Tag Archive: catfish

Aug 30

UNIQUE Aquarium Fish!

Today, I wanted to talk about a few unique or different looking types of fish that you can keep in your aquarium. Let’s make a list of some weird fish, feel free to add a comment with a unique fish that you have seen in the aquarium hobby! 1. Ranchu Goldfish – Oh man this …

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Aug 04

Sagittaria subulata

Sagittaria subulata is a tropical aquarium plant that is very popular in the aquarium trade as it remains relitively low to the substrate and can be grown into a very thick carpet if the right conditions are provided. Sagittaria subulata is commonly named ‘dwarf sagittaria’ or ‘dwarf sag’ due to it’s small size. Dwarf sag …

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Jul 18

The Turquoise Danio

The Turquoise Danio is a peaceful freshwater fish that comes from Asia. They are also know as the Blue Danio and Pearl Danio. They are very active schooling fish that are perfect for beginner hobbyists to add to their community aquariums. Keep the Turquoise Danio in a well planted aquarium with swimming space as well. …

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Jun 26

Whiptail Catfish!

The Whiptail Cat is a freshwater catfish from lakes and rivers of South America. They have a very long, slender body and reach a length of 7 inches. They have a sucker mouth and spend most of their day grazing on algae. They make great additions to peaceful community aquariums. When setting up an aquarium …

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Jun 21

The Bandit Cory Catfish!

The Bandit Cory is a freshwater catfish variety of the Corydoras species. In the wild, they come from the rivers in Columbia. In the aquarium, they prefer a well planted tank with lots of hiding places. Make sure to keep them in at least a 10 gallon fish tank. Bandit Cory Catfish have pretty much …

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Jun 20

ZEBRA Pleco

The Zebra Pleco catfish is a freshwater tropical fish that presents very unique colors. They have bold black stripes running across a white body with a black stripe running over the body from one pectoral fin to the other. Unfortunately, the Zebra Pleco becomes too large for most home aquariums. They have a sucker mouth …

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Jun 19

The OTO Catfish!

The Otocinclus, or Oto Cat, is a freshwater catfish that comes from South America. They are very peaceful fish and make great additions to planted aquariums. They like to chill under and on plant leaves and the walls of your fish tank. Oto Catfish are a great cleanup crew and will have your tank looking …

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May 26

Red Belly PIRANHA Care!

Red Belly Piranhas (Pygocentrus nattereri) Piranhas: The legend, myth, and PIRANHA CARE. Here you will find some information on Piranha Care. You should read many sources on Piranha Care before buying your Piranhas. Below I have a few bullets points to help you get started with your Piranha Care! I have owned Red-Belly Piranhas and …

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May 19

Striped Raphael Catfish Care!

The Striped Raphael Catfish is a freshwater medium to large sized catfish. They are peaceful, active, and nocturnal, which means they mainly come out at night. You can mix them with other peaceful fish, just make sure they are larger than the catfishes mouth. In the wild, they come from the Amazon River. It is …

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Apr 15

Upside Down Catfish!

It’s Freaky Fish Friday Week 4 and this weeks featured fish is the Upside-down Catfish! It’s not too freaky but very unique because of it’s upside down swimming posture. They are actually a very popular aquarium fish as well. You can find them at your local fish store, if not I’d ask them and I’m …

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