Freshwater Tropical Fish

Tropical fish are probably the most widely kept animals in the hobby. Here we present information about their habitats, living conditions etc in the wild.

When reading through this section it is important to remember that fish belonging to the same species are found in more than one habitats and the conditions between these occasionally vary. The water parameters indicated in the profiles  should therefore be taken to be indicative, rather than absolutely necessary, for any particular type of fish.

 

Photo by Frank Panis

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Herichthys sp. 'white labridens' Francesco Zezza Tuesday, 26 January 2010 57
Aulonocara chipokae Francesco Zezza Wednesday, 16 September 2009 979
Pseudotropheus gracilior Francesco Zezza Friday, 11 September 2009 740
Haplochromis (Pundamilia) nyererei Francesco Zezza Tuesday, 08 September 2009 1196
Labeotropheus fuelleborni and Labeotropheus trewavasae Francesco Zezza Saturday, 05 September 2009 1445
Platy (Xiphophorus sp.) Marina Parha and George J. Reclos Wednesday, 15 April 2009 1252
Ancistrus sp. ( L144) Marina Parha and George J. Reclos Tuesday, 14 April 2009 1630
Paretroplus damii Marina Parha and George J. Reclos Tuesday, 24 March 2009 960
Ancistrus L213 Marina Parha and George J. Reclos Friday, 20 March 2009 1121
Betta splendens Marina Parha and George J. Reclos Wednesday, 25 February 2009 1454
Ancistrus sp. 3 and sp. 4 Marina Parha and George J. Reclos Wednesday, 18 February 2009 1666
Thorichthys meeki (Firemouth cichlid) Marina Parha and George J. Reclos Tuesday, 27 January 2009 2475
Hypancistrus sp. (L262) Marina Parha Monday, 22 December 2008 1530
ex-Cichlasoma festae Marina Parha and George J. Reclos Monday, 22 December 2008 2208
ex-Cichlasoma pearsei George J. Reclos Friday, 28 November 2008 1879
Hypancistrus sp. (L333) Marina Parha Friday, 28 November 2008 2170
Pseudacanthicus cf leopardus and Pseudacanthicus leopardus (L114, L600) Marina Parha Wednesday, 29 October 2008 3100
Paratheraps fenestratus Marina Parha Tuesday, 28 October 2008 2890
Hypancistrus zebra (L46) Marina Parha Sunday, 07 September 2008 3352
Osteoglossum bichirrosum (Silver Arowana) Francesco Zezza Thursday, 08 July 1999 4026