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Congo Tetra
2008-05-03 06:25:00
Data SheetCongo Tetra. Love the red color.Scientific Name: Phenacogrammus (Micralestes) interruptusOther Name:Congo Tetra, Family: CharacidaeOrigin:Congo, AfricaAdult Size:8cm- 10 cm (3 to 4 inches) for males. around 6cm-7cm for females (2.3 inches)Social:Very Good. Peaceful fishLifespan:5 yearsTank Level: All (generally middle layers). A Congo Tetra with yellow colorationMinimum Tank Size:60 gallons, but bigger tank is recommended Diet:Cheerfully eats almost any food you care to feed it. Breeding:Egg Layer - tends to scatter eggs on the gravel.Care:EasyIdeal pH: 6 - 7Temperature: 24-27 C (74-81 F)Tank setup: Have lots of free swimming spaces for this fish as it is a strong swimmer.Sexing: Males are bigger and tend to be flashier Healthy Specimen of Congo Tetra Another awesome male. Congo Tetras looks their best in groups.A blue color congo tetraDescription: Congo Tetra appears to be a rather drab, gray to silvery fish with a copper to reddish-brown band from the gill cover to the ...

Tiger Barbs
2008-04-21 02:44:00
Data Sheet A green tiger barbScientific Name:Puntius tetrazonaOther Name:Sumatra Barb, Green Barb, Albino Bard, Partbelt Barb, Tiger Barb, Five stripe Tiger Barb, Moss-banded barb, Moss barb, Gold Tiger Barb Origin:Indonesia, Sumatra, BorneoAdult Size:5 cmSocial:Antisocial except in groups. See below.Minimum Tank Size:25 gallonsDiet:Omnivorous - readily accept flake food and worms.LifeSpan:5 yearsCare:EasyIdeal pH: 6-8Temperature:20 ? 26°C / 68 ? 79°FTank setup: Provide plenty of broad leave plants for them to lay eggs ona pair of tiger barbs.A 'green' tiger barb An Albino Tiger Barb Description:Tiger Barbs has large stocky body. It gets it name from the black bands that run vertically on its bright orange or silver body, much like a tiger's stripes. There are many varients of this fish, including the Abino version, which is more light gold in color with white bands, and the Green version, in which the body is does not have any stripes and is almost totally green. The Green tiger...

Golden Algae Eater
2008-04-12 05:18:00
Data SheetSiamese Algae Eater Scientific Name:Crossocheilus aymonieriOther Name:Siamese algae eater, golden algae eater, Chinese algae eater, Indian Algae eaterFamily:Cyprinidae Origin:India and ThailandAdult Size:Up to 25 cm has been reportedSocial:See Mixing with other fishes.Tank Level: bottom, but good jumpersChinese Algae Eater can cling to rocks in fast moving waters Minimum Tank Size:25 gallonsDiet:primary algae, but will eat other fish food and smaller fish as it grows biggerLifeSpan:8-10 yearsCare:EasyIdeal pH: 6-7 Temperature:23 - 28 C,(72-83 F)Tank setup: Preferably with logs / caves and other hiding placeSexing:Males develop breeding ?horns? on their heads.Females get heftier.Aglae Eaters are excellent glasscleaners when young a siamese algae golden algae eater color is a nice contrast against the plants. a golden algae eaterDescription:Algae Eaters tend to have an slender body and a disc-shaped mouth, which enables them to hang to slippery surface in fast moving water. ...
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Sexing the Clown Loaches
2008-04-08 03:04:00
Mitchell McKenzie from Pintius has discovered a new and novel way to sex the clown loaches. Below is the some of the information as provided by him.Many thanks to Mictchell for sharing this exciting development with the community._______________________________ _____Many species, mainly cyprinids, display not only colour changes (sexual dichromatism) during the breeding season but also physical (sexual dimorphism) or anatomical changes. Clown loaches seems to exhibits breeding tubercles during the breeding season. The males form little lumps on their head which are normally only visible when you take a picture of the specimen and zoom in. This was the case for the following male clown loach - A casual observer might think - ''its ich', but if you lookclosely, the little dots are on the head only. These are breeding tubercles, found only in males, never females.Scientific Experiment: The specimen shown is a relatively small chap, who was given levomidizole because of the transpor...
