Fish technical sheets

DESCRIPTION OF THE MOLLYS: Mollys belong to the well-known family of Poeciliidae. It is a very popular species with a great diversity of colors and a great variety of sizes, between 4 and 20 cm. They have a very social character, which makes them perfect companions for both the freshwater community

DESCRIPTION OF THE CLOWN BOTIA: Scientific name: Chromobotia macracanthus Common name: Botia Clown, Clown Loach, Botia Macracanthus, Botia Tigre Aquarium size: 200 liters Temperament: Calm and gregarious Temperature: 24ºC to 30ºC pH: 5.0 to 8.0 Diet: Omnivores Length: 15 centimeters The Botia Macra

DESCRIPTION OF THE RED CHERRY SHRIMP: SCIENTIFIC NAME: Neocaridina heteropoda. ORDER: Decapoda. FAMILY: Atyidae. SUBFAMILY: Atyoidea. The size is around 2.5 cm in length. Its cephalothorax has 5 pairs of legs, including the pleopods, which are located at the base of the abdomen, which are used to m

DESCRIPTION OF THE PLECO OR PLECOSTOMUS: Common name: Plecostomus or Pleco Scientific name: Hypostomus plecostomus L. Taxonomic genealogy: Order: Siluriformes; Family: Loricariids It is a tropical fish that grows at great speed, being able to measure up to 60 cm. It does not have scales, since inst

Mascot: Fish Family: Cichlids (Cichlidae) Group: Perciformes Origin: South America Size: 25 to 35 cm. DESCRIPTION OF THE OSCAR FISH: Astronotus ocellatus, commonly known as Oscar, is from the cichlid family (cichlidae). It is endemic to South America, therefore it does not exist naturally anywhere

SOUTH AMERICAN CICHLIDS: Most are small, although some grow up to 50 cm. in its natural habitat. They are highly sought after for their varieties of shapes and colors. Also, some fish, such as Discus, attract by their paternalistic reproductive methods. Escalars have become a very popular species a

THE AFRICAN CICHLIDS: THEIR CARE AND ADAPTATION. The African continent contains Lakes Tanganyika, Malawi and Victoria, three huge lakes that are home to a wide variety of fascinating cichlids. With over 300 species of cichlids available in Lake Malawi, there is no shortage of options to keep in an

THREE-POINTED GURAMI: BLUE AND GOLD-ORANGE: Although not as attractive as the Pearl or Dwarf Gouramis, the so-called three-point gouramis are the most resistant of all the Gouramis since they survive perfectly in any type of water and in a wide variety of maintenance conditions that include low tem

DESCRIPTION OF THE XIPHO FISH OR SWORD-TAILED FISH: Scientific name: Xiphophorus Helleri. Common name: Xipho, xifo or swordtail fish. Aquarium size: 100 liters. Temperament: Territorial. Temperature: 18ºC to 28ºC. pH: 7 to 8. Diet: Omnivore. Length: 10 to 15 cm. The Xipho fish is popularly known as

Scientific name: Brachydanio rerio, Danio rerio Common name: Zebrafish Aquarium size: 80 liters Temperament: Calm Temperature: Between 18º and 25º pH: Between 6 and 8 Diet: Omnivore Length: 5 cm. DESCRIPTION OF THE ZEBRIT FISH: The zebrafish, danio rerio or zebrafish, is a fish of the cyprinid fami

DESCRIPTION OF THE GOLDEN BARB OR PUNTIUS SEMIFASCIOLATUS: The Puntius semifasciolatus inhabits Asia, specifically southwestern China in the Red River including the Hainan, it is also found in the Mekong, in the rapid and temperate waters of the rivers near Canton and Hong Kong. They have also been

DESCRIPTION OF THE FIVE-BANDED BARB: Taxonomy: Animalia Kingdom. Edge: Chordata. Class: Actinopterygii. Subclass: Neopterygii. Underclass: Teleostei. Superorder: Ostariophysi. Order: Cypriniformes. Family: Cyprinidae. Genre: Puntius. Species: P. pentazona. It is a fish native to Southeast Asia, inc