Aquarium Care Guides
3047 articles- Kohaku Koi Breeding GuideHow to breed Kohaku koi (Cyprinus carpio), a pond egg-scattering variety that spawns in spring; the white-bodied red-marked pattern comes fr
- Pompom Goldfish Breeding GuideHow to breed the Pompom goldfish (Carassius auratus), an egg-scattering fancy variety with nasal bouquets, triggered by spring temperature c
- Veiltail Goldfish Breeding GuideHow to breed the Veiltail goldfish (Carassius auratus), a long-finned egg-scattering fancy variety triggered by spring temperature change.
- Pearlscale Goldfish Breeding GuideHow to breed the Pearlscale goldfish (Carassius auratus), a spherical egg-scattering fancy variety with domed scales, triggered by spring te
- Celestial Goldfish Breeding GuideHow to breed the Celestial goldfish (Carassius auratus), an egg-scattering fancy variety triggered by spring temperature change, with upturn
- Telescope Goldfish (Carassius auratus) Breeding GuideHow to breed the Telescope, a protruding-eyed fancy Carassius auratus: sexing, spring trigger, adhesive eggs and fry selection.
- Fantail Goldfish (Carassius auratus) Breeding GuideHow to breed the Fantail, a twin-tailed fancy Carassius auratus: sexing by tubercles, spring trigger, adhesive eggs and fry selection.
- Comet Goldfish (Carassius auratus) Breeding GuideHow to breed the Comet, a single-tail Carassius auratus variety: spring temperature trigger, adhesive eggs, 48-72h hatch and fry care.
- Beavan's Stone Loach (Schistura beavani) Breeding GuideBreeding overview for Schistura beavani, a South Asian Nemacheilidae stone loach; aquarium spawning unrecorded, honest genus-level notes.
- Banded Stone Loach (Schistura balteata) Breeding GuideBreeding overview for Schistura balteata, a banded Nemacheilidae stone loach; aquarium spawning is unreported. Sexing and habitat covered.
- Spotted Stone Loach (Schistura notostigma) Breeding GuideBreeding overview for Schistura notostigma, a Sri Lankan Nemacheilidae stone loach; aquarium spawning unrecorded, honest genus notes.
- Mahnert's Stone Loach (Schistura mahnerti) Breeding GuideBreeding overview for Schistura mahnerti, a Nemacheilidae stone loach; aquarium spawning is unrecorded, with honest genus-level notes.
- Leveretti Beaufortia (Beaufortia leveretti) Breeding GuideBreeding overview for Beaufortia leveretti, a Chinese hillstream loach with no recorded aquarium spawning; honest genus-level notes.
- Hong Kong Pleco (Beaufortia kweichowensis) Breeding GuideBreeding overview for Beaufortia kweichowensis, a hillstream loach not yet bred in aquaria; sexing and habitat covered honestly.
- Tiger Hillstream Loach (Sewellia pterolineata) Breeding GuideGenus-level breeding guide for Sewellia pterolineata, a striped hillstream loach, based on documented Sewellia spawning and sexing.
- White-cheek Hillstream Loach (Sewellia albisuera) Breeding GuideGenus-level breeding guide for Sewellia albisuera, a hillstream loach, based on documented Sewellia spawning behaviour and sexing.
- Hasselt's Loach (Lepidocephalichthys hasselti) Breeding GuideBreeding overview for Lepidocephalichthys hasselti, a Cobitidae loach not yet bred in the home aquarium; sexing and conditions covered.
- Guntea Loach (Lepidocephalichthys guntea) Breeding GuideLepidocephalichthys guntea is a presumed seasonal spawner not bred in captivity; males show a lamina circularis on enlarged pectoral fins.
- Myers's Kuhli (Pangio myersi) Breeding GuideReproduction of Pangio myersi is unrecorded in captivity; sexing relies on the male's thickened pectoral-fin ray and the fuller female body.
- Eel Kuhli Loach (Pangio anguillaris) Breeding GuidePangio anguillaris has not been bred in captivity; in the wild it spawns in shallow vegetated water, with clear male pectoral-fin dimorphism
- Semi-banded Kuhli Loach (Pangio semicincta) Breeding GuidePangio semicincta is rarely and poorly documented in captivity; a few anecdotal spawns exist, with clear male pectoral-fin dimorphism.
- Burmese Border Loach (Botia histrionica) Breeding GuideBotia histrionica is not home-bred; like most botiids it is commercially hormone-induced, with hybrids appearing in the trade.
- Polka Dot Loach (Botia kubotai) Breeding GuideBotia kubotai is virtually never home-bred; trade fish are hormone-farmed, with only a single accidental community-tank fry recorded.
- Silver Loach (Yasuhikotakia lecontei) Breeding GuideYasuhikotakia lecontei has no documented captive breeding; it is a seasonal Mekong migratory spawner not currently hormone-farmed.
