Aquarium Care Guides
2820 articles- Emerald Betta Breeding GuideBreeding Betta smaragdina, a wild bubble-nester from Thailand and Laos: sexing, the osphronemid spawning embrace, the male's sole nest care,
- Mahachai Betta Breeding GuideBreeding Betta mahachaiensis, a brackish-tolerant bubble-nester: sexing, the spawning embrace, the male's sole nest care, and raising labyri
- Dwarf Spotted Danio Breeding GuideBreeding Danio nigrofasciatus: sexing, a cool-water-change trigger, an egg-scattering spawn over mesh or moss, and rearing the small clutch
- Daisy's Blue Ricefish Breeding GuideBreeding Oryzias woworae: sexing, daily egg batches the female carries from her vent then deposits among plants, temperature-dependent incub
- Hummingbird Tetra Breeding GuideBreeding Trochilocharax ornatus: sexing by extended fins and genital papillae, internal fertilisation, very soft acidic blackwater, and inci
- Ruby Tetra Breeding GuideBreeding Axelrodia riesei: sexing, soft acidic water requirements, an egg-scattering spawn on fine-leaved plants, and rearing fry on microor
- Emerald Dwarf Rasbora Breeding GuideHow to breed Microdevario erythromicron: sexing, conditioning, a small spawning container, egg care after the parents are removed, and raisi
- Pygmy Spotted Rasbora (Boraras maculatus) Breeding GuideHow to breed the Pygmy Spotted Rasbora (Boraras maculatus): a continuous egg-scatterer with no parental care, laying small egg batches daily
- Phoenix Rasbora (Boraras merah) Breeding GuideHow to breed the Phoenix Rasbora (Boraras merah): a continuous egg-scatterer with no parental care that spawns into java moss in soft, acidi
- Exclamation Point Rasbora (Boraras urophthalmoides) Breeding GuideHow to breed the Exclamation Point Rasbora (Boraras urophthalmoides): a continuous egg-scatterer that spawns into moss with no parental care
- Sailfin Pleco (Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps) Breeding GuideWhy the Sailfin Pleco (Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps) is not home-bred: it digs metre-long burrows to spawn and is produced commercially in tro
- Butterfly Pleco (Dekeyseria brachyura) Breeding GuideHow to breed the Butterfly Pleco (Dekeyseria brachyura L168): a cave-spawner where the male tends and fans the eggs, triggered by large cool
- Flash Pleco (Panaqolus albivermis) Breeding GuideHow to breed the Flash Pleco (Panaqolus albivermis L204): a cave-spawner where the male blocks the female in the cave, then guards the eggs
- Leopard Frog Pleco (Peckoltia compta) Breeding GuideHow to breed the Leopard Frog Pleco (Peckoltia compta L134): a cave-spawner in which the male guards a clutch of 10-50 large eggs that hatch
- Gold Nugget Pleco (Baryancistrus xanthellus) Breeding GuideWhy the Gold Nugget Pleco (Baryancistrus xanthellus L018) is rarely bred: only the possibly conspecific L081 has spawned, once, and success
- Harlequin Shark (Labeo cyclorhynchus) Breeding GuideWhy the Harlequin Shark (Labeo cyclorhynchus) is not bred in home aquaria: pronounced intraspecific aggression, a solitary lifestyle and dif
- Vampire Pleco (Leporacanthicus galaxias) Breeding GuideWhat is known about breeding the Vampire Pleco (Leporacanthicus galaxias L029): it has spawned in the hobby but with no detailed reports, an
- Spotted Climbing Perch (Ctenopoma acutirostre) Breeding GuideBreeding the Spotted Climbing Perch (Ctenopoma acutirostre), an egg-scattering anabantoid whose buoyant eggs float into surface plants and w
- Medaka Ricefish (Oryzias latipes) Breeding GuideHow to breed the Medaka Ricefish (Oryzias latipes): sexing by fin shape, conditioning, the egg cluster the female carries before attaching i
- Brazos Dwarf Crayfish Breeding GuideHow to breed Cambarellus texanus, a tiny Texas dwarf crayfish in which the berried female carries eggs under her abdomen and releases fully
- Zebra Crayfish Breeding GuideHow to breed Cherax peknyi, a New Guinea crayfish whose female carries the eggs on her tail and produces fully formed young after several we
- Lyretail Killifish Breeding GuideHow to breed Aphyosemion australe, a non-annual West African killifish that deposits about 10-20 eggs daily in mops or peat; eggs hatch in r
- Horseface Loach Breeding GuideWhy the horseface loach (Acantopsis) is not bred in aquaria: its reproduction is unrecorded, it is a riverine migratory spawner, and trade s
- Skunk Loach Breeding GuideWhy Yasuhikotakia morleti is not bred at home: it is a seasonal migratory spawner farmed only through hormone induction, with no reports of
