Blind Cave Tetra Fact Sheet The “Blind Cave Tetra”, “Astyanax fasciatus mexicanus”, is a very unusual fish. It is completely devoid of skin pigments and has a pink skin due to the haemoglobin in its blood. The most distinctive part is that it has no eyes as an adult. For the first two weeks of ...
Cherry Barb Fact Sheet The Cherry Barb, Puntius titteya,is a much more peaceful fish than some of the barbs. It comes from Sri Lanka (which used to be called Ceylon). In its native area it is not common and is threatened by habitat destruction. In the aquarium hobby, it is alive and thriving, being a ...
An aquarium is a nice way to decorate your home or office, as well as a great pet that does not need a lot of food or help in maintaining their health. This is why so many people are resulting to aquarium’s and fish in order to deliver their want and need for a pet. ...
As mentioned in pervious articles, it is important to choose the right fish for you tropical aquarium. If you put a very aggressive fish in with a peace loving fish, I think we know who will wind up being dinner. Since you probably don’t want that to happen, make sure that you choose fish of ...
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 ...
Mollies or Poecilla fish are peaceful, attractive tropical fish that thrive on almost any type of fish food presented to them. There are many species, colors and fin lengths of mollies. They get along best with other mollies, especially those of the same species. They get along with many other species of tropical fish such ...
Penguin Tetra Fact Sheet The “Penguin Tetra” is actually two related species, “Thayeria boehlkei” and “Thayeria obliqua”. The easily seen differences between these species are quite small. Both species have a tendency to swim in a tail down position, but this is more pronounced in Thayeria obliqua. Thayeria obliqua has a shorter black line than ...
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 ...
Rosy Barb Fact Sheet The “Rosy Barb”, “Puntius conchonius”, is a very easy fish to keep. Sometimes the Common Name is spelt “Rosey Barb”. “Barbus Conchonius” is a junior synonym of the scientific name. The Rosy Barb comes from Assam and Bengal in the Indian Sub Continent. In the wild it can grow to about ...
After spending many vacations in Cancun, Mexico, I decided to take the plunge and move there to study the beautiful nature I’d admired in my previous trips. Having lived many years in the comfort and safety of American suburbia, it was time for some adventure. After learning Spanish, I went to the Yucatan and rented ...