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Aquarama Plant Layout Design Competition 2007
2008-04-05 06:13:00
These are some of the entries in the Aquarama Plant Layout Design Competition . You can see the pics at http://www.ncaquaticplants.org/articles/a quarama2007/index.html This design looks like a huge majestic tree in the middle of the forest I really like the short plants - it provides a nice contrast against the longer grass and rocks at the back right corner. This design won the first prize in the competition This design won the second prize in the competition This design sort of reminds me of stonehedges. It won the 3rd place in the competitionThis design did not win, but I love this design for the sheer open swimming places and hiding places that the plants provide. The platies provide a nice addition to this heavily planted aquarium.

Corydoras
2008-03-22 08:03:00
Data SheetScientific Name: CorydorasOther Name:Corys, Cory CatfishFamily:CallichthyidaeOrigin:South AmericanAdult Size:1.0 to 4.7 in (2.5 cm to 12 cm). On average they are 3cm to 5cm.Social:Excellent Community Fish.Lifespan:3-4 yearsTank Level: BottomMinimum Tank Size:10 gallon or larger.Diet:Omnivorous.Breeding:Difficult Breeders.Care:Easy - IntermediateIdeal pH: 6 - 8Temperature:72°F - 78°F(22°C - 26°C)Tank setup: Sand Gravel is recommended. See Habitat Section below.Sexing:? Cory Eggs.Description:Corydorasmeans ?little armored catfish.?. These catfishes are usually small,between 3-5 cm. Like catfish, most Corydoras has barbels, which are used to forage for food. And like their name implies, these fishes usually have relative tough scales that add as their armor.Habitat/Care: Corydoras are generally found in smaller-sized streams, along the margins of larger rivers, in marshes and ponds. They are native to slow-moving and almost still (but seldom stagnant) streams and small rivers...

Aquarium Design Group
2008-03-22 04:21:00
I chanced across a website http://www.aquariumdesigngroup.com/ that has an awesome gallery of outstanding aquarium designs. Below are some of the works by them. (Do click on the images for a larger picture). This design appeals to me because of the colorful collection of fishes in a tropical plant setup. Would love to know what type of fish is the blue and yellow fish. This tank setup showing mono-sabre and Cichlids is stunning because of its simplicity. I love this design. Most cichlid aquariums are characterised by lots of rocks for hiding and very little plants. Here, Aquarium Design 's work beg to differ. It looks awesome to me. For the traditionalist who prefers lots of rocks and coral for marine aquariums, this is one example of a thriving marine aquarium. The sheer variety of marine fishes and the bight corals just took my breath away as I stare mesmerised by the scene.
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The International Aquatic Plant Layout Contest 2007
2008-03-08 03:02:00
Some of the most amazing layout for aquariums can be found here, and I really love the design of most them. The pics are from Adana-USA website, and if you like the design here, do check out their website. This design scores highly with me because of its simpility - a tree, 'a river' and plants on both banks. This tank looks like a waterfall flowing in the middle of a tropical rainforest. Awesooommee. Mount Fiji anyone? A large 'voclano' and nothing else creates a huge free swimming area. I hate to say it, but I am a sucker for designs with 'river' in between. :P I can't help but to be awed by the sight of Mountains. Note to self: I want mountains, plants, waterfall and rivers in my tank. Of course, I want lots of fishy too. Does the place resembles a tree branch in the water? This design is the winner of the competition, but personally I don't really dig it. Maybe the tree branches look like spider legs... For some reasons, the sight of the branch and plants seems very v...
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Competitions & Exhibitions
2008-03-08 02:57:00
This section details some of the competitions, exhibitions and other odds and bits I cannot categorise in my blog.Competitions The International Aquatic Plant Layout Contest 2007 (New)Awesome Aquarium Designs:Coming soon:Exhibitions :Coming soon.

