500 Freshwater Aquarium Fish

by Jennings, Greg

• ISBN13: 9781554071678
• ISBN10: 1554071674
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-08-15
• Publisher: Firefly Books Ltd

Summary

Expert advice on freshwater aquarium fish.Illustrated in full color, this comprehensive reference includes 500 of the most popular freshwater aquarium fish. It provides concise at-a-glance information on their behavior, diet and breeding, along with a recommended aquarium setup. Practical and well organized, this book is tailored to the needs of a wide range of freshwater-aquarium hobbyists.A key decision for the aquarium owner, and also one of the most fun to make, is choosing the fish for a tank. 500 Freshwater Aquarium Fish is a "window shopping" trip, with an expert alongside to offer crucial advice. This thorough directory details every appropriate species. While most of the fish featured require a heated aquarium, there are other popular varieties, such as goldfish, that can be kept in an unheated one.With more than 500 color photographs, the book is organized by major fish groups, among them: Cichlids, including angelfish and discus Catfish Cyprinids, including barbs, danios, koi and goldfish Characoids, including tetras, neons and piranhas Oaches and suckers Gouramis, including bettas, paradise fish and snakeheads Rainbow fish and blue-eyes Livebearers, including mollies and platies.This comprehensive and useful reference, edited by a highly respected expert, will be welcomed by amateur fishkeepers of any age and expertise.

Author Biography

Greg Jennings has been actively involved in fish-keeping for more than 40 years. He has visited many of the locations around the world where popular hobbyist species originate and, through fellow enthusiasts in the international community, keeps up with the very latest developments and techniques.

Greg Jennings has been actively involved in fish-keeping for more than 40 years. He has visited many of the locations around the world where popular hobbyist species originate and, through fellow enthusiasts in the international community, keeps up with the very latest developments and techniques.

Table of Contents

What is a Fish?

Cichlids Blue Acara

Green Terror Pearly

Compressiceps Midas Cichlid

Red Devil Blood

Parrot African Butterfly

Cichlid Agassiz''s

Dwarf Cichlid Borelli''s

Dwarf Cichlid Macmaster''s

Dwarf Cichlid Panda

Dwarf Cichlid Convict Cichlid T-bar

Cichlid Burton''s

Mouthbrooder Oscar Yellow Peacock

Butterfly Peacock

Pastel Cichlid

Peacock Cichlid

Brown Cichlid

Haplochromis Quads Nicaragua Cichlid

Two-spot Cichlid

Striped Pike Cichlid

Blue Flash Malawi

Blue Dolphin Malawi Eye-biter

Orange Chromide

Green Chromide Pearl Cichlid

Jewel Cichlid

Texas Cichlid

Severum Cichlid

Rusty Cichlid

Dickfeld''s Julie

Fuelleborn''s Cichlid

Labidochromis Electric Yellow Ocellated

Shelldweller Auratus

Cichlid Pearl of Likoma Festive

Cichlid Zebra

Cichlid Altispinosa Ram

Ram Red Terror Friedrichsthal''s

Cichlid Jaguar

Cichlid Jack Dempsey Salvin''s

Cichlid Golden Dwarf Acara

Congo Dwarf Cichlid Brevis

Fairy Cichlid Lemon

Cichlid Five-barred Lamprologus

Livingstoni Mozambique Mouthbrooder

Yellow Krib Krib Peten

Cichlid Deepwater Hap

Fenestratus Egyptian

Mouthbrooder South African

Mouthbrooder Aurora

Cichlid Bumblebee

Cichlid Kennyi Mbuna

Eduard''s Mbuna

Altum Angel

Angel Three-spot Geophagus Jurupari

African Buffalohead

Green and Blue

Discus Heckel

Discus Aureum

Cichlid Firemouth Five-spot

Tilapia Elongatus Mbuna

Duboisi Moorii Uaru

Cichlid Black-belt

Cichlid Quetzal Yellow-finned Xenotilapia

Catfish Amphiliidae

Red Whiptail Catfish

Ariidae

Silver Shark

Aspredinidae Banjo Catfish

Auchenipteridae

Zamora Woodcat Snowflake Woodcat

Bagridae Giraffe

Catfish Mottled

Catfish Asian Bumblebee

Catfish Bar-tailed

Bagrid Banded Mystus

Callichthyidae

False Corydoras Giant

Brochis Hog-nosed

Brochis Common

Brochis Armored

Catfish Skunk Corydoras

Bronze Corydoras Banded Corydoras

Delphax Corydoras

Elegant Corydoras

Salt-and-pepper

Corydoras Dwarf Corydoras Bandit

Corydoras Peppered

Corydoras Panda

Corydoras Sterba''s

Corydoras Porthole

Catfish Flag-tailed

Catfish Cascudo Hoplo Port Hoplo

Chacidae Frogmouth Catfish

Clariidae Walking Catfish

Doradidae Painted Talking

Catfish Spotted Doradid Hancocks

Catfish Star-gazing

Doradid Striped Raphael

Catfish Black Doradid

Ictaluridae

Black Bullhead Channel Catfish

Loricariidae

Adonis Catfish Spotted Bristlenose Stick

Catfish Sailfin Pleco

Zebra Pleco

Pleco Spotted Hypostomus

Snow King Plec

Emperor Panaque Redfin

Otocinclus Spiny Plec

Malapteruridae

Electric Catfish

Mochokidae

Moustache Synodontis Payne''s

Synodontis Angel Catfish

Featherfin Synodontis

Black-spotted Upside-down

Catfish One-spot Synodontis

Pangasiidae

Iridescent Shark

Pimelodidae

Spotted Shovelnosed

Catfish Sailfin Marbled

Catfish Red-tailed

Catfish Angelicus Pim Sturgeon

Catfish Siluridae

Glass Catfish

Sisoridae

Clown Catfish Butterfly Catfish

Cyprinids Bala Shark (Tri-color Shark)

