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Buenos Aires Tetra Fact Sheet

Buenos Aires Tetra Fact Sheet The Buenos Aires Tetra, Hemigrammus anisitsi or Hemigrammus caudovittatus (junior synonym) comes from South America. It occurs in the Buenos Aires region of Argentina including the Rio de la Plata. The Buenos Aires Tetra also is reported to be in Brazil and Paraguay, including in the Rio Parana and the ...

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Simple Tips for Breeding Guppies

When it comes to breeding fish, guppies are likely the easiest live-bearing fish to successfully breed. Not only are guppies easy to breed, but there are countless types of guppies available in nearly every color of the rainbow. Breeding guppies takes a little bit of knowledge, but with some reading and a little bit of ...

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Cardinal Tetra Fact Sheet

Cardinal Tetra Fact Sheet The Cardinal Tetra Paracheirodon axelrodi is closely related to the very popular Neon Tetra Paracheirodon innesi and the Green Neon Tetra Paracheirodon simulans. It is less closely related to the hundreds of other tetra species. The Cardinal’s specific name, axelrodi was given to honour the great fish expert, Herbert R. Axelrod. ...

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Glowlight Tetra Fact Sheet

The Glowlight Tetra, Hemigrammus erythrozonus is a peaceful little fish. The other common names of theGlowlight Tetra are variations on the spelling of Glowlight Tetra; Glo-light tetra, Glolight and Glolight. The Glowlight Tetra usually grows to about one inch (2.5cm) long although there are reports of ones as big as one and a half times ...

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Red Eye Tetra Fact Sheet

Red Eye Tetra Fact Sheet The “Red Eye Tetra”, “Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae”, has a number of other common names, these include: “Yellowhead Characin”, “Lamp Eye”, “Yellow back Moenkhausia”, “Yellowhead Tetra”, and “Yellow-banded moenkhausia”. The Red Eye Tetra comes from eastern Bolivia, western Brazil, eastern Peru and Paraguay in South America. The maximum length of the Red ...

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Making an Ecosystem: Aquarium Lesson

Adding Animals to the Aquarium Rationale: In order to create a stable ecosystem, animals need to be added to the terrarium and the aquarium. Lesson five is the introduction of the animals to the aquarium. Goal: The goal of this lesson is for the students to develop an understanding of the aquarium and animals we ...

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Lemon Tetra Fact Sheet

Lemon Tetra Fact Sheet The Lemon Tetra , Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnisis an attractive and lively fish reaching a maximum length of about one and a half inches (four cm). This South American Tetra is found in the Tapajós River in Brazil in large numbers. Conditions The Lemon Tetra is a tropical fish. In its natural habitat ...

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Choosing Freshwater Community Fish for Your Tank

Most people have had at least one fish or knows someone who owned one once in their life. The choices of fish are almost endless and walking into an aquarium or pet store you can be confused by the pretty colors, the size and sometimes the lack of adequate help to choose. Most people who ...

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Silvertip Tetra Fact Sheet

Silvertip Tetra Fact Sheet The “Silvertip Tetra”, “Hasemania nana“, is occasionally called the “Copper tetra”. It comes from the Sao Francisco River and its tributaries in Brazil. Although the Silvertip Tetra will grow to about 2 inches (5cm) long, most of the ones seen are little more than half this. Other scientific names that have ...

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Why Goldfish Aren’t Good Pets for Beginning Fish Keepers

Goldfish have a long-standing reputation as being one of the most popular pets for children. If you saw statistics on how few of these cute little fish actually survive in their new homes, you might be surprised. I love goldfish. It makes me sad to see so many of them killed by well-meaning people who ...