Jinjin and Sasa Aquarium Adventure in Fish Street, Hong Kong
2008-01-30 05:13:00
This section list the adventures of Jinjin and Sasa as they embarked a visit to Gold Fish Street in Hong Kong . In Hong Kong there is a street nickname 'Fish Street'. It is located near Prince Edward MTR, exit 2B. This Street contains a wide variety of fishes at very competitive prices. Both seawater and freshwater fishes are available here, as well as some other exotic marine pets such as snails, lobsters, terrapins etc.from beginnning of street Fishes are pre-bagged for quick saleThe sheer variety of marine and tropical fish available here is mind blowing, and in Jinjin's opinion, is one of few places that is a must-visit for all aquarium lovers. There are a wide variety of terrapins and turtles for sale as well. Perhaps what attact me most is that there some shops that specialize in treating your pet (something like a vet), while other shops just specialize in providing tanks, gravel and other accessories for your tank. Professional help in setting up your tank is available he...
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Angel Fish with Fry
2007-08-27 05:38:00
Recently, I got some photos of Angel Fish with Fry, couresty of a pal of mine, Bob Barone. These images are excellent, and I would like to thank Bob for sharing the photos with all fish lovers out there.

Harlequin Rasbora
2006-09-10 21:12:02
Data Sheet Scientific Name: Rasbora Heteromorpha Other Name: Red Rasbora Family: Cyprindae Origin: Southeast Asia (Thailand, Malaysia) Adult Size: 1.7inches (4.5cm) Social: Peaceful social fish Lifespan: 6 years Tank Level: Mid Dweller Minimum Tank Size: 10 Gallons Diet: Omnivore Breeding: Egg Layer Care: Easy Ideal pH: 5-7 Temperature: 72-83F (23-28C) Tank setup: Some space for open swimming and dense plants for shelter Sexing: Females ar...
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Glowlight Tetra
2006-08-29 19:54:03
Data Sheet Scientific Name: Hemigrammus erythrozonus Other Name: Glow Light Tetra Family: Characidae Origin: Guyana Adult Size: 1.5" (4cm) Social: Peaceful community fish Lifespan: up to 5 years Tank Level: mid- bottom dweller. Minimum Tank Size: 10 gallons for 1-2 tetra. Diet: Omivore Breeding: Egg Layer Care: Easy-Intermediate Ideal pH: 6.0-7.5 Temperature: 22-26oC (72-79oF) Tank setup: Planted tank of 2ft/60cm or larger, dark substrates and/or back...

Jinjin and Sasa Adventure in Pasir Ris Farmway 2
2006-08-26 19:48:01
This section list the adventures of Jinjin and Sasa as they embarked a visit to Pasi r Ris Farm way 2 Fish Farm in Singapore. Pasir Ris Farmway is one of the areas that are designed for the breeding of pets in Singapore. If you are looking for puppies, kittens or fishes (both fresh and saltwater fish are available here) this is the place to visit. Unfortunately, it is not very accessible and is not well served by bus, making this place difficult to reach. Map of Pasir Ris Farmway Sale!! I love Sale! Sasa with bag of new guppies. Real Cheap fish (gold fish and koi from $1..) Unidentified fish. Name welcomed. Stingray available for sale We first visit the Hiap Khoon building - where there is a huge variety of fishes for sale. There are salt water and freshwater fishes available here. Our first stop is a small area behind the Hiap Khoo...
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Jinjin and Sasa Adventure in Underwater World Singapore
2006-08-20 17:04:00
This section list the adventures of Jinjin and Sasa as they embarked a visit to Underwater World in Singapore Underwater World Singapore situated on Sentosa Island of Singapore, is a unique and well-known oceanarium showcasing some 2500 marine life from 250 species from around the regions and is extremely popular with visitors for providing fun, leisure and educational experiences. Pink Dolphin at Lagoon Sand Tiger Shark See the size of the fishbehind sasa Sea Angels Urghh.. Attack of the Crabs This crab is bigger thanJinjin and sasa An eel (Moray?) Sasa kissing a giant fish that is going to eat her up.. Shh... A tiger shark above Jinjin's head.. The trip to underwater world comes with a complimentary visit to dolphin lagoon, where a total of 5 pink dolphins are living. Underwater has some problems and run-in with animal conservation bodies regarding the feasibility of keeping pink dol...
