Housing Monsters, some thoughts on keeping these tank busters in your home aquarium
Whether you did this on purpose or by accident, you suddenly find yourself in possession of a fish with a the nick name "tank buster". Congratulations you own a monster. Is...
Step by step start up. Setting up your freshwater tropical fish tank
The Nitrogen Cycle Continued.Here are the actual cycling numbers of my current home aquarium. They are presented in a graph form so you can see the natural progression of the bacterial...
Herbert Axelrod’s Rainbowfish, Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi – Care & Stats
Detailed species profile
Family:
Melanotaeniidae
Species:
Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi
Common Name:
Axelrod's Rainbowfish, Yellow Rainbowfish, Lake Tebera Rainbowfish.
Size:
3½ in (9 cm)
Habitat:
S.E. ASIAN ISLANDS: Mainly from the Lake Tebera basin in the Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea.
Min Tank...
Kissing Gourami, Helostoma temminckii Profile – Care, Maintenance & Breeding
Helostoma temminckii
Overview:
One of the widely available aquarium fish, the kissing gourami has been around for many years. Although often sold as a community fish they can be quite aggressive and get...
Pearl Danio, Danio albolineatus Profile – Care, Maintenance & Breeding
This profile was written by Bunny an active contributor to the site.
Danio albolineatus
Overview:
An elegant, visually-stunning and easy to care for fish. The ideal community fish, schooling peacefully among small catfish, livebearers,...
Purple Passion Danio, Rose Danio, Danio roseus Profile – Care, Maintenance & Breeding
This profile was written by Bunny an active contributor to the site.
Danio roseus
Overview:
A tiny fish perfect for nano tanks. D. roseus males put on a show during spawning season, brightening up...
Glowlight danio, Danio choprae Profile – Care, Maintenance & Breeding
This profile was written by Bunny an active contributor to the site.
Danio choprae
Overview:
A tiny danio with an aurore of brilliant colors and almost psychedelic patterning! Ruby reds, mustard yellows, smoky blues...these...
Dwarf danio, Dwarf spotted danio, Danio nigrofasciatus Profile – Care, Maintenance & Breeding
This profile was written by Bunny an active contributor to the site.
Danio nigrofasciatus
Overview:
A truly beautiful fish with the benefits of multiple danios combined...stripes, spots and a fine net of dorsal scales...
Pearl Danio, Danio albolineatus Profile – Care, Maintenance & Breeding
This profile was written by Bunny an active contributor to the site.
Danio albolineatus
Overview:
An elegant, visually-stunning and easy to care for fish. The ideal community fish, schooling peacefully among small catfish, livebearers,...
Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi, the Axelrodi Rainbow, Axelrod’s Rainbow, Lake Tebera Rainbow Profile – Care, Maintenance...
This profile was written by GunMan an active contributor to the site.
Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi
Overview:
The Axelrodi Rainbow is a peaceful schooling fish who enjoys some sunlight!
Quick stats:
Listed tank sizes are the minimum
Size:
3½ in...
