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The Zebra Danio

Monday, June 14th, 2010

The Zebra Danio: The Zebra Danio (or zebrafish), is one of the most popular tropical aquarium fishes in the hobby today, and is often one of the first tropical fishes new fishkeepers have in their tanks. A different colour morph called the leopard danio, although superficially different is actually the same species. Belonging to the [...]

The Plecostomus

Monday, June 14th, 2010

The Plecostomus Hypostomus plecostomus, is the scientific name for a type of freshwater tropical fish found in Central and South America which belong to the family Loricariidae. These fish are large algae eaters and to differentiate them from small algae eaters they are referred to as Plecostomus, often referred to as ‘Plecos’ or ‘Plecs’. The [...]

The Bronze Corydoras

Monday, June 14th, 2010

The Bronze Corydoras Corydoras aeneaus, known more commonly as the bronze corydoras due to its colouring is a native of South America, Colombia and Trinidad, although those seen in the global aquarium fish trade will be almost exclusively captive bred. Corydoras is one of several genera of the armoured catfish group, a feature that unites [...]

Freshwater Angelfish

Monday, June 14th, 2010

The freshwater Angelfish, was first described by Lichtenstein in 1823 and was given the scientific name Pterophyllum scalare, by Günther in 1862. (Pterophyllum, means winged leaf, a reference to the broad leaf like fins of the fish, scalare, means stepped or ‘ladder-like’, presumably a reference to the jagged leading edge of the dorsal fin. 3 [...]