Clown Knifefish – Chitala ornata

by | Feb 7, 2018 | Aquatic, Tropical Fish, Tropical Fish Articles

Clown Knife­fish – Chi­ta­la orna­ta Clown Knife­fish – Chi­ta­la orna­ta is an inter­est­ing fish. This par­tic­u­lar specie will thrive in nature/planted aquar­i­ums. Com­mon Name: Clown Knife­fish Sci­en­tif­ic Name: Chi­ta­la orna­ta Size: 40 inch­es / 100 cm in...

Zebra Danio – Danio rerio

by | Apr 6, 2017 | Aquatic, Tropical Fish, Tropical Fish Articles

  Zebra Danio – Danio Rerio   Zebra Danio – Danio rerio. A trop­i­cal fish that is eas­i­ly rec­og­nized by its hor­i­zon­tal stripes. These stripes are blue to pur­ple in col­or. Their body has col­ors from sil­vers to gold tones. Zebra Danio – Danio rerio...

Elephant Nose Fish – Gnathonemus petersii

by | Apr 6, 2017 | Aquatic, Tropical Fish Articles

Ele­phant Nose Fish – Gnathone­mus peter­sii Ele­phant Nose Fish – Gnathone­mus peter­sii. They appear thin and oblong with col­ors rang­ing from dark brown or gray with white mark­ings. The name ele­phant nose, obvi­ous­ly comes from the sim­i­lar look its nose has...

Red Oscar – Astronotus ocellatus

by | Apr 1, 2017 | Aquatic, Tropical Fish Articles

Red Oscar – Astrono­tus Ocel­la­tus Red Oscar – Astrono­tus Ocel­la­tus is a beau­ti­ful trop­i­cal fish with a larg­er size and tem­pera­ment. Males are usu­al­ly larg­er and are more col­or­ful. Vent­ing is the only reli­able way to deter­mine sex­ing the gen­der...

Aquatic Articles – Rainbowfish

by | Apr 1, 2017 | Aquatic, Tropical Fish, Tropical Fish Articles

Aquat­ic Arti­cles – Rain­bow­fish Intro­duc­tion   Aquat­ic Arti­cles – Rain­bow­fish. Rain­bow­fish are a vivid­ly col­ored trop­i­cal fish and one of my favorites. They are also some­times called Blue Eyes and were first known as sun­fish. In their nat­ur­al...