General information Known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the West African Bichir or Speckled Bichir it is a relatively small Bichir, that grows considerably slower than other species. Small though it may be, this species is territorial and should be kept with other fish of the same size. The average adult size is 35…
General information The Polypterus ornatipinnis is popular due to their distinctive marbled coloring. Their pattern tends to fade as they age, and they can live 10 – 15 years. The average adult is large 63.5 cm (25 inches). It has eyes on the sides of its head, and poor eyesight. Its body is elongated with…
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 The name “Fighting Fish” is due to the fact that males will often fight each other to death, as a matter of fact, in some Asian countries this species has been bred just for fighting purposes. During their fights they exhibit interesting behaviors, when one goes to the surface for air, its rival…
General information The name “Fighting Fish” is due to the fact that males will often fight each other to death, as a matter of fact, in some Asian countries this species has been bred just for fighting purposes. During their fights they exhibit interesting behaviors, when one goes to the surface for air, its rival…
General information The name “Fighting Fish” is due to the fact that males will often fight each other to death, as a matter of fact, in some Asian countries this species has been bred just for fighting purposes. During their fights they exhibit interesting behaviors, when one goes to the surface for air, its rival…
General information The name “Fighting Fish” is due to the fact that males will often fight each other to death, as a matter of fact, in some Asian countries this species has been bred just for fighting purposes. During their fights they exhibit interesting behaviors, when one goes to the surface for air, its rival…
General information These fish are golden and have six vertical dark bars on each side of the body, they can reach 2 inches. To keep them in captivity, water temperature should be between 74ºF and 79ºF and water pH should be between 6.0 and 7.0. The tank should have a dense vegetation, rocks, open areas…
General information This species is torpedo shaped and silvery with a red horizontal stripe going from its head to the body and a black line right below the red one, these individuals can reach 6 inches. To keep these fish in captivity, water pH should range from 6.5 to 7.8 and water temperatures should be…
General information These fish are elongated and laterally compressed, they are orange with green marks and can reach 3.46 inches. To keep Snakeskin Barbs in captivity, water pH should be between 5.5 and 6.5 and water temperature should range from 73ºC to 82ºF. The tank should be heavily planted, dimly lit, have a soft substrate…