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Molly
2006-08-17 19:33:02
Data Sheet Scientific Name: Poecilia latipinna, P. velifera, P. sphenops Family: Poecilia Origin: Central America - South America Adult Size: 4 inches (10 cm) Social: Friendly, non-aggressive fish Lifespan: 3-5 years Tank Level: all levels Minimum Tank Size: 10-20 gallons Diet: Omnivore Breeding: Livebearer Care: Easy Ideal pH: pH 7.5-8.5. Temperature: 20-26oC (68-78oF) Tank setup: Hardwater community aquarium with tough plants. Sexing: The females are b...
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Clown Loach
2006-08-06 19:18:02
Data Sheet Scientific Name: Botia macracanthus Family: Cobitidae Origin: Indoesia Adult Size: 10 inch / (25cm). Social: Peaceful schooling fish Lifespan: 50+ years Tank Level: Mid, bottom Dweller Minimum Tank Size: 20 gallons Diet: Omnivore, eats most food, but prefer live food. Breeding: Egglayer Care: Intermediate Ideal pH: 7.2-7.5 Temperature: 77-86 F (25-30 C) Tank setup: Some plants and clear area for open swimming. Rocks for hiding when shy. Sexing: Males can be identified by the tail, which is larger and hooks inward rather than pointing straight out from the body. Females are smaller and more slender. Description: The body of the clown loach is moderately elongated and laterally compressed. It has an arched back, an almost straight belly p...

Jinjin and Sasa Adventure in Sydney Aquarium
2006-08-06 19:18:02
This section list the adventures of Jinjin and Sasa as they embarked a visit to Sydney Aquarium In Australia. With the close location of the great barrier reef, this is one of a kind experience for viewing the rich heritage and sea life surrounding Australia. And indeed, we were not disappointed. The experience is wonderful and in our opinion, worth very cent of the admission ticket. Sydney Aquarium Exterior Platypus - a creature with beaklike a duck, fur like an otter, and poison in its crawls. An alligator or a crocodile? Blue Lobster Another truly off-world experience in the great barrier reef showcase. Sea Dragon At the entrance, the jaws of a big shark greets me.. As we enter the dark aquarium, a sense of wonder and astonishment greets us. One of the first exhibits we see is a platypus - a strange creature with the bill of a...
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Severum
2006-08-06 19:18:02
Data Sheet Scientific Name: Heros Severum, Cicilasoma Severum Other Name: Band Cichlid Family: Cichlidae Origin: South America Adult Size: 10 inches (26-27 cm) Social: Shy fish (for cichlids) Lifespan: 10 years Tank Level: middle and bottom levels Minimum Tank Size: 55 gallons Diet: Omnivore / Vegetarians Breeding: Egg layer Care: Easy Ideal pH: 6.0-6.5 Temperature: 73-80 F (23-27 C) Tank setup: Places with rocks for hiding. Sexing: ...
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Blood Parrots
2006-08-06 19:18:02
This post is specially dedicated to my colleague Keng Soon, whose love for this speices of fish prompted me to find out more. Data Sheet Scientific Name: None Family: Cichlidae Origin: Crossbred, not available naturally Adult Size: 8 (20cm) Social: Peaceful fish, but territorial Lifespan: 10 years Tank Level: All levels Minimum Tank Size: 20 gallons (young) -50 gallons (adult) Diet: Omnivore Breeding: Egg Layer Care: Easy-medium Ideal pH: 6.5-7.0 Temperature: 72-82 F (22 - 28 C) Tank setup: Some rocks and places to hide is preferred Sexing: ...
