Aquarium Care Guides
2820 articles- Betta unimaculata Breeding GuideBreeding the Howong Betta Betta unimaculata: a large stream-dwelling paternal mouthbrooder with a 10-14 day oral incubation and large free-s
- Betta rubra Breeding GuideBreeding the Rubra Betta Betta rubra: a Sumatran paternal mouthbrooder with a female-fin egg catch and a 10-17 day oral incubation; sexing a
- Betta foerschi Breeding GuideBreeding Foersch's Betta Betta foerschi: a Bornean paternal mouthbrooder with an unusual female-fin egg catch and 8-14 day incubation.
- Betta picta Breeding GuideBreeding the Painted Betta Betta picta: a paternal mouthbrooder with a short 9-12 day oral incubation and large free-swimming fry; sexing an
- Betta pugnax Breeding GuideBreeding the Penang Betta Betta pugnax: a robust stream-dwelling paternal mouthbrooder with a 9-16 day oral incubation and large free-swimmi
- Betta channoides Breeding GuideBreeding the Snakehead Betta Betta channoides: a Bornean paternal mouthbrooder with a 10-21 day oral incubation, covering sexing and fry car
- Betta brownorum Breeding GuideBreeding Brown's Betta Betta brownorum: a tiny Coccina-group bubble-nester needing very soft acidic water, with sexing and fry care.
- Betta coccina Breeding GuideBreeding the Cherry Betta Betta coccina: a blackwater bubble-nester from Sumatran peat swamps, with sexing, spawning and fry care.
- Betta macrostoma Breeding GuideBreeding the prized Brunei Beauty Betta macrostoma: a cool soft-water paternal mouthbrooder with a long, variable oral incubation period.
- Betta albimarginata Breeding GuideHow to breed the paternal mouthbrooder Betta albimarginata: sexing, soft acidic conditioning, the spawning embrace, oral incubation and fry
- Betta simplex Breeding GuideBreeding the Krabi mouthbrooder Betta simplex: a paternal mouthbrooding wild betta from Thai limestone springs where the male incubates eggs
- Aphaniops mento Breeding GuideBreeding the Persian killifish Aphaniops mento: a hardy hard-water Middle Eastern toothcarp that spawns on vegetation during the warmer mont
- Aphanius fasciatus Breeding GuideBreeding the Mediterranean killifish Aphanius fasciatus: a brackish-tolerant seasonal spawner that lays eggs on the bottom and submerged pla
- Aphanius iberus Breeding GuideBreeding the Iberian toothcarp Aphanius iberus: a brackish-tolerant, Near Threatened seasonal spawner that lays eggs on plants from spring t
- Lacustricola pumilus Breeding GuideBreeding the dwarf lampeye Lacustricola pumilus: a non-seasonal East African plant-spawner that lays adhesive eggs continuously, hatching in
- Procatopus nototaenia Breeding GuideBreeding the large-finned lampeye Procatopus nototaenia: a crevice-spawning Cameroonian killifish that wedges eggs into moss, mops or bogwoo
- Procatopus similis Breeding GuideBreeding the lampeye Procatopus similis: a crevice-spawning African killifish that pushes eggs into narrow gaps and needs strong, well-oxyge
- Cubanichthys cubensis Breeding GuideBreeding the Cuban killifish Cubanichthys cubensis: a non-seasonal plant-spawner whose females deposit up to ten adhesive eggs daily on plan
- Laimosemion xiphidius Breeding GuideBreeding the sword-tail rivulus Laimosemion xiphidius: a non-seasonal blackwater killifish that lays eggs among plant material and is not pr
- Epiplatys lamottei Breeding GuideBreeding Lamotte's killifish Epiplatys lamottei: a non-annual West African plant-spawner from the upper Niger drainages of Guinea and Liberi
- Epiplatys multifasciatus Breeding GuideBreeding the many-banded panchax Epiplatys multifasciatus: a non-annual plant-spawner of the multifasciatus group, regarded as the hardest E
- Epiplatys sexfasciatus Breeding GuideHow to breed the six-barred panchax Epiplatys sexfasciatus, a non-annual West African plant-spawner: sexing, breeding setup, egg collection
- Daget's Killifish Breeding GuideHow to breed Epiplatys dageti, the red-chinned panchax, a non-annual West African killifish that spawns in mops or fine plants, hatching in
- Dwarf Panchax Breeding GuideHow to breed Aplocheilus blockii, the smallest Aplocheilus, a surface killifish that lays eggs in mops or fine plants, hatching in about 10-
- Day's Panchax Breeding GuideHow to breed Aplocheilus dayi, a Sri Lankan surface killifish that lays eggs on plants near the bottom in shallow tanks, hatching in about 1
- Blue Panchax Breeding GuideHow to breed Aplocheilus panchax, a widespread Asian surface killifish that lays large eggs on plants near the surface, hatching in about 12
