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A golden body colour is a feature of the albino strain, making a nice contrast to the dark banded wild form. Tiger Barbs are best kept in a school of 6 or more. Do not keep with fish with long flowing fins such as Angels or Guppies, as the barbs may nip their fins. Grows to about 6-7cm.
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A very popular and hardy catfish for the community aquarium. Albino strains of both the Bronze Catfish and Pepper Corydoras have been developed in the aquarium hobby. Grows to about 6-7cm.
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Oscars have an aggressive nature, but given plenty of room and some rocks or driftwood for other fish to hide amongst, they will happily share a tank with American cichlids of similar size. Heavy feeders, Oscars prefer bulky foods such as pellets or live fish and usually grow to 20-30cm. Originally native to South America, a number of different aquarium strains exist, including the Albino Red.
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Angels are one of the best known images of a tropical aquarium with their long trailing fins and graceful manner. They are excellent aquarium fish and the huge array of selectively bred colour forms existing today is a testament to their popularity.
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Attractive native “oddball”, famous for it’s ability to shoot droplets of water at insects. Hardy, prefers chunky foods. Small specimens appreciate some salt added to their water.
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The Axolotl (or "Walking Fish") are very popular pets for an unheated aquarium or large bowl. Easy to care for they're great for kids & an interesting alternative to Gold Fish.
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Barramundi prefer live food (feeder fish, earthworms or yabbies), but can easily be trained to accept pieces of meat or frozen prawns. When raised in aquaculture ponds, barramundi are trained to eat a dry diet of pellets.
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With a lovely jet-black colour, protruding eyes and a nice double tail, the Black Moor is one of the most popular of goldfish varieties. It is an ideal fish for the unheated aquariums or bowl and makes a nice contrast to brightly coloured fish such as Comets and Ryukins.
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This is one of the very popular tetras, hardy, peaceful and attractively patterned in black. An active fish that schools in open water, they are an ideal fish for community aquaria. Black Widows grow to about 5cm.
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The Balloon (short-bodied) Ram is an aquarium strain that has become quite popular with its rounded body and long flowing fins. Rams are very popular community fish, with their bright colours and peaceful disposition. They are best kept in a planted aquarium with species such as tetras and Angels. Balloon Rams grow to about 5cm, they have been developed in both blue and gold forms.
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This very peaceful dwarf cichlid is ideal for any planted community aquarium housing species such as tetras and gouramies. Native to Bolivia and Brazil, nowadays most stock in the aquarium trade is commercially farmed. Bolivian Butterflys grow to about 8cm, both sexes are very similar in appearance. Most standard aquarium foods are eaten, but they also appreciate regular feeds of live or frozen foods.
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Bristlenose are very popular algae eating catfish, hardy and undemanding, they adapt to most aquarium conditions. Mature males are easily identifiable by their distinctive bristles. They will spawn readily, the orange eggs are usually laid under a rock and guarded by the male until they emerge as a small replica of the adults. Grows to about 10-12cm.
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A very popular and undemanding catfish, constantly searching the substrate for food. Ideal for any community aquarium containing other peaceful species. Grows to about 7cm.
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Cardinals are native to the Amazon basin in South America and occur in two distinct populations. Firstly, the most prolific location is around Manaus in central Brazil, primarily in the Rio Negro and its tributaries. The second distinct population is in Columbia in the Rio Meta and its tributaries. Most supplies to our trade are from wild-caught fish and as such the supply is regulated by flooding and other natural phenomena. Cardinal tetras are a peaceful fish preferring soft & slightly acid water.
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Clown loach are native to creeks and streams in Borneo and Sumatra. Supplies to the trade are still harvested from the wild and as such supply can tend to be erratic at times. Clown loach grow to a massive 30cm and are truly magnificent aquarium fish at all sizes. They are also useful in helping to control unwanted snails in the aquarium.
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An ideal community fish, the Dwarf Gourami are extremely popular. The wild form has also been developed into a number of colourful variations, adding to the appeal of this lovely fish. Native to northern India, grows up to about 8cm.
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Electric Blue is an apt name for this very popular Cichlid. Males are a vivid blue, rivaling any marine fish. In the wild its diet is small fishes, but in captivity it will eat any good quality aquarium food. An undemanding and easy to keep species, grows to 13-15cm, sometimes larger.
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Temp: 24-28°C pH: 7.7-8.6 Salt: 200-400ppm (11°-22°gh) Max Size: up to 20cm Temperament : peaceful
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Comets, Shubunkins and Fans (Fantails) are some of the most popular of goldfish varieties, all very hardy and ideally suited to being kept indoors and outdoors throughout Australia.
