Quick Stats Minimum Tank Size: 10 Gallons Care Level: Easy Water Conditions: 6.5-8 and Moderately Hard to Hard Temperature: 70-80F (21-27 C) Maximum Size: 3 inches (7.5cm) Butterfly Goodeids (Ameca Splendens), also known as Butterfly Splitfins are a bony fish that were once found throughout the Ameca River drainage, but are currently listed as extinct in the wild. … [Read more...] about Butterfly Splitfins (Ameca Splendens) – The Care, Feeding and Breeding of Butterfly Splitfins
Molly Fish – The Care, Feeding and Breeding of Mollies
Quick Stats Minimum Tank Size: 10 Gallon (Short-finned Molly), 20 Gallon (Sailfin Molly) Care Level: Easy Water Conditions: 6.5-8 and Moderately Hard to Very Hard (Short-finned Molly), 7.5-8.2 and Hard to Very Hard (Sailfin Molly) Temperature: 72-82 F (25-28 C) Maximum Size: 4 inches (10 cm) Short-finned Molly, 6 inches (15 cm) Sailfin Molly Mollies are one of … [Read more...] about Molly Fish – The Care, Feeding and Breeding of Mollies
Dwarf Puffer Fish – The Care, Feeding and Breeding of Dwarf Puffer Fish
Dwarf Puffer Stats Minimum Tank Size: 10 Gallons Care Level: Moderately Difficult Water Conditions: PH 6.8-7.5 and Soft to Fairly Hard Temperature: 72-79 F (22-26C) Maximum Size: 1 inch (2.5cm) The dwarf puffer, also known as the pea puffer (Carinotetraodon travancoricus), is the smallest of the pufferfish available in the aquarium trade and is native to the … [Read more...] about Dwarf Puffer Fish – The Care, Feeding and Breeding of Dwarf Puffer Fish
Neon Tetra Fish – The Care, Feeding and Breeding of Neon Tetras
Neon Tetra Stats Minimum Tank Size: 5 Gallons (10 Recommended) Care Level: Easy Water Conditions: PH 5.5-7.5 and Soft to Medium Temperature; 68-78F (20-25C) Maximum Size: 1.5 inches (4 centimeters) The neon tetra (Paracheirodon innesi) is one of the oldest tropical fish in the hobby, having first been collected and kept as far back as the 1930’s. Despite having been … [Read more...] about Neon Tetra Fish – The Care, Feeding and Breeding of Neon Tetras
Malaysian Trumpet Snails (MTS) in the Home Aquarium
Quick Stats Minimum Tank Size: 1 Gallon Care Level: Very Easy Water Conditions: PH 6.8-8 and Soft to Very Hard Temperature: 65-77 F (18-25C) The Malaysian trumpet snail (MTS) or red-rimmed melania (Melanoides Tuberculata) is often alternatively praised and cursed by freshwater aquarium enthusiasts. On the one hand, this small snail will devour algae, eat excess … [Read more...] about Malaysian Trumpet Snails (MTS) in the Home Aquarium