Fish Of The Month
TIGER BARBS (September)
Scientific Name: Barbus tetrazona
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Puntius
Species: P. tetrazona
Location: Found in Asia in Borneo, Indonesia, Sumatra, Malay Peninsula, Cambodia.
Size: Can grow up to 7 centimeters long and 3 centimeters wide.
Life Span: Lives an average of 6 years.
Habits: Tiger Barbs are schooling fish, for substantial living quality at least 5 is needed. Will nip on fins of other fish when the group is not big enough.
Tank Level: Tiger Barbs tend to stick to the middle and lower parts of the tank.
Food: Omnivore, Tiger Barbs will eat flake foods, they will also will eat live foods. They will eat vegetables such as: bloodworms, brine shrimp, daphinia, krill, zucchini, cucumber and broccoli.
Preferred Habitat: Tiger Barbs like to feel secure, many plans and hiding places.
Tank Mates: Clown Loach, Danios, Red Tail Sharks.
Breeding: Egg layer; Tiger Barbs lay several hundred eggs; usually will lay in the morning on plants. Tiger Barbs will consume the eggs they find.
pH: 6.5
Water: up to a hardness of 10 dGH
Temperature Range: (68-82 F) also (20-27 C)
Tiger Barbs
Tiger Barb Albino Tiger Barb Green Tiger Barb
Mollies (October)
Scientific Name: Poecilia Iatipinna
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Poeciliidae
Genus: Poecilia
Species: P. vivipara
Location: Found Central America in Guatemala, and Mexico.
Size: Can grow up to 10 centimeters long
Life Span: Lives an average of 4 years.
Habits: Mollies are fairly calm but will nip on fish with ling fins.
Tank Level: Mollies tend to swim all over the tank.
Diseases: Mollies can live in brackish water but are more susceptible to diseases.
Food: Omnivore, Mollies will mostly only eat flake foods, but will sometimes eat live foods.
Tank Mates: Platies, Angel Fish, Corydoras, Catfish, Plecostomus, and bigger Tetras.
Breeding: Live Bearers; if you do not have a net or move the offspring to another tank they will get eaten.
pH: 7.5-8.5
Water: About a tablespoon of salt is okay for Mollies to live in.
Temperature Range: (69-82 F) also (20-27 C)
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Freshwater Mollies
Daimatian Molly Black Sailfin Molly Harlequin Sailfin Molly
Brackish Mollies
Platinum Lyertail Molly Balloon Molly Marble Lyretail Molly
Marine Mollies
Blue Damselfish Molly Miller Blenny Orangetail Blue Damselfish
Cory Cats
Scientific Name: Corydoras spp.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Silurformes
Family: Callichthyide
Genus: Corydoras
Species: Corydoras Geoffrey
Location: Found in South America.
Size: Range from 3 to five centimeters.
Life Span: Lives an average of 3.5 years.
Habits: Cory Cats are timid; they enjoy groups of three or four of themselves.
Tank Level: Cory Cats tend to stick to the bottom and lower parts of the tank.
Food: Omnivore, Cory Cats will eat flake foods, they also like sinking pellets, and eat algae off the rocks.
Preferred Habitat: They can stand little to none, amounts of salts.
Tank Mates: Other peaceful fish.
Breeding: Egg layer; Cory Cats lay eggs very well hidden. The offspring are very venerable after hatching.
pH: 6.8–7.8
Water: Preferred neutral pH
Temperature Range: (62-77 F) also (17-26 C)
Cory Cats
Emerald Green Cory Agassizi Cory Albino Aeneus Cory
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