Aquarium Care Guides
2820 articles- Breeding the Tire Track Eel (Mastacembelus armatus)Mastacembelus armatus spawns under rocky substrates during the monsoon; there are no known successful captive breeding programs, so home bre
- Breeding the Zebra Spiny Eel (Macrognathus zebrinus)Macrognathus zebrinus is a Burmese spiny eel with little documented reproduction; home breeding is not established and is described by genus
- Breeding the Lesser Spiny Eel (Macrognathus aculeatus)Macrognathus aculeatus is a high-fecundity Asian spiny eel that has occasionally bred in aquaria, favouring floating-plant roots as a spawni
- Breeding the Glass Knifefish (Eigenmannia virescens)Eigenmannia virescens is a fractional spawner that lays 100-200 adhesive eggs on plants; male electric courtship triggers spawning, and it b
- Breeding the Mexican Ghost Knifefish (Apteronotus rostratus)Apteronotus rostratus is a weakly electric Central American knifefish; aquarium reproduction is essentially undocumented, so breeding is des
- Breeding the Brown Ghost Knifefish (Apteronotus leptorhynchus)Apteronotus leptorhynchus lays ~3 mm eggs in crevices with days to weeks between batches; electric signals mediate sex and dominance. Home b
- Breeding the Asian Knifefish (Notopterus notopterus)Notopterus notopterus spawns at night in the rainy season, laying egg clumps on submerged plants. A productive species in ponds, it is rarel
- Breeding the Indian Featherback (Chitala chitala)Chitala chitala spawns once a year on submerged wood; the male fans and guards the eggs. It grows very large and is not bred in home aquaria
- Breeding the Mottled Bichir (Polypterus weeksii)Polypterus weeksii is a Congo Basin bichir reaching about 54 cm; reproduction follows the genus pattern of anal-fin fertilisation and is rar
- Breeding the Shortfin Bichir (Polypterus palmas)Polypterus palmas is a smaller West African bichir; like its relatives it spawns via anal-fin fertilisation in the rains and is rarely bred
- Breeding the Nile Bichir (Polypterus bichir)Polypterus bichir spawns in weeds and reportedly guards the eggs and young; it reaches over 70 cm and is not a practical home-aquarium breed
- Breeding the Saddled Bichir (Polypterus endlicheri)Polypterus endlicheri spawns during the rains; the male cups his anal fin to fertilise eggs. Home breeding is not practical and is rarely ac
- Polypterus ornatipinnis Breeding GuideBreeding the ornate bichir Polypterus ornatipinnis: the male forms a cup with his anal fin into which the female lays eggs that are then spr
- Polypterus delhezi Breeding GuideWhat is verifiable about breeding the barred bichir Polypterus delhezi: a Congo-basin air-breather that spawns in the rainy season and is ra
- Channa argus Breeding GuideWhy Channa argus must not be bred or kept where illegal: a highly invasive temperate snakehead in which a female can lay 100,000 eggs a year
- Channa striata Breeding GuideHow the striped snakehead Channa striata reproduces: both parents build a vegetation nest and guard the orange fry; a metre-long food fish t
- Channa micropeltes Breeding GuideWhy the giant Channa micropeltes is not a realistic home-breeding subject: a metre-plus predator that spawns in vegetated streams and is inv
- Channa orientalis Breeding GuideBreeding the Sri Lankan Channa orientalis: a paternal mouthbrooder that forms lasting pair bonds and holds the brood for 3-5 days, occasiona
- Channa gachua Breeding GuideBreeding the widespread dwarf Channa gachua, a maternal mouthbrooder regularly bred in captivity, where the female incubates the eggs and ev
- Channa asiatica Breeding GuideBreeding the cool-tolerant Channa asiatica: a biparental free spawner whose floating eggs hatch in 24-36 hours and whose tadpole-like fry mu
- Channa stewartii Breeding GuideBreeding the cool-tolerant Channa stewartii: form a pair from a group, lower temperature to trigger spawning, and expect both parents to vio
- Channa pulchra Breeding GuideWhat is verifiable about breeding the Burmese Channa pulchra, a cool subtropical-stream snakehead whose captive reproduction is poorly docum
- Channa andrao Breeding GuideBreeding the dwarf Channa andrao: a paternal mouthbrooder bred regularly in captivity, with pair formation from a group and a high-temperatu
- Channa bleheri Breeding GuideHow to breed the dwarf Channa bleheri, a biparental free spawner whose eggs float at the surface and are guarded by both parents rather than
- Breeding Honey Blue-eye (Pseudomugil mellis)Breeding the endangered Pseudomugil mellis: sexing by male fin bands, plant spawning with 40-125 eggs over 7-9 days and fry care.
