Facts

• Tropical

APHYOSEMION FILAMENTOSUM

Keeping Snapshot Difficulty: IntermediateMax Growth Size: 5-6 cmTemperament: Peaceful, males territorial to rivals..   Preferred Water Parameters Temperature: 21-25 degrees celsiuspH Level: 6.0-7.0General Hardness: Soft   Range West Africa   Reproduction Substrate spawner: eggs laid on plants or in substrate. First foods for fry: vinegar eels, baby brine shrimp, microworms.   Feeding Carnivorous. Prefers live foods, but also usually accepts frozen foods and dry foods.   Additional Comments Prefers a planted tank and looks best against a darker substrate. Use a tight fitting cover as all Killifish are expert jumpers. Keep either in a single species tank or with similar sized peaceful species....

• Tropical

APHYOSEMION BIVITTATUM

Keeping Snapshot Difficulty: IntermediateMax Growth Size: 15 cmTemperament: Peaceful, males territorial to rivals.   Preferred Water Parameters Temperature: 21-25 degrees celsiuspH Level: 6.0-7.0General Hardness: Soft   Range West Africa   Reproduction Substrate spawner: eggs laid on plants or in substrate and usually hatch in about 14 days. First foods for fry: vinegar eels, baby brine shrimp, microworms.   Feeding Carnivorous. Prefers live foods, but also usually accepts frozen foods and dry foods.   Additional Comments Prefers a planted tank and looks best against a darker substrate. Use a tight fitting cover as all Killifish are expert jumpers. Keep either in a single species...

• Tropical

APHYOSEMION AUSTRALE GOLD LYRETAIL

Keeping Snapshot Difficulty: IntermediateMax Growth Size: 5-6 cmTemperament: Peaceful, males territorial to rivals.   Preferred Water Parameters Temperature: 21-25 degrees celsiuspH Level: 6.0-7.0General Hardness: Soft   Range Gabon, Angola, Cameroon (wild form)   Reproduction Substrate spawner: eggs laid on plants or in substrate and usually hatch in about 14 days. First foods for fry: vinegar eels, baby brine shrimp, microworms.   Feeding Carnivorous. Prefers live foods, but also usually accepts frozen foods and dry foods.   Additional Comments Prefers a planted tank and looks best against a darker substrate. Use a tight fitting cover as all Killifish are expert jumpers. Keep either in a...

• Tropical

ANGOLAN DOWNPOKER

Keeping Snapshot Difficulty: IntermediateMax Growth Size: 20 cmTemperament: Generally peaceful, sometimes quarrels amongst own   Preferred Water Parameters Temperature: 23-27 degrees celsiuspH Level: 6.5-7.4General Hardness: Soft-Moderate   Range Africa: Kasai River basin   Reproduction   Feeding Carnivorous. Prefers live or frozen foods such as Blackworm and Bloodworms.   Additional Comments Relative of the popular Elephant nose. Rarely available, most stock is wild caught from Africa. Provide some hiding places (driftwood, cave like structures).   CHECK COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER SPECIES

• Cichlids

ALTOLAMPROLOGUS SP. SUMBU

Keeping Snapshot Difficulty: IntermediateMax Growth Size: 7 cmTemperament: Territorial, defends empty snail shells.   Preferred Water Parameters Temperature: 23-27 degrees celsiuspH Level: 7.8-9.0General Hardness: Hard   Range Africa: Lake Tanganyika   Reproduction Substrate (cave) spawner. Breeds in empty snail shells, big enough for the female.   Feeding Carnivorous. Eats all normal foods.   Additional Comments This dwarf Altolamprologus lives in or near empty snail shells.   CHECK COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER SPECIES

• Cichlids

ALTOLAMPROLOGUS CALVUS BLACK

Keeping Snapshot Difficulty: IntermediateMax Growth Size: 15 cmTemperament: Territorial, keep with Rift Lake Cichlids   Preferred Water Parameters Temperature: 23-27 degrees celsiuspH Level: 7.8-9.0General Hardness: Hard   Range Africa: Lake Tanganyika   Reproduction Substrate (cave) spawner, defends eggs and fry   Feeding Carnivorous. Eats all normal foods.   Additional Comments Having a very compressed body allows this unusual looking predator access narrow cracks and caves where it feeds upon crustaceans and small fish. Slow growing, provide rocky habitat.   CHECK COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER SPECIES