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Platy
2006-08-06 19:18:02
Data Sheet Scientific Name: Xiphophorus Maculatus. Family: Poecilidae Origin: Central America, South America Adult Size: 2.4" (6 cm) Social: Peaceful fish Lifespan: up to 5 years Tank Level: Mid Dweller Minimum Tank Size: 10 gallons Diet: Omnivore Breeding: Live bearer Care: Easy Ideal pH: 7.0-8.2 Temperature: 64-77F (18-25 C) Tank setup: Some plants and space for open swimming Sexing: Females tends to be fairly larger than the males. The males are also more colorful than the females. Males have a Gonopodium. ...
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Aquarium Lore Voted Best Hobby Blog in Best of Blogs Award J
2006-08-06 19:18:02
In the best of Singaporean blog contest organized by Sg friends, Aquarium lore was voted the best hobby blog for month of Jul 2006. Thank you all of you for making this possible. These few months, I was buried in tons of work, as my projects dateline neared, and I could not research and blog about what I found as often as I would have like. Also, I seem to have a lot of negative emails and feedbacks about my work, and is feeling a bit discouraged. Therefore, winning this award is a bonus for me. The winning of this award and that my blog traffic continued to climb past the 15,000 unique hits mark (in less than 6 months), never creased to amazed me. When I first start this blog, all I want is to write about my love for my fish. I did not ever expect so many people will read my blog and grow to love it and visit it often with every posting. To celebrate our win, we will be coming up with new fish datasheets such as glowlight tetra, mollies, and others fishes. As always, requests ...
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Jinjin and Sasa Adventure in Ocean Park
2006-07-02 14:00:00
This section list the adventures of Jinjin and Sasa as they embarked a visit to Ocean Park in Hong Kong.Ocean Park is a theme park in Hong Kong. Before Disneyland was opened in Hong Kong, Ocean Park is the only theme park in Hong Kong. Few people know this, but ocean park is also one of the best aquatic conservation and observation center in the world. The study of jellyfish is among the world's best, and Ocean Park boast of a wide variety of ocean life forms. Jinjin being eaten bygreat white shark in shark tunnel A T-Rex eyes Jinjinhungrily in the dinosaurpark.view of ridesyou gonna love lifeas a panda bear!Ocean Park is too big for me to describe in words. I am just going to showcase some aquatic (and non-aquatic) highlights. Aquatic highlights includes the goldfish pavilion, where there are goldfish of all shapes and size. From the black molly to the celestial eye goldfish, this pavilion offers a pleasing walk among the various variety of goldfish and the...
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Jinjin And Sasa Adventure in Qian Hu Fish Farm
2006-06-20 18:02:00
This section list the adventures of Jinjin and Sasa as they embarked a vist to Qian Hu Fish Farm in Singapore. Qian Hu is one of the largest fish farm in Singapore, and is a public listed company in the Singapore Stock Exchange. It has branch in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and China. Qian Hu carries a wide range of fishes, tank and fish products. In paritcular, it specialize in koi and dragonfish, but it has an impressive collection of all types of local freshwater fish. It is my personal opinion that Qian Hu fish are often overpriced, so buyer beware.Qian Hu fish farm is located in 71, Jalan Lekar, Sungei Tengah. This location means that without a car, it is difficult to reach the place. It is a 20 -30 mins walk from the nearest bus stop in sunny and hot (30-34 C) Singapore. Luckily Qian Hu directors are smart and provide a free shuttle bus to and fro from Chao Chu Kang MRT. The bus leaves every 20-30 mins on weekends. Dragon Pond Gift Shop Gold...
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Apologies for the long downtime
2006-06-17 14:48:00
For regular readers, I apologise for the long time of not updating this blog. My PC crashed, and being broke does not help me. Besides, as an IT professional, it is not ethical nor professional to use company's PC for my blogging. Besides, I am swarmed with work at the office, and have no time to blog anyway - the list of to do get longer with everyday. The only alternative is to save my monies and pray hard I save enough as soon as possible.After 1.5 months, I finally saved enough monies to buy the harddisk for my PC and reconfigurating everything, I finally get the PC to work, and finally can blog at home. It is awesome to have a PC at home where you can blog at will. I missed all the blogging and chatting with my girlfriend sasa, and believe me, when my PC crashed I was pretty annoyed and very very frustrated - all my communications information is saved there. While I can blog, the sound card drivers and everything is gone, and I could not listen to music on my PC. Darn, must ...