- Breeding Ivantsoff's Blue-eye (Pseudomugil ivantsoffi)Breeding Pseudomugil ivantsoffi, an endangered Western Papua blue-eye: sexing, plant or mop spawning with daily eggs and rearing the tiny fr
- Breeding Paska's Blue-eye (Pseudomugil paskai)Breeding Pseudomugil paskai from the Fly River: sexing, soft slightly acidic plant or mop spawning, daily eggs and fry care.
- Breeding Red Neon Blue-eye (Pseudomugil luminatus)Breeding Pseudomugil luminatus: sexing by the filament-finned red male, soft acidic plant or mop spawning and rearing the tiny fry.
- Breeding Pacific Blue-eye (Pseudomugil signifer)Breeding Pseudomugil signifer: sexing by male finnage, daily adhesive eggs on plants or mops, 10-21 day incubation and fry care.
- Breeding Sepik Rainbowfish (Glossolepis multisquamatus)Breeding Glossolepis multisquamatus, a Sepik floodplain rainbowfish: sexing, soft acidic plant spawning and rearing the fry.
- Breeding Lake Wanam Rainbowfish (Glossolepis wanamensis)Breeding the critically endangered Glossolepis wanamensis: sexing emerald males, plant or mop spawning, fry care and its conservation role.
- Breeding Painted Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia picta)Breeding Melanotaenia picta from the Aru Islands: sexing by male finnage, plant or mop spawning, threaded eggs and rearing the small fry.
- Breeding Lake Eacham Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia eachamensis)Breeding Melanotaenia eachamensis: a conservation-bred species, sexing by male fins, java moss or mop spawning, fry care and its endangered
- Breeding Maria's Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia maccullochi)Breeding Melanotaenia maccullochi: sexing by male finnage and colour, conditioning, plant or mop spawning with daily eggs and rearing the fr
- Breeding Parkinson's Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia parkinsoni)Breeding Melanotaenia parkinsoni: distinct pairing, sexing by the golden-orange male, warm alkaline water, plant or mop spawning and fry car
- Breeding Lake Tebera Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi)How to breed Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi: sexing, conditioning, plant or mop spawning, eggs hatching in 7-12 days and rearing the tiny fry.
- Lake Kurumoi Rainbowfish Breeding GuideHow to breed Melanotaenia parva, a Critically Endangered rainbowfish from Lake Kurumoi, West Papua; a pairing plant-spawner laying adhesive
- Checkered Rainbowfish Breeding GuideHow to breed Melanotaenia splendida inornata, the northern Australian checkered rainbowfish; a pairing plant-spawner laying adhesive eggs th
- Eastern Splendid Rainbowfish Breeding GuideHow to breed Melanotaenia splendida splendida, an eastern Australian rainbowfish; a pairing plant-spawner laying adhesive eggs on vegetation
- Crimson-spotted Rainbowfish Breeding GuideHow to breed Melanotaenia duboulayi, an Australian rainbowfish; a pairing plant-spawner whose adhesive eggs attach to fine vegetation over s
- Ornate Ctenopoma Breeding GuideHow to breed Microctenopoma ansorgii, a Central African bushfish that is a bubble-nester; the male builds a small floating nest and up to 60
- Climbing Perch Breeding GuideHow to breed Anabas testudineus, an Asian climbing perch; a flood-season spawner with very high fecundity whose male guards the eggs at the
- Three-stripe Croaking Gourami Breeding GuideHow to breed Trichopsis schalleri, an Indochinese croaking gourami that is a bubble-nester; the male builds and guards a surface or cavity n
- Spike-tailed Paradise Fish Breeding GuideHow to breed Pseudosphromenus cupanus, a small Indian and Sri Lankan labyrinth fish that is a secretive cave bubble-nester tended solely by
- Day's Spike-tailed Paradise Fish Breeding GuideHow to breed Pseudosphromenus dayi, a small Indian labyrinth fish that is a secretive cave-spawning bubble-nester; the male alone tends the
- Black Paradise Fish Breeding GuideHow to breed Macropodus spechti, a Vietnamese black paradise fish that is a bubble-nester; the male builds a surface nest and guards floatin
- Red-back Paradise Fish Breeding GuideHow to breed Macropodus erythropterus, a Vietnamese paradise fish that is a bubble-nesting anabantoid; the male builds a surface nest and te
- Vaillant's Chocolate Gourami Breeding GuideHow to breed Sphaerichthys vaillanti, a Bornean blackwater gourami that is a paternal mouthbrooder, with the male carrying eggs and fry for
- Trichogaster fasciata Breeding GuideBreeding the Banded Gourami Trichogaster fasciata: a bubble-nesting labyrinth fish producing 500-1000 eggs, with sexing and fry care.
- Betta anabatoides Breeding GuideBreeding the Giant Betta Betta anabatoides: a large Bornean paternal mouthbrooder endemic to Indonesian Borneo, with sexing and setup.