Aquarium Care Guides
2881 articles- 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
- Electric Blue Cichlid (Sciaenochromis fryeri) Breeding GuideBreeding the Electric Blue Hap (Sciaenochromis fryeri) from Lake Malawi: a maternal mouthbrooder bred in a harem that holds 50-70 eggs for a
- Venustus Cichlid (Nimbochromis venustus) Breeding GuideBreeding the Venustus or Giraffe Cichlid (Nimbochromis venustus), a large polygamous maternal mouthbrooder from Lake Malawi that holds large
- Rusty Cichlid (Iodotropheus sprengerae) Breeding GuideBreeding the Rusty Cichlid (Iodotropheus sprengerae), one of the easiest mbuna: a polygamous maternal mouthbrooder that matures early and ho
- Demasoni Cichlid (Chindongo demasoni) Breeding GuideBreeding the dwarf mbuna Chindongo (Pseudotropheus) demasoni: a hard-to-sex, very aggressive maternal mouthbrooder that needs a harem and la
- Sunshine Peacock (Aulonocara baenschi) Breeding GuideHow to breed the Sunshine Peacock (Aulonocara baenschi), a maternal mouthbrooder from Lake Malawi: sexing, harem setup, spawning and roughly
- Red Empress Cichlid Breeding GuideBreeding the red empress cichlid (Protomelas taeniolatus): a maternal mouthbrooder; harem setup, spawning on rock or substrate, a 3-week hol
- Blue Dolphin Cichlid Breeding GuideBreeding the blue dolphin cichlid (Cyrtocara moorii): a polygamous maternal mouthbrooder; harem setup, sand spawning, a 3-week holding perio
- Red-bellied Piranha Breeding GuideBreeding the red-bellied piranha (Pygocentrus nattereri): pairs form in a group, eggs are laid in a substrate pit on vegetation and guarded
- Silver Dollar Breeding GuideBreeding the silver dollar (Metynnis argenteus): a prolific group-spawning egg scatterer; sexing, the shimmying courtship, scattered eggs ov
- Three-lined Pencilfish Breeding GuideBreeding the three-lined pencilfish (Nannostomus trifasciatus): sexing, an egg-scattering free spawner over fine plants or mesh in soft wate
- Dwarf Pencilfish Breeding GuideBreeding the dwarf pencilfish (Nannostomus marginatus): sexing, the side-by-side egg-scattering courtship over fine plants, removing adults,
- Coral Red Pencilfish Breeding GuideBreeding the coral red pencilfish (Nannostomus mortenthaleri): sexing by the male's red colour, spawning over fine plants or mops in soft ac
- Golden Pencilfish Breeding GuideBreeding the golden pencilfish (Nannostomus beckfordi): sexing by colour and anal fin, an egg-scattering free spawner, spawning over fine pl
- Pygmy Hatchetfish Breeding GuideBreeding the pygmy hatchetfish (Carnegiella myersi): the smallest, most delicate hatchetfish, with no recorded captive spawning; covers the
- Common Hatchetfish Breeding GuideBreeding the common hatchetfish (Gasteropelecus sternicla): aquarium spawning is essentially unrecorded; this guide covers the limited sexin
- Marbled Hatchetfish Breeding GuideBreeding the marbled hatchetfish (Carnegiella strigata): a rarely bred blackwater egg-scatterer, with what is known of sexing, wild spawning
- Red-eye Puffer Breeding GuideBreeding the red-eye puffer (Carinotetraodon irrubesco): sexing by the male's red ventral stripe, spawning among plants, removing egg-eating
- Opaline Gourami Breeding GuideHow to breed Trichopodus trichopterus: sexing by dorsal fin, bubble-nest building, the anabantoid embrace, hundreds of floating eggs and mal
- Glowlight Rasbora Breeding GuideHow to breed Trigonostigma hengeli: conditioning, very soft acidic water, eggs deposited on the underside of broad leaves, and 24-48 hour ha
- Scissortail Rasbora Breeding GuideHow to breed Rasbora trilineata: conditioning, a dim mesh-bottom spawning tank, egg-scattering, a gradual cool-water trigger and an 18-48 ho
- American Flagfish Breeding GuideHow to breed Jordanella floridae: sexing, a warm planted tank, continuous fractional spawning onto algae, eggs attached by filaments, and 7-
- African Dwarf Frog Breeding GuideHow to breed Hymenochirus boettgeri: male humming, amplexus, floating surface eggs, removing eggs from cannibal parents, and raising carnivo
- Axolotl Breeding GuideHow to breed Ambystoma mexicanum: sexing, photoperiod and cooling triggers, spermatophore transfer, eggs laid on plants, 2-3 week hatch and
- Bloodfin Tetra Breeding GuideHow to breed Aphyocharax anisitsi: conditioning, a planted spawning tank, non-adhesive scattered eggs, a fast 24-hour hatch and a large fry
- Black Phantom Tetra Breeding GuideHow to breed Hyphessobrycon megalopterus: sexing by fin colour, male fin-display sparring, a dim acidic spawning tank, egg-scattering, and r
- Rosy Tetra Breeding GuideHow to breed Hyphessobrycon rosaceus: soft acidic spawning water, a dim mesh-bottom tank, egg-scattering, 24-36 hour hatch and infusoria-fed
- Banded Rainbowfish Breeding GuideHow to breed Melanotaenia trifasciata: conditioning, warm alkaline spawning water, daily egg-laying on mops, 7-12 day hatch and surface fry
- Lake Kutubu Rainbowfish Breeding GuideHow to breed Melanotaenia lacustris: conditioning, alkaline spawning water, daily egg-laying on mops, 7-12 day hatch and surface-feeding fry
- Australian Rainbowfish Breeding GuideHow to breed the Australian rainbowfish (Melanotaenia fluviatilis): sexing, spawning over plants or mops across days, and raising surface-fe
- Green Phantom Pleco (L200) Breeding GuideWhat is known about breeding the green phantom pleco (Hemiancistrus subviridis, L200): a rare cave-spawner with male egg-guarding and demand
- Emerald Corydoras Breeding GuideHow to breed the emerald corydoras (Brochis / Corydoras splendens): sexing, conditioning a group, bottom-sitting spawning, and rearing the f
- Three-stripe Corydoras Breeding GuideHow to breed three-stripe corydoras (Corydoras trilineatus): sexing, a cool-water-change trigger, the T-position spawn, and fry care.
- Albino Corydoras Breeding GuideHow to breed albino corydoras (the albino form of Corydoras aeneus): sexing, a cool-water-change trigger, the T-position spawn, and fry care
- Peppered Corydoras Breeding GuideHow to breed peppered corydoras (Corydoras paleatus): sexing, a cool-water-change trigger, the T-position spawn, and rearing the fry.
- Checkerboard Cichlid Breeding GuideHow to breed the checkerboard cichlid (Dicrossus filamentosus): sexing, very soft acidic blackwater, substrate spawning, and female-only fry
- Festivum Cichlid Breeding GuideHow to breed the festivum cichlid (Mesonauta festivus): sexing, open spawning on a flat surface, biparental care, and growing on the fry.
- Neolamprologus multifasciatus Breeding GuideHow to breed the shell-dwelling Neolamprologus multifasciatus: a colony with snail shells, harem structure, in-shell spawning, and fry care.
- Altolamprologus calvus Breeding GuideHow to breed Altolamprologus calvus: sexing, a cave-and-shell setup, the female's narrow spawning cave, egg timing, and fry care.
- Julidochromis marlieri Breeding GuideHow to breed Julidochromis marlieri: forming a bonded pair, a rocky cave setup, biparental defence of the eggs, and growing on the fry.