General information The group of crabs known commonly as fiddler crabs actually encompasses over 90 species and subspecies of the genus Uca. There are only 3 species which are native to the USA, which are Mud fiddlers, Sand fiddlers, and Red-Jointed fiddlers. Fiddler crabs are intertidal animals that live in mangrove forests, tidal creeks, sandbars, mudflats or, occasionally,…
General information The average adult male is 5 inches while the average adult female is 3 inches. Males have a pale blue body with four orange egg spots on the anal fin and females are either light blue or white and don’t have any egg spots. To keep these fish in an aquarium, the water…
General information These fish are characterized by a large frontal hump that is developed when they reach sexual maturity. They are greyish blue, grey or black, have 6 to 7 vertical black stripes of different width along the body and can reach 14 inches. To keep these fish in captivity, the water pH should be…
General information The average adult male is 3 inches while the average adult female is 2 inches. They have a silver body. The caudal fin has pearl-colored spots that reflect light, hence the name “caudopunctatus” and the dorsal and anal fins have yellow and blue outlines. Their coloration may change to brown vertical stripes when…
General information These fish have the name Cockatoo due to the male’s extended rays of the dorsal fin, these first rays are higher than the rest giving it a crested look. Males are silver and have a dark horizontal stripe, their underside is golden brown. Females are yellow and black. There are many different color…
General information These fish are a natural variant of the Jack Dempsey species. They are bright blue with black markings and are usually 8 inches long. They. To keep these fish in captivity, water pH should be between 7.0 and 8.0 and water temperature should range from 72°F to 86°F, however, some say that keeping…
General information These fish are torpedo shaped and have two dark stripes, males have a cherry color while females only have some tints of red on their fins. These fish can reach 2 inches. To keep these fish in captivity, water pH should be between 6.0 and 8.0 and water temperature should range from 73ºF…
General information An interesting fact about this species it is that it has very poor vision and so it relies on its heightened sense of smell to locate food. They are also surface breathers so they should not be kept in tanks that are too deep.
General information This species is blue with golden horizontal stripes, it can reach 2 inches. To keep these fish in captivity, water pH should be between 5.0 and 7.0 and water temperature should range from 73ºF to 77ºF. The tank should be densely planted, it should have rocks, boulders and a gravel substrate. The aquarium…
General information These fish are rounded with big bulging eyes ( called telescope eyes) and are fully black. Their color isn’t the same throughout their lives, as juveniles they are a dark bronze, as they mature they become black and as they age they may become gray. Their dorsal fin is small to medium in…