• Cichlids

ALTOLAMP. COMPRESSICEPS KIGOMA FIRE FIN

Keeping Snapshot Difficulty: IntermediateMax Growth Size: 16 cmTemperament: Territorial, keep with Rift Lake Cichlids   Preferred Water Parameters Temperature: 23-27 degrees celsiuspH Level: 7.8-9.0General Hardness: Hard   Range Africa: Lake Tanganyika   Reproduction Substrate (cave) spawner, defends eggs and fry   Feeding Carnivorous. Eats all normal foods.   Additional Comments Having a very compressed body allows this unusual looking predator access narrow cracks and caves where it feeds upon crustaceans and small fish. Slow growing, provide rocky habitat.   CHECK COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER SPECIES

• Coldwater

ALBINO TELESCOPE(SIAMESE DOLL)

Keeping Snapshot Difficulty: BeginnerMax Growth Size: 20-25 cmTemperament: Peaceful.   Preferred Water Parameters Temperature: 8-23 degrees celsiuspH Level: 6.5-7.5General Hardness: Soft-Moderate   Range China   Reproduction Breeds in Spring as water temperatures start to increase. Scatters adhesive eggs amongst plants, the adults will prey on the eggs and fry if they find them. First foods for the fry include freshwater plankton (in ponds), or fry foods such as Vinegar Eels and Fry powder food (if raising in tanks).   Feeding Omnivorous. Eats all normal foods, including aquatic plants.   Additional Comments Also known as Dragon-eyes or Moors, Telescopes always draw attention...

• Tropical

ALBINO CORYDORAS

Keeping Snapshot Difficulty: BeginnerMax Growth Size: 7-8 cmTemperament: Peaceful, community fish   Preferred Water Parameters Temperature: 22-26 degrees celsiuspH Level: 6.5-7.5General Hardness: Soft-Moderate   Range South America: Venezuela to Brazil   Reproduction Attaches eggs to plants or on the aquarium glass.   Feeding Omnivorous and carnivorous, prefers sinking foods.   Additional Comments Very popular as a 'scavenger' for planted community tanks. Corydoras appreciate fine sand (eg 1-2mm) without sharp edges and they prefer to be kept in a school rather than just 1-2 fish. The albino form is a captive-bred variety.   CHECK COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER SPECIES

• Tropical

APHYOSEMION BIVITATTUM LAGOS

Keeping Snapshot Difficulty: IntermediateMax Growth Size: 5 cmTemperament: Peaceful, males territorial to rivals.   Preferred Water Parameters Temperature: 21-25 degrees celsiuspH Level: 6.0-7.0General Hardness: Soft   Range West Africa   Reproduction Substrate spawner: eggs laid on plants or in substrate and usually hatch in about 14 days. First foods for fry: vinegar eels, baby brine shrimp, microworms.   Feeding Carnivorous. Prefers live foods, but also usually accepts frozen foods and dry foods.   Additional Comments Prefers a planted tank and looks best against a darker substrate. Use a tight fitting cover as all Killifish are expert jumpers. Keep either in a single...

• Tropical

APHYOSEMION AUSTRALE CHOCOLATE

Keeping Snapshot Difficulty: IntermediateMax Growth Size: 5-6 cmTemperament: Peaceful, males territorial to rivals.   Preferred Water Parameters Temperature: 21-25 degrees celsiuspH Level: 6.0-7.0General Hardness: Soft   Range Gabon, Angola, Cameroon   Reproduction Substrate spawner: eggs laid on plants or in substrate and usually hatch in about 14 days. First foods for fry: vinegar eels, baby brine shrimp, microworms.   Feeding Carnivorous. Prefers live foods, but also usually accepts frozen foods and dry foods.   Additional Comments Prefers a planted tank and looks best against a darker substrate. Use a tight fitting cover as all Killifish are expert jumpers. Keep either in a single species tank...