- Plumed Lyretail Breeding GuideHow to breed Fundulopanchax filamentosus, a West African killifish that spawns on plants or mops, with eggs incubating in water over roughly
- Amiet's Killifish Breeding GuideHow to breed Fundulopanchax amieti, a robust non-seasonal Cameroonian killifish that spawns on plants or mops, with eggs hatching in water i
- Ahl's Killifish Breeding GuideHow to breed Fundulopanchax gardneri ahli, a semi-annual West African killifish whose eggs hatch in water in 14-21 days or after about 3-4 w
- Two-striped Killifish Breeding GuideHow to breed Aphyosemion bivittatum, a non-annual West African killifish that deposits eggs on plants or mops near the bottom, hatching in w
- Red-spotted Killifish Breeding GuideHow to breed Aphyosemion cognatum, a non-annual Congolese killifish that deposits eggs in spawning mops, with fry emerging in water in about
- Red-striped Killifish Breeding GuideHow to breed Aphyosemion striatum, a non-annual Gabonese killifish that deposits eggs daily in mops or plants, with eggs hatching in water i
- Boitone's Pearlfish Breeding GuideHow to breed Simpsonichthys boitonei, a Brazilian annual killifish that buries its eggs in peat for a two-to-six-month dry diapause before w
- Longfin Killifish Breeding GuideHow to breed Pterolebias longipinnis, an Amazonian annual killifish whose eggs are buried in peat and dry-incubated for several months befor
- Venezuelan Pearlfish (Austrofundulus limnaeus) Breeding GuideBreeding the research-model annual killifish Austrofundulus limnaeus: peat spawning, diapause I-III with extreme anoxia and desiccation tole
- Argentine Pearlfish (Austrolebias bellottii) Breeding GuideBreeding the cool-water Argentine annual killifish Austrolebias bellottii (formerly Cynolebias bellottii): peat spawning, dry diapause and r
- Argentine Pearl Killifish (Austrolebias nigripinnis) Breeding GuideBreeding the cool-water South American annual killifish Austrolebias nigripinnis: peat spawning, a 3-5 month dry diapause, and rewetting to
- Kafue Killifish (Nothobranchius kafuensis) Breeding GuideBreeding the Zambian annual killifish Nothobranchius kafuensis: peat spawning, a roughly 5-month dry incubation, and rewetting to hatch fry.
- Kilombero Nothobranchius (Nothobranchius kilomberoensis) Breeding GuideBreeding the Tanzanian floodplain annual killifish Nothobranchius kilomberoensis: peat spawning, dry diapause, and rewetting to hatch fry.
- Patrizi's Killifish (Nothobranchius patrizii) Breeding GuideBreeding the East African annual killifish Nothobranchius patrizii: peat spawning, dry diapause incubation, and rewetting to hatch a notorio
- Eggers' Nothobranchius (Nothobranchius eggersi) Breeding GuideBreeding the Tanzanian annual killifish Nothobranchius eggersi: peat spawning, drying eggs to tobacco consistency through diapause, and rewe
- Guenther's Nothobranchius (Nothobranchius guentheri) Breeding GuideBreeding the classic Zanzibari annual killifish Nothobranchius guentheri: peat spawning, an 8-12 week dry incubation, and CO2-triggered hatc
- Turquoise Killifish (Nothobranchius furzeri) Breeding GuideBreeding Nothobranchius furzeri, the shortest-lived vertebrate and an aging model: peat spawning, embryonic diapause stages I-III, and wetti
- Korthaus' Nothobranchius (Nothobranchius korthausae) Breeding GuideBreeding the annual killifish Nothobranchius korthausae: peat spawning, drying eggs through diapause, and wetting damp peat to hatch fry.
- Ten-spotted Livebearer (Cnesterodon decemmaculatus) Breeding GuideBreeding the nano livebearer Cnesterodon decemmaculatus: sexing by gonopodium, a 24-day gestation, small broods of 5-15 young, and protectin
- Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) Breeding GuideHow to breed Gambusia affinis, a prolific livebearer. Covers sexing by gonopodium, gestation, brood size and the serious invasive-release da
- Atlantic Molly Breeding GuideBreeding Poecilia mexicana, the Atlantic molly: sexing by gonopodium, hard brackish-tolerant conditioning, near-continuous monthly broods of
- Poecilia parae Breeding GuideBreeding Poecilia parae: sexing by size and Y-linked male colour morphs, conditioning, 24-day gestation, small broods of 5-15 and fry care f
- Pike Top Minnow Breeding GuideBreeding the predatory livebearer Belonesox belizanus: sexing by size and gonopodium, conditioning on live prey, large broods of up to 100 a
- Pittier's Livebearer Breeding GuideBreeding Phallichthys pittieri: sexing by the long gonopodium and orange dorsal band, conditioning, four-week gestation, broods of 10-80 and