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Temp: 24-26°C pH: 7.5-8.5 Salt: 100 to 400ppm Max Size: up to 17cm Temperament : timid, continuous eater
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Black Ghost Knife Fish are one of the most interesting freshwater aquarium fish with their unique behaviour and swimming pattern. Quite suitable for community aquaria, they prefer having several cave-like hiding places. Water conditions are not critical; a pH about neutral and moderate hardness is fine. Will eat most foods, but they relish live blackworms.
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Glass catfish prefer to eat aquatic crustaceans and worms; this diet can be replicated with live blackworms and frozen bloodworms in captivity although dry food will be accepted when the fish are acclimatised. Glass Catfish should be kept and displayed in schools.
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The Balloon (short-bodied) Ram is an aquarium strain that has become quite popular with its rounded body and long flowing fins. Rams are very popular community fish, with their bright colours and peaceful disposition. They are best kept in a planted aquarium with species such as tetras and Angels. Balloon Rams grow to about 5cm, they have been developed in both blue and gold forms.
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The Gold Gourami is a very nice golden-yellow aquarium strain of the Three Spot Gourami. One of the hardiest of the gouramis, it is not fussy about water conditions or diet, even tolerating slightly cooler temperatures (18-20 C). It is very easy to care for and is a popular seller. Both sexes are very similar in appearance; mature males have longer more pointed dorsal fins. Maximum size is 10-12cm.
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A popular selectively bred strain, predominantly dark green in colour. Tiger Barbs are best kept in a school of 6 or more. Do not keep with fish with long flowing fins such as Angels or Guppies, as the barbs may nip their fins. Grows to about 6-7cm.
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Guppies are a small livebearing fish, immensely popular as tropical aquarium fish - particularly for community aquaria and for beginners. They are colourful, peaceful, easy to care for and probably the easiest of all aquarium fish to breed.
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Also known as the Leopard Catfish, the Corydoras Julii is native to Peru, Brazil and Ecuador. They grow to a maximum size of about 6 cm and behave similarly to the more familiar Bronze, Albino and Pepper corydoras. Stock supplied to Australia is both bred in captivity and wild caught.
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Lemon Tetras are one of the many small peaceful tetras, ideal for the community aquarium. They like plenty of open swimming space with some plant thickets for security. Feeding colour-enchancing foods rich in natural carotenoids will help promote their body colour, it can be yellow to almost orange in optimum conditions. These fish grow to 4-4.5cm.
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A very popular Malawi Cichlid, the Lombardoi are bright blue with dark banding from a very young age. Adult females keep the same appearance, whereas the males gradually transform into a glowing golden-yellow. Lombardoi are very active and can be territorial, so provide a few hiding places.
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Mollies are a very popular group of livebearing aquarium fish, very active, peaceful, easy to care for and easy to breed. Mainly vegetarian, Mollies have very healthy appetites and should be fed at least 2-3 times per day. They will eat most standard fish foods, but have a preference for vegetable based foods, they also enjoy grazing on any green algae growing in their aquarium.
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Neon Tetras are easily the most popular of all tropical fish with their amazing colour and peaceful schooling nature. They prefer soft slightly acidic water, and water temperatures about 20-24 C, but can tolerate other conditions as long as extremes are avoided. They look great at any time, but particularly when kept in planted aquaria in large schools. Do not keep them with large fish, as Neons only grow to about 3.5cm to 4cm.
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The Opaline Gourami is a very nice aquarium strain of the Three Spot Gourami, with variable light and dark blue marbling. One of the hardiest of the gouramies, they are not fussy about water conditions or diet, even tolerating slightly cooler temperatures (18-20 C).
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Cory is a very popular and hardy catfish, ideal for community aquaria. Males have slightly longer dorsal and pectoral fins. Grows to about 6-7cm.
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Peacocks are relatively peaceful fish that can be kept either on their own, or in a community of similar sized Malawi Cichlids. In their natural habitat, most Peacocks are smaller than 10cm (a few types may reach 13cm). Captive fish, fed a good diet in aquaria, generally exceed these sizes. Some males may grow to 15cm or more (females remain smaller).
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The Pearl Scale is a very attractive and popular fantail-type goldfish. Their scales are convex, creating a very appealing dimpled effect. They have quite rounded bodies, with some specimens looking more like a ping-pong ball with fins!
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