming level
Aquarium Setup = Mix(Planted&Rocky)
Aquarium Lighting = Moderate
Temperament = Peaceful Community Species
PH6.5(Relative acidity/alkalinity of the water >7 alkaline <7 acidic
H3(Hardness of water according to the German scale of hardness (dKH,dGH)
27c(Tempure in degress)
8cm(Maximum length to which the fish is recorded to grow)
Distribution = Asia: Sumatra and Borneo. Introduced widely and has been reared in several countries in facilities for breeding aquarium fishes

Blood-Red Jewel Cichlid (Hemichromis LifaliliHemichromis Lifalili)








Common Name = Blood-Red Jewel Cichlid
Scientific Name = Hemichromis Lifalili
Feeding Habits = Dry,Packaged Food
Swimming Habits = No Special swimming level
Aquarium Setup = Rocky Aquarium
Aquarium Lighting = Moderate
Temperament = Aggressive or not recommended for beginners
PH7.6(Relative acidity/alkalinity of the water >7 alkaline <7 acidic
H12(Hardness of water according to the German scale of hardness (dKH,dGH) 26c(Tempure in degress)
15cm(Maximum length to which the fish is recorded to grow)
Distribution = Africa: throughout the Congo River basin except in the Shaba (Katanga) region and the Kasai

Rainbow Krib (Pelvicachromis Pulcher)








Common Name = Rainbow Krib
Scientific Name = Pelvicachromis Pulcher
Feeding Habits = Dry,Packaged Food
Swimming Habits = No special swimming level
Aquarium Setup = Rocky Aquarium
Aquarium Lighting = Moderate
Temperament = Aggressive or not recommended for beginners
PH7(Relative acidity/alkalinity of the water >7 alkaline <7 acidic
H8(Hardness of water according to the German scale of hardness (dKH,dGH) 26c(Tempure in degress)
8cm(Maximum length to which the fish is recorded to grow) 
Distribution = Africa: eastern Benin, southern Nigeria and western Cameroon

Tuesday 22 March 2011

Duboisi Cichlid ( Tropheus Duboisi)





Common Name = Duboisi Cichlid
Scientific Name =  Tropheus Duboisi
Feeding Habits = DRy, Packaged Food
Swimming Habits = No special swimming level
Aquarium Setup = Rocky Aquarium
Aquarium Lighting = Moderate
Temperament = Aggressive or not recommended for beginners
PH8(Relative acidity/alkalinity of the water >7 alkaline <7 acidic
H20(Hardness of water according to the German scale of hardness (dKH,dGH) 27c(Tempure in degress)
9cm(Maximum length to which the fish is recorded to grow)
Distribution =Africa: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika. Occurs in the northern part of the lake

Six-Barred Distichodus (Distichodus Sexfasciatus)










Common Name = Six-Barred Distichodus
Scientific Name = Distichodus Sexfasciatus
Feeding Habits = Dry, Packaged Food
Swimming Habits = No special swimming level
Aquarium Setup = Mixed Aquarium (Planted&Rocky)
Aquarium Lighting = Moderate
Temperament = Peaceful Community Species
PH7(Relative acidity/alkalinity of the water >7 alkaline <7 acidic
H10(Hardness of water according to the German scale of hardness (dKH,dGH)
25c(Tempure in degress)
35cm(Maximum length to which the fish is recorded to grow)

Keyhole Cichlid (Cleithracara Maronii)








Common Name = Keyhole Cichlid
Scientific Name =  Cleithracara Maronii
Feeding Habits = Dry, Packaged food
Swimming Habits = No special swimming level
Aquarium Setup = Mix(Planted&Rocky)
Aquarium Lighting = Moderate
Temperament = Aggressive or not recommended for beginners
PH7.2(Relative acidity/alkalinity of the water >7 alkaline <7 acidic
H10(Hardness of water according to the German scale of hardness (dKH,dGH)
25c(Tempure in degress)
10cm(Maximum length to which the fish is recorded to grow)

Discus (Symphysodon)






Common Name = Discus
Scientific Name = Symphysodon
Feeding Habits = Live Worms
Swimming Habits = No special swimming level
Aquarium Setup = Planted aquarium
Aquarium Lighting =Bright
Temperament = Peaceful Community Species
PH6.5(Relative acidity/alkalinity of the water >7 alkaline <7 acidic
H4(Hardness of water according to the German scale of hardness (dKH,dGH)
28c(Tempure in degress)
15cm(Maximum length to which the fish is recorded to grow)

Oscar ( Astronotus Ocellatus)






Common Name = Oscar
Scientific Name = Astronotus Ocellatus
Feeding Habits = Live Fish
Swimming Habits = No Special swimming level
Aquarium Setup =Mixed Aquarium (Planted&Rocky)
Aquarium Lighting = Moderate
Temperament = Aggressive or not recommended for beginners
PH7.2(Relative acidity/alkalinity of the water >7 alkaline <7 acidic
H10(Hardness of water according to the German scale of hardness (dKH,dGH)
26c(Tempure in degress)
35cm(Maximum length to which the fish is recorded to grow)