- Redtail Botia (Yasuhikotakia modesta) Breeding GuideYasuhikotakia modesta is not bred by private aquarists; it is a seasonal migratory spawner and trade fish are hormone-farmed.
- Vietnamese White Cloud (Tanichthys micagemmae) Breeding GuideTanichthys micagemmae is an easy cool-water egg-scatterer that spawns in pairs along plants and ignores its eggs in a well-planted tank.
- Long-fin White Cloud Breeding GuideThe Long-fin White Cloud is a selectively bred extended-fin form of Tanichthys albonubes that spawns as an easy cool-water egg-scatterer.
- Gold White Cloud Mountain Minnow Breeding GuideThe Gold White Cloud is a selectively bred colour form of Tanichthys albonubes; it spawns as an easy cool-water egg-scatterer that ignores i
- Siamese Algae Eater (Crossocheilus siamensis) Breeding GuideThe true Siamese algae eater is not bred in home aquaria; trade fish are hormone-induced on farms or wild migratory spawners.
- Olive Barb (Sarana) Breeding GuideBreeding biology of Systomus sarana, a large South Asian barb that spawns in running waters; aquarium-specific protocols are largely undocum
- Johor Barb Breeding GuideBreeding Desmopuntius johorensis, a slim striped soft-water barb that is an egg-scattering free spawner with no parental care.
- Six-banded Barb Breeding GuideBreeding Desmopuntius hexazona, a soft-water egg-scattering barb spawned in dim, acidic conditions with no parental care.
- Eugrammus Barb Breeding GuideBreeding the striped Eugrammus barb (Barbodes eugrammus), an egg-scattering cyprinid whose spawning follows the typical striped-barb pattern
- T-Barb Breeding GuideBreeding Barbodes lateristriga, a large egg-scattering barb in which males develop head tubercles and an enlarged head profile.
- Clown Barb Breeding GuideBreeding Barbodes everetti, a large Bornean egg-scattering barb in which males develop spawning tubercles and parents eat the eggs.
- Long-fin Cherry Barb Breeding GuideBreeding the long-fin cherry barb, a selectively bred fin variant of Puntius titteya that spawns like the wild cherry barb.
- GloFish Tiger Barb Breeding GuideBreeding biology of the GloFish tiger barb, a transgenic fluorescent Puntigrus tetrazona whose reproduction is restricted by trademark and l
- Green Tiger Barb Breeding GuideBreeding the green tiger barb, a selectively bred colour morph of Puntigrus tetrazona with wild-type egg-scattering reproduction.
- Albino Tiger Barb Breeding GuideBreeding the albino tiger barb, a selectively bred colour form of Puntigrus tetrazona that spawns exactly like the wild fish.
- Phutunio Dwarf Barb Breeding GuideBreeding Pethia phutunio, a tiny egg-scattering barb whose spawning is largely undocumented but follows the typical Pethia pattern.
- Stoliczka's Barb Breeding GuideHow to breed Pethia stoliczkana: an egg-scattering barb spawned over mesh or fine plants with no parental care.
- Red-stripe Barb (Pethia erythromycter) Breeding GuideBreeding Pethia erythromycter: sexing by the male's red mouth and spawning blue, conditioning, an egg-trap spawning tank, and rearing fry af
- Golden Dwarf Barb (Pethia gelius) Breeding GuideBreeding Pethia gelius: sexing gravid females, conditioning, a dimly lit egg-trap spawning tank, and rearing tiny fry that free-swim after a
- Ticto Barb (Pethia ticto) Breeding GuideBreeding Pethia ticto: sexing by fin colour, conditioning, a dimly lit egg-trap spawning tank, and rearing fry that free-swim a day after a
- Black Ruby Barb (Pethia nigrofasciata) Breeding GuideBreeding Pethia nigrofasciata: sexing by the male's spawning colour, conditioning, an egg-trap spawning tank, and rearing the 100+ eggs that
- Long-fin Rosy Barb (Pethia conchonius) Breeding GuideBreeding the long-fin Rosy Barb (Pethia conchonius): sexing by colour and tubercles, conditioning, an egg-trap spawning tank, and rearing fr
- Shan State Devario (Devario shanensis) Breeding GuideBreeding Devario shanensis: sexing, conditioning, a dimly lit egg-trap spawning tank, warm slightly acidic water, and raising fry after a 24
- Acrostomus Devario (Devario acrostomus) Breeding GuideBreeding Devario acrostomus follows the Devario egg-scattering pattern: sexing, conditioning and an egg-trap spawning tank. Species-specific
- Sind Danio (Devario spinosus) Breeding GuideBreeding Devario spinosus follows the Devario egg-scattering pattern: sexing, conditioning, a dimly lit egg-trap spawning tank and rearing f
- Bengal Danio (Devario devario) Breeding GuideBreeding Devario devario: sexing, conditioning, a dimly lit mesh-bottom spawning tank, warm slightly acidic water, and rearing fry after a 2