Lilaeopsis brasiliensis is the popular aquatic plant among the aquarium enthusiasts due to its bright green coloration and hardiness. It is also known as Micro Sword Grass, Brazilian Micro Sword, Copragrass and Carpet Grass. It is distributed in Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina, where it occurs both fully submerged and partially submerged conditions on the banks … Read more
The Cardinal tetra is one of the most popular freshwater aquarium fish due to their hardiness and brilliant coloration. It is native to Northern South America, Venezuela, Brazil and Eastern Colombia. It is also found in the tributaries of the Rio Negro and the Orinoco River. It occurs in flooded forest areas, particularly small, shallow … Read more
Vallisneria, also sometimes referred to as tape grass or ‘val’, is a genus of tall freshwater aquarium plants with a grass-like appearance. It’s a classic choice for the planted aquarium because it’s easy to grow, doesn’t need much extra care and works very well as a background plant. It’s actually mentioned on the list of … Read more
Most aquarium beginners are most of the time stranded on which fish to start with. They could be in a fish store looking at a little sucker mouth catfish unaware of what they can grow to. In actuality, they can grow as long as 1 foot and beyond and can also live for more than … Read more
The swordtail is one of the most popular tropical aquarium fish. It is also referred to as Black Swordtail, Gold Tux, Green, Lyretail, Neon, Red Simpson, Spotted, Red Velvet Swordtails, Black Velvet, Belize, Atoyac etc. It is native to southeastern Mexico, central Guatemala, southern Belize, and northwestern Honduras. It occurs in rivers, streams, warm springs, … Read more
The White Cloud Mountain minnow is a popular freshwater aquarium fish among the pet fish lovers due to their brightly color and personalities. It is also known as Minnow, Chinese Danio, Canton Danio, White Cloud and White Cloud Mountain Fish. It is native to China and inhabits clear, slow-moving brooks with thick vegetation. In Chinese … Read more
The Black Skirt Tetra is a very popular freshwater fish among the aquarium enthusiasts due to their hardiness and personalities. It is also known as Black Tetra, Black Skirt, Black Widow Tetra, Petticoat tetra, High-fin black skirt tetra, etc. It is native to the Paraguay and Guaporé River basins of southern Brazil, Argentina and Bolivia. … Read more
Endler’s livebearer is very hardy tropical freshwater aquarium fish which is also known as Endlers, Black-Bar Endler, Endler’s Guppy, Campoma Guppy etc. It is native to Laguna de Los Patos, Northern Venezuela. They are typically found in hard and warm water with a relatively high pH under the shade of underwater vegetation with very green … Read more
Panda corydoras is a very beautiful and cute silurid catfish which is also referred to as Panda cat, Panda cory, Panda catfish etc. It is found in the Ucayali river system of Peru. It inhabits both clear and blackwater streams, their tributaries and over soft sandy substrates. It prefers to dwell at the bottom of … Read more
The kuhli loach is one of the most interesting freshwater aquarium fish which is also known as coolie loach, giant coolie loach, slimy loach, leopard loach, leopard eel, prickly eye, cinnamon loach etc. It is found in Southeast Asia; Sumatra, Singapore, western Malaysia, Java, Borneo, and Thailand. It occurs in shallow, slow-moving sections of forest … Read more