http://www.petfishdirectory.com Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:21:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Harlequin Shrimp - Caridina spongicola Origin: Sulawesi, Indonesia Size: 0.25 to 0.5 in / 0.6 – 1.25 cm Temperature: 78 - 85 °F / 25.5-29 °C pH: 7.0 - 8.5 Behaviour: non-aggressive The Harlequin shrimp originates from the island Sulawesi in Indonesia where it is collected from a number of freshwater lakes. It lives in freshwater ... http://www.petfishdirectory.com/harlequin-shrimp/ Clown fish, also known as Anemone fish, are a group of fishes found on tropical reefs where they form symbiotic relationships with anemones. Except for the species Premnas biaculeatus, all known species of clowfish belong to the genus Amphiprion. Amphiprion is today home to 27 recognized species of fish, but ... http://www.petfishdirectory.com/clownfish/ A new species of darter has been described by U.S. researchers John F. Switzer* and Robert M. Wood**. The new darter inhabits the Meramec River drainage of Missouri, USA; more particularly the northern Ozark region of Missouri. The new darter has been given the scientific name Etheostoma erythrozonum and the common ... http://www.petfishdirectory.com/meramec-saddled-darter/ As reported earlier, a new species of electric Knifefish, Brachypopomus gauderio, has just been described by Brazilian ichtyologists. When it rains it pours, and the knifefish group has now gained yet another described member from northern South America, as U.S. researchers John P. Sullivan* and Carl D. Hopkins** have described ... http://www.petfishdirectory.com/electricknifefish/ Algae is a very diverse group of plants. They share a lot of characteristics with higher plants but lack many of the organs you will find in higher plants. Algae are simple organisms compared to higher organisms, and it is widely believed that higher plants evolved from algae millions of ... http://www.petfishdirectory.com/what-is-algae/ More or less all types of Tilapia are easy to breed. This is true for the true Tilapias, fish belonging to the genus Tilapia, as well as for the genera Sarotherodon and Oreochromis which are often referred to as tilapia. In this article I will focus on how to breed ... http://www.petfishdirectory.com/breeding-tilapia/ All, or at least almost all aquarists, wants to breed fish and like it when their fish spawns. It is fascinating to view the young fry and it is a validation that you are giving them a good environment. It can however be hard to know which species to choose ... http://www.petfishdirectory.com/breeding-convicts/ Do you want to breed plecos? If so, you’re not alone. Hopefully, this article will provide you with some of the information you need to successfully breed plecos in your home aquarium. Good luck! To being with, it is important to choose the right species since many of the commonly kept ... http://www.petfishdirectory.com/breeding-pleco/ A total of six archerfish species are known to science: Toxotes blythii. Toxotes chatareus (Seven-spot archerfish) Toxotes jaculatrix (Banded archerfish) Toxotes lorentzi (Primitive archerfish) Toxotes microlepis Toxotes oligolepis (Kimberley archerfish) The Banded archerfish (Toxotes jaculatrix) is probably the most common species in the aquarium trade, but it is very hard to breed in aquariums and very ... http://www.petfishdirectory.com/archerfish/ A new species of wrasse, named Halichoeres sazimai, has been described from the Western South Atlantic off the southern and south-eastern coasts of Brazil. In this environment, researchers Osmar Luiz, Jr, Carlos Ferreira and Luiz Rocha regularly observed it foraging solitary over sandy bottoms immediately adjacent to the lower ... http://www.petfishdirectory.com/diamond-tetra/