Quick “at a glance” care sheets for many of the most commonly kept aquarium fish.
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Common Name
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Scientific Name
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Xenopus laevis, etc.
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African Dwarf Frog
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Hymenochirus Sp.
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Amano Algae Eating Shrimp
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Caridina multidentata (Caridina japonica)
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Pomacea bridgesii
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Assassin Snails
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Anentome helena
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Bamboo Shrimp
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Atyopsis moluccensis ?
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Black Scorpion Lobster
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Cherax quadricarinatus
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Blue Crayfish
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Procambarus alleni
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Cherry Red Shrimp
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Neocaridina denticulata sinensis?
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Cherry Red Shrimp 2
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Neocaridina red?
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Crystal Red Shrimp
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Caridina sp. “Crystal Red”
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Fan Shrimp
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Atyopsis moluccensis ?
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Fiddler Crabs
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Uca various
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Florida Crayfish
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Procambarus alleni
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Freshwater Clams
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Corbicula fluminea?
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Ghost Shrimp
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Palaeomonetes species
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Viviparus malleattus
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Melanoides tuberculata
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Pomacea bridgesii
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nerite sp?
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Red Claw Crab
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Perisesarma bidens
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Red Ramshorn Snail
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Planorbis corneus/rubrum (various)
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Riverine Grass Shrimp
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Palaemonetes paludosus
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Asolene spixi
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Attya gabonese
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Wood Shrimp
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Atyopsis moluccensis ?
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Other Species
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| New World Cichlids | African Cichlids |
| Detailed Fish Profiles | Characins |
| Cyprinids | Anabantidae |
| Loaches | Livebearers |
| Miscellaneous species | Catfish |
| Rainbow fish | Saltwater Fish and Inverts |
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