- Bengal Loach Breeding GuideWhy Botia dario is not bred in home aquaria: like most botiid loaches it is produced commercially only through hormone induction, not natura
- Endler's Guppy Hybrid Breeding GuideHow to breed the Endler-guppy hybrid (Poecilia reticulata x wingei), a fertile livebearer; females drop live fry after a roughly 20-60 day g
- Blue Zaire Frontosa Breeding GuideHow to breed Cyphotilapia gibberosa, a deepwater Tanganyikan maternal mouthbrooder; females hold 10-50 eggs for 35-50+ days before releasing
- Green Neon Rasbora Breeding GuideHow to breed Microdevario kubotai, a tiny egg-scattering nano cyprinid that provides no parental care, so adults must be removed; eggs hatch
- Peaceful Betta Breeding GuideHow to breed Betta imbellis, a bubble-nesting wild betta far calmer than Betta splendens, in which the male alone tends the nest; eggs hatch
- Indian Glassfish Breeding GuideHow to breed Parambassis ranga, an egg-scattering glassfish whose eggs hatch in about 24 hours; fry are demanding because they wait for drif
- Croaking Gourami Breeding GuideHow to breed Trichopsis vittata, a bubble-nesting labyrinth fish whose males build surface nests and the female emits purring sounds during
- Breeding the Olive Nerite SnailNerite snails like the olive nerite lay white sesame-seed egg capsules in freshwater, but the larvae need brackish or saltwater to hatch, so
- Breeding the Blue Mystery SnailPomacea bridgesii has separate sexes and lays pink calcareous egg clutches above the waterline; an air gap is essential because the eggs are
- Breeding the Bladder SnailPhysella acuta is a simultaneous hermaphrodite that can self-fertilize and lays 50-100 eggs per week in gelatinous sacs, making it extremely
- Breeding the Black Devil SnailFaunus ater is a brackish-water snail that does not establish breeding populations in freshwater; it lays eggs and probably has free-swimmin
- Breeding the Pagoda SnailBrotia pagodula belongs to a genus that is gonochoristic and viviparous, retaining young in a brood pouch and giving live birth; detailed aq
- Breeding Golden Back Yellow ShrimpGolden Back is a yellow Neocaridina davidi morph that breeds readily in freshwater; females carry 20-30 eggs and hatch miniature adults with
- Breeding Carbon Rili ShrimpCarbon Rili is a two-tone Neocaridina davidi morph that breeds readily in freshwater; females carry 20-30 eggs and hatch miniature adults, w
- Breeding Chocolate ShrimpChocolate shrimp is a dark-brown Neocaridina davidi morph that breeds easily in freshwater; females carry 20-30 eggs and hatch miniature adu
- Breeding Bloody Mary ShrimpBloody Mary is a deep-red Neocaridina davidi morph that breeds easily in freshwater; females carry 20-30 eggs on their swimmerets and hatch
- Breeding Black Rose ShrimpBlack Rose is a Neocaridina davidi morph that breeds readily in freshwater; females carry 20-30 eggs on their swimmerets and hatch miniature
- Breeding the Splash TetraCopella arnoldi spawns on surfaces above the waterline; the male splashes water onto the eggs for 36-72 hours until they hatch and drop into
- Breeding the Striped Raphael CatfishPlatydoras armatulus is not bred in home aquaria; there are no hobby breeding reports, and sexing is undocumented. This guide explains why.
- Whiptail Catfish (Rineloricaria lanceolata) Breeding GuideBreeding the Whiptail Catfish (Rineloricaria lanceolata): sexing by head and pectoral odontodes, tube/cave spawning, male egg-guarding and f
- Twig Catfish (Farlowella acus) Breeding GuideBreeding the Twig Catfish (Farlowella acus): sexing by snout odontodes, eggs laid on a vertical surface, male egg-guarding and fanning, and
- Gold Laser Corydoras (Corydoras melanotaenia) Breeding GuideBreeding Corydoras melanotaenia (gold/green laser cory): sexing by body shape, T-position spawning, a cool water-change trigger, eggs on gla
- Dwarf Corydoras (Corydoras hastatus) Breeding GuideBreeding the tiny Corydoras hastatus: sexing by body shape, a cool soft-water trigger, single-egg T-position spawning over several days, and
- Adolfoi Corydoras (Corydoras adolfoi) Breeding GuideBreeding the demanding Corydoras adolfoi: sexing by body shape, a cool soft-water change trigger, eggs deposited on glass, and careful fry r
- Princess of Burundi (Neolamprologus brichardi) Breeding GuideBreeding the Princess of Burundi (Neolamprologus brichardi), a Lake Tanganyika cave spawner famous for cooperative colonies where older offs
- Masked Julie (Julidochromis transcriptus) Breeding GuideBreeding the Masked Julie (Julidochromis transcriptus), a Lake Tanganyika cave-spawning julie: pair bonding, biparental egg care and prolong