Corydoras in the aquarium
Corydoras aeneus
The large corydoras family contains at least 120 different species, and a lot of these are widely available in aquarium shops all over the word. Their popularity is not surprisingly, they have nice coloring, are very outgoing and are always busy foraging the bottom of the aquarium for food. In a tropical community aquarium they are an excellent choice as a schooling fish for the lower areas, and if you are looking for a good bottom cleaner for your discus or angel tanks, you could give it a try. In my discus tank a small group of Corydoras aeneus is cleaning up the bottom nicely, they even recycle the poop of the discus.
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Aquarium lighting
Aquarium lighting in one of the key aspects in both the reef aquarium and the freshwater aquarium. It gives the animals a natural activity and rest period and it makes the plants, corals grow. Invertebrates and corals need it to survive because they have the same photosynthesis process as plants. Aquarium Lightning is not only functional, there are also colored tubes and metal halide lights that makes the colors of the fish more intense.
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A living background in the aquarium
Java Moss : Vesicularia dubyana
The aquarium background is one of the most challenging decorations to create or buy, when properly setup it has both an aesthetic and a functional value. There is a wide range of commercial products on the market, some are absolutely stunning imitations of a river bank or a rock formation. But there is also an excellent natural option by using Java Moss
( Vesicularia dubyana ) to create your aquarium background.
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Angel fish
Angel Fish Pterophyllum altum (back) & scalare (front)
After keeping and breeding Angel fish for a couple of years I decided to replace them for a group of discus fish, that was about 10 years ago. At that time the beautiful Altum Angel fish ( Pterophyllum altum ) was widely available and also the 'natural' colored Scalare Angel fish ( Pterophyllum scalare ). After setting up a new south American community tank a group of Altum angel fish was number one on my wish list, so I started looking around for a group of semi adult Altum's.
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African Cichlids in the aquarium
Cyprichromis leptosoma
The most popular African cichlids come from Lake Malawi and lake Tanganyika. The cichlids from lake Malawi are generally more colorful, but the cichlids from lake Tanganyika have a more diverse breeding behavior. Malawi cichlids are all mouthbrooders, while the Tanganyika cichlids can be substrate spawners, shell dwellers or mouthbrooders. It is best to keep the fish from the two lakes separated, mainly because of the different demands in water quality.
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Shelldweller from Lake Tanganyika
There are several species of shelldwellers in lake Tanganyika, but this one is definitely my favorite, Lamprologus ocellatus. Shelldwellers are maybe not the most colorful fish form the lake but they make up for this lack of color trough their really interesting behavior. The Lamprologus ocellatus is a small fish of about 4 to 6 centimeters ( about 2 inches ) but they can easily be kept in community tanks with much larger fish, I keep them in my community Tanganyika tank with nearly adult Frontosa's without a problem. If a big Frontosa comes to close they will attack it, most of the time the couple will atack together, and if the Frontosa comes to close they just return to their safe shell's to hide.
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African Cichlid Care
The methods of care for African Cichlids can vary, and it is vital that beginners to learn how to maintain ideal aquarium conditions. Once you have created the ideal environment for your African Cichlids, you may refer to the following guidelines for maintaining their nutritional ...Originally from African Cichlids
Common Cichlid Diseases
Like all fish kept in tanks, Cichlids are prone to disease. The artificial environment and closed system are the perfect breeding grounds for pathogens and parasites. Of course, wild fish get diseases, but these go unseen by everyone but fishermen and wildlife biologists. The best cure is always ...Originally from African Cichlids
Breeding Clownfish
Breeding Clownfish
By William Berg
Thanks to Disney's Motion Picture 'Finding Nemo', almost everybody is familiar with clownfish.
Clownfish, or Anemonefishes, from the family Pomacentridae, are one of the easiest tropical marine aquarium fish to breed. Clownfish regularly lay eggs in aquariums. They have quite large eggs and larvae, and since the larvae easily eat cultured live foods, raising them is somewhat simpler than it is with many other marine species.
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Flowerhorn Cichlids
Flowerhorn cichlids is a hybrid cichlid that was developed in Malaysia during the second half of the 1990: s. It was created by crossbreeding different South American cichlids. Exactly which cichlids that were used to create the Flowerhorn is a well kept secret only known by the breeders who developed the species but they did most likely crossbreed Trimacs (Amhilophous Trimaculatus) and one or several other South American cichlids like Cichlasoma Festae, Amphilophus citrinellum (midas cichlid), Amphilophus labiatum (red devil) or Vieja synspila (redheaded cichlid).
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