• Cichlids

AMPHILOPHUS TRIMACULATUM

Keeping Snapshot Difficulty: IntermediateMax Growth Size: 25 cmTemperament: Aggressive, keep with robust types.   Preferred Water Parameters Temperature: 22-27 degrees celsiuspH Level: 7.2-7.8General Hardness: Moderate   Range Mexico to El Salvador   Reproduction Eggs are laid on a hard surface, the eggs (and hatched fry) are guarded by both parents.   Feeding Omnivorous. Eats all normal foods.   Additional Comments Attractive large-growing species, but can be very aggressive. Provide plenty of hiding places, tankmates should be of similar size and nature.   CHECK COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER SPECIES

• Cichlids

ALTOLAMPROLOGUS COMPRESSICEPS -GOLD HEAD

Keeping Snapshot Difficulty: IntermediateMax Growth Size: 16 cmTemperament: Territorial, keep with Rift Lake Cichlids.   Preferred Water Parameters Temperature: 23-27 degrees celsiuspH Level: 7.8-9.0General Hardness: Hard   Range Africa: Lake Tanganyika   Reproduction Substrate (cave) spawner, defends eggs and fry.   Feeding Carnivorous. Eats all normal foods.   Additional Comments Having a very compressed body allows this unusual looking predator access narrow cracks and caves where it feeds upon crustaceans and small fish. Slow growing, provide rocky habitat.   CHECK COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER SPECIES

• Cichlids

ALTOLAMPROLOGUS COMPRESSICEPS

Keeping Snapshot Difficulty: IntermediateMax Growth Size: 16 cmTemperament: Territorial, keep with Rift Lake Cichlids   Preferred Water Parameters Temperature: 23-27 degrees celsiuspH Level: 7.8-9.0General Hardness: Hard   Range Africa: Lake Tanganyika   Reproduction Substrate (cave) spawner, defends eggs and fry   Feeding Carnivorous. Eats all normal foods.   Additional Comments Having a very compressed body allows this unusual looking predator access narrow cracks and caves where it feeds upon crustaceans and small fish. Slow growing, provide rocky habitat.   CHECK COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER SPECIES

• Cichlids

ALBINO ZEBRA

Keeping Snapshot Difficulty: IntermediateMax Growth Size: 12-14 cmTemperament: Territorial, keep with Rift Lake Cichlids   Preferred Water Parameters Temperature: 23-27 degrees celsiuspH Level: 7.5-8.5General Hardness: Hard   Range Africa: Lake Malawi   Reproduction Mouthbrooder: after spawning, the females incubate the eggs in their mouth until the fry are free-swimming. Males will mate with multiple females. The fry are easily raised with first foods such as baby brine shrimp.   Feeding Herbivorous and omnivorous. Eats all normal foods, but include some vegetable foods.   Additional Comments Active rock-dwelling Cichlid, provide plenty of hiding places.   CHECK COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER SPECIES

• Cichlids

AFRICAN BUTTERFLY CICHLID (A.thomasi)

Anomalochromis thomasi

• Cichlids

ALTOLAMPROLOGUS CALVUS

Keeping Snapshot Difficulty: IntermediateMax Growth Size: 15 cmTemperament: Territorial, keep with Rift Lake Cichlids   Preferred Water Parameters Temperature: 23-27 degrees celsiuspH Level: 7.8-9.0General Hardness: Hard   Range Africa: Lake Tanganyika   Reproduction Substrate (cave) spawner, defends eggs and fry   Feeding Carnivorous. Eats all normal foods.   Additional Comments Having a very compressed body allows this unusual looking predator access narrow cracks and caves where it feeds upon crustaceans and small fish. Slow growing, provide rocky habitat.   CHECK COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER SPECIES

• Cichlids

ALBINO KRIBENSIS

Keeping Snapshot Difficulty: BeginnerMax Growth Size: 9 cmTemperament: Peaceful, territorial when breeding.   Preferred Water Parameters Temperature: 22-27 degrees celsiuspH Level: 6.5-7.5General Hardness: Soft   Range West Africa: Eastern Benin and Nigeria, Western Cameroon   Reproduction Spawns in a cave, eggs and fry guarded by the parents. Easily bred and fry are easy to raise.   Feeding Omnivorous. Eats all normal foods.   Additional Comments Pairing fish. Needs hiding places. Good beginner's cichlid, adults are normally very good parents, Kribensis are an excellent choice for anyone wanting to keep a colourful Cichlid and observe their fascinating parental care.   CHECK COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER SPECIES