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Cherry Barb
2006-04-30 16:20:00
Data Sheet Scientific Name: Barbus Titteya Family: Cyprinidae Origin: Sri Lanka Adult Size: 2 inch (5 cm) Social: Friendly fish that get along well with other peaceful fish Lifespan: 5 years Tank Level: All over Minimum Tank Size: 5 gallons Diet: Omnivore Breeding: Egglayer Care: Easy Ideal pH: 6.8-7.5 Temperature: 72-79 F (22-26 C) Tank setup: Planted Tank with plenty of cover and some open swimming space. Sexing: The male is a bright red color when mating. Females tends to be pink-brown color. ...
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Jinjin and Sasa Great Fish Hunt in Bukit Timah Nature Reserve
2006-04-23 16:56:00
This section list the adventures of Jinjin and Sasa as they embarked on the quest of finding fishes in their natural habitat in Bukit Timah Natur e Reserve. Having a tip off from books that there are abundant fish in the streams in Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Jinjin set off to verify the claims and to spot fishes in their natural habitat. This will hopefully allow Jinjin to create an atmosphere in his aquarium that is similar to the natural habitat of several Singaporean fishes such as the Harlequin Rasbora. Singapore is only one of two cities in the world to have a significant area of primary rainforest within its boundaries ? the other being Rio de Janeiro. As part of the government's efforts to conserve our rainforest, the land around Bukit Timah Nature Reserve is a conservation zone. This means that hunting, catching ...
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Jinjin and Sasa Aquarium Adventure
2006-04-23 15:25:00
Join Jinjin (me) and Sasa (my lovely girlfriend), as we set off in search of adventure and lookout for fish. Below find a list of our quests to find fishes. If you know of any place with a concentration of good aquariums in Singapore or Hong Kong, please let me know, I be glad to visit it and record what I found there. In SingaporeAng Mo Kio Ave 1 Adventure Bukit Timah Nature ReserveQian Hu Fish Farm Seletar West FarmwayUnderwater World SingaporePasir Ris Farmway 2 In Hong KongOcean ParkIn AustraliaSydney Aqua rium tomato town
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Jinjin and Sasa Aquarium Adventure in Seletar West Farmway
2006-04-23 15:08:00
This section list the adventures of Jinjin and Sasa as they embarked on the quest of finding good quality aquariums all over Singapore. In this post, it details their treasure hunt in Seletar West Farm way. There are many areas that allocated to fish farming in Singapore, and Seletar West Farmway is one of them. This place is famous among locals for its high quality koi and goldfish. Regardless of whatever fish you are looking for, there is always something here for everyone. Always bargain for a lower price here - the prices are usually flexible except for very small fish (about 20-80 cents).Map of Seletar FarmwayAtlas Aquarium Sea View Aquarium A huge number of signboards to directvisitors to visit their aquariumOur hunt begins at C & B Aquarium, located at the extreme left of the map. This aquarium stock good quality koi, and specialize in koi only. Koi lovers will find the quality of koi here to be excellent, and many high graded koi is available here at vastly reduced prices.Walk...
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Rummy Nose Tetra
2006-04-22 16:22:00
Data Sheet Scientific Name: Hemigrammus rhodostomus, Petitella georgia, Hemigrammus bleheri Other Name: Red-nose tetra, Firehead tetra, True rummbynose Tetra, False Rummynost Tetra, Brilliant Rummynose Tetra Family: Characidae Origin: South America Adult Size: 2.2 inch (5.5cm) Social: Peaceful schooling fish Lifespan: 5 years Tank Level: Mid-Dweller Minimum Tank Size: 10 Gallons Diet: Omnivore Breeding: Egg layer Care: Easy - after it settled down (1 to 2 weeks). Medium to hard - when first introduced to aquarium. Ideal pH: 6.0-7 Temperature: 72-79 F (22-26 C) Tank setup: ...
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