Arulius Barb Rosy

Barb Cumings

Barb Clown

Barb Black-spot

Barb Golden Dwarf

Barb T-barb Ruby

Barb Tinfoil

Barb Golden

Barb Tiger

Barb Cherry

Barb Pearl Danio Kerr''s

Danio Spotted

Danio Zebra

Danio Goldfish

Indian Glass

Barb Siamese Flying

Fox Koi Red Shiner

Giant Danio Bengal

Danio Barred

Danio Red-tailed

Black Shark

Rainbow Shark Flying

Barb Siamese Stone-lapping

Sucker Gudgeon

Black Shark Golden Orfe European Minnow

Fathead Minnow

Red-tailed Rasbora

Greater Scissortail Elegant

Rasbora Slim Harlequin

Harlequin Glowlight Rasbora

Scissortail Fire Rasbora

Bitterling Rudd

White Cloud Mountain

Minnow Tench

Characoids Anostomidae

Marbled Headstander

Striped Anostomus Ternetz''s

Anostomus Many-banded Leporinus

Characidae

Spotted Cachorro Bloodfin Rathbun''s

Bloodfin Red-eyed Tetra Blind

Cavefish Long-finned

Characin Pink-tailed Chalceus

Blue Tetra

Black-finned Pacu Exodon

Black Widow

Silver-tipped

Tetra Brilliant Rummy-nosed

Tetra Buenos Aires

Tetra Glowlight

Tetra Head-and-tail Light

Tetra Pretty Tetra Ulrey''s

Tetra Rosy

Tetra Bleeding Heart

Tetra Flame

Tetra Black Neon Flag

Tetra Lemon

Tetra Slender

Tetra Blue Emperor Jelly Bean

Tetra Red Phantom

Tetra Silver Dollar Plain Metynnis Diamond

Tetra Red-eyed

Tetra Redhook Pacu Silver Mylossoma Emperor

Tetra Cardinal

Tetra Neon

Tetra False Neon

Tetra Congo

Tetra Glass Bloodfin X-ray

Tetra Red-bellied Piranha Swordtail Characin Boehike''S

Penguin Fish

Penguin Fish

Narrow Hatchetfish

Citharinidae

Lined Citharinid Silver

Distichodus Long-nosed Distichodus

One-striped African Characin

Ansorge''s Neolebias

African Pike Characin

Curimatidae

Silver Prochilodus

Erythrinidae

Golden Trahira Wolf Fish

gasteropelecidae

Marbled Hatchetfish Common

Hatchetfish Silver Hatchetfish

hemiodontidae Slender Hemiodus One-spot Hemiodus

Hepsetidae

African Pike Characin

Lebiasinidae

Red-spotted Copeina Splashing

Tetra Characin Meta

Tetra Colombian Dwarf Predatory

Tetra Beckford''s Pencilfish Two-lined

Pencilfish Harrisons

Pencilfish Dwarf

Pencilfish One-lined

Pencilfish Short-lined Pyrrhulina Red-spotted Rachow''s Pyrrhulina

loaches and suckers balitoridae

Saddled Hillstream Loach

catostomidae

Chinese Sailfin Sucker

Cobitidae

Horse-faced Loach Banded

Loach Yo-yo

Loach Clown

Loach Orange-finned

Loach Dwarf

Loach Zebra

Loach Spined Weather

Loach Lesser

Loach Dojo Kuhli Leach Myers Loach

Gyrinocheilidae

Chinese Algae Eater

gouramis and relatives anabantidae

Climbing Perch Leopard

Ctenopoma Orange

Bushfish Thilspot

Bushfish Mottled Ctenopoma

Belontiidae

Java Combtail Combtail

Slender Betta Wine

Red Fighter Crescent

Betta Penang Mouthbrooding

Betta Emerald

Betta Siamese Fighting Fish Noble Gourami

Black Paradise Fish

Chinese Paradise Fish

Paradise Fish

Licorice Dwarf Gourami Spike-tailed Paradise Fish

Day''s Spike-tailed

Paradise Fish

Dwarf Croaking Gourami Sparkling

Gourami Croaking Gourami

Honey Gourami

Giant Gourami

Thick-lipped Gourami

Dwarf Gourami

False Chocolate Gourami

Chocolate Gourami

Vaillant''s Chocolate Gourami

Pearl Gourami

Moonlight Gourami

Snakeskin Gourami

Blue Gourami

Helostomatidae

Kissing Gourami

Luciocephalidae

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Excerpts

Sample Entry [each entry is illustrated by a color photograph] CHARACOIDS Dwarf Pencilfish Nannostomus marginatus This is a delightful species that, despite its small size, creates a sparklingdisplay. It has vivid red coloration on its fins (except the caudal fin), threeprominent, dark-brown bands on its body, and a splash of several redscales along the midpoint of the central band. This species lacks anadipose fin. Family: Lebiasinidae Subfamily: Pyrrhulininae Distribution: Guyana, Suriname, and (possibly) lower reaches of the Amazon Size: Around 1 1/2 in (3.5cm). Behavior: Peaceful shoaler, somewhat more timid than N. beckfordi; should not be kept with lively tankmates Aquarium: Thickly planted and with subdued lighting. Soft, slightly acid, nitrate-free water preferred (anychanges in conditions must be carried out gradually), as is tannin-stained water. Temperature range: 73-81?F (23-27?C) Breeding: Subdued lighting, soft, acid water and fine-leaved vegetation required. Water temperature: around 86?F (30?C). Eggs are scattered among the vegetation and may be eaten by the spawners. Hatching takes 1-3 days.