21 August 2015
The Purple Spaghetti Eel (Moringua raitaborua) is an extremely rare member of the moringua family that is found in the Gangetic estuary (West Bengal) in India, Matla and Bidyadhari river, and probably Bangladesh, Indonesia, and the Philippines. They are also known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Pink Paddletail Eel, Purple Spaghetti Eel, […]
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21 August 2015
The Striped Lamprologus (Neolamprologus buescheri) is a Lake Tanganyikan cichlid that inhabits areas of shoreline with rocky substrates from Tembwe II on the western coast, all around the southern part of the lake, up to Samazi on the eastern side. Several geographical morphs are available from other areas of the lake, including “gombi”, “kachese”, […]
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18 August 2015
The Silver Tiger Fish (Datnioides polota) is a brackish water species that is widely distributed throughout India, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and New Guinea. It is also known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Silver Datnoid, Silver Dat, American Tigerfish, and Four Barred Datnoid. Although Silver Tiger Fish are occasionally […]
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18 August 2015
The Mekong Tiger Perch (Datnioides undecimradiatus) is another species of freshwater tripletails that are also known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the North Thailand Tigerfish, Thinbar datnoid, Siamese tigerfish, Gold datnoid, and Tiger datnoid. The Mekong Tiger Perch is found in the large tributaries and main waterways of the Mekong River Basins of Thailand, […]
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09 August 2015
The Siamese Tiger Fish (Datnioides pulcher) is also referred to as Siamese Tiger Perch, Widebar Tigerfish, Widebar Datnoid, Gold Datnoid and Wide Bar Dat/Tigerfish by tropical fish keeping enthusiasts. Siamese Tiger Fish come from the Mekong and Chao Phraya basins of SouthEast Asia and are one of only three true freshwater species of Datnioides. Siamese […]
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09 August 2015
The False Siamese Tiger Fish (Datnioides microlepis) is also known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Indonesian Tigerfish, Indonesian Tiger Perch, Fine Scaled Tigerfish, Siamese Tiger Fish, Indo Datnoidand, and Sumatran Tigerfish. It is a beautiful freshwater species that is found in SouthEast Asia, Borneo, and Sumatra. The False Siamese Tiger Fish is one […]
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09 August 2015
New Guinea Tigerfish (Datnioides Campbelli) are also known as Campbell’s Tigerfish, Freshwater Tripletail or just Tigerfish by tropical fish keeping enthusiasts and are one of just five species of Siamese Tigerfish (Indo-Pacific Tigerperches). New Guinea Tigerfish are found in the brackish water river mouths, the river waters that are beyond the influence of tidal changes, and […]
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09 August 2015
Schultz’s Cory (Corydoras haraldschultzi) are found in the river tributaries of the upper Rio Guaporé in the State of Mato Grosso in Central Brazil and in Bolivia, South America. It is often confused with Corydoras araguaiensis, which lacks the orange coloration in the fins, Corydoras spectabilis, Corydoras isbrueckeri, and Sterba’s Cory Cat (Corydoras sterbai). Schultz’s […]
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09 August 2015
Sterba’s Cory Cat (Corydoras sterbai) is also known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as Sterba’s Cory, Sterbai Cory, or Sterba’s Corydoras and is found in the small tributaries, pools, creeks and flooded forest areas of the upper Rio Guapore in Bolivia and Brazil, South America. Sterba’s Cory Cat (Corydoras sterbai) is one of the two […]
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08 August 2015
The Elegans Cory Cat (Corydoras elegans) also known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Elegant Cory, is a widespread species that comes from the tributaries of the larger river systems in the western Amazon River basin. It has been collected from the Ríos Yavarí (Javary), Itaya, Nanay, Carahuayte, Tamaya, Ampiyacu, and Ucayali in Peru, […]
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26 July 2015
The Canara Pearlspot Cichlid (Etroplus canarensis) is one of the hobby’s rarest cichlids and was once believed to be extinct in the wild, only to reappear at a far east trade show in the early 1990s. It is also known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Banded Chromide, Pearlspot Cichlid, or Roman Numeral Cichlid. […]
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26 July 2015
The Green Chromide (Etroplus suratensis) is also known by tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Pearl Spot, Banded Pearl Spot, Banded Chromide, Banded Etroplus, Karimeen, or Pearlspot Cichlid. It is native to Sri Lanka and possibly Peninsular India, Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore however, it is believed to have been introduced to India and Malaysia for […]
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25 July 2015
The Clouded Archerfish (Toxotes blythii) is a beautiful, seldom seen, and quite rare species that in the aquarium hobby is also known as the Zebra Archerfish by tropical fish keeping enthusiasts. Clouded Archerfish are found only in the rivers and estuaries of Myanmar from the lower Ayeyarwaddy to the Tenasserim Division, including the lower Sittaung […]
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25 July 2015
Largescale Archerfish (Toxotes chatareus) are also referred to by tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Sevenspot Archerfish and are frequently mixed with Banded Archer Fish (Toxotes jaculatrix) and sold generically as “archer fish“. Largescale Archerfish are found in the warm water mangrove swamps of Burma, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, […]
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25 July 2015
The Banded Archer Fish (Toxotes jaculatrix) also known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Common Archer Fish or Archer Fish, is found in river mouths and estuaries in the waters of the Indo Pacific, northern Australia, from India east to the Philippine Islands, the waters of the Solomon Islands and the Indonesian Archipelago. The Banded […]
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25 July 2015
Mono Argentus (Monodactylus argenteus) is also known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as Mono Fish, Silver Moony, Moonfish, Silver Moonfish, Diamond Moonfish, Diamondfish, Mono, Silver Batfish, Fingerfish, Kitefish, Singapore Angelfish, or Malayan Angel. Mono Argentus are widely distributed inland and throughout the coastal areas of the Red Sea, Australian coast, Eastern AFrica and Southeast Asia. Mono […]
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25 July 2015
Mono Sebae (Monodactylus sebae) are collected from the mangrove swamps and estuaries of West Africa, Gambia, the Canary Islands and Senegal to Angola. Mono Sebae are found in fresh, brackish, and marines environments and are also known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the African Moony. Guinean Fingerfish, Rambali Finger Fish, Mono, and African Mono The […]
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24 July 2015
The Featherfin Squeaker (Synodontis eupterus) inhabits much of central Africa, specifically Nigeria, Sudan, Niger, Chad, Ghana, Mali, and Cameroon as well as the White Nile river system. Tropical fish keeping enthusiasts also know the Featherfin Squeaker as the Featherfin Catfish, Featherfin Synodontis, Synodontis Lace Catfish, and Lace Cat. Featherfin Squeakers are a species of “upside […]
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23 July 2015
The Imperial Tiger Plecostomus L-134 (Peckoltia compta) is also known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Leopard Frog Pleco, Leopard Pleco or Tiger Pleco. Imperial Tiger Plecos are found in moderate to fast flowing water over rocky bottoms, as well as the still, slower moving waters and tributaries of the Rio Tapajós (Pimental) and […]
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22 July 2015
The Spotted Scat (Scatophagus argus) is known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Common Scat, Green Scat, Argus Fish,Butter fish, Spotted Butt, Spotted Butterfish, Spotted Scad, Spadefish, or Leopard Scat. Although it is distributed throughout the Indo Pacific, most aquarium specimens are collected from the fresh and brackish waters in and around Thailand. The […]
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