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Ancistrus sp. (3) - Bristlenose catfish
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Ancistrus sp. (3) - Bristlenose catfish
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Name:
Scientific name: Ancistrus sp. (3)
Common name: Bristlenose catfish
AKA: Ancistrus cf. cirrhosus/ Ancistrus cirrhosus/ BN/ Bushynose/ Bristlenose pleco/ Pristiancistrus cirrhosus/ Thysanocara cirrhosus/ Xenocara cirrhosus
Mistakenly labelled: Ancistrus dolichopterus/ A. hoplogenys/ A. temminckii
Country of origin: Ancistrus cirrhosus is from South America – Argentina Ancistrus spp. as marketed in th... -
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Corydoras habrosus - Salt and pepper cory
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Corydoras habrosus - Salt and pepper cory
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Name:
Scientific name: Corydoras habrosus
Common name: Salt and pepper cory
AKA: Cory habrosus/ Dainty cory
Country of origin: South America – Columbia, Venezuala
pH: 6.2 – 7.2
Temperature: 22 - 26c
Hardness: 2 – 12 dGH
Water flow: low - standard
Oxygenation: standard
Maximum size: 2.0 - 3.5 cm
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Heros efasciatus - Severum
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Heros efasciatus - Severum
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Name:
Scientific name: Heros efasciatus
Common name: Gold severum/ Green severum/ Severum
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Country of origin: South America
pH: 5.5 – 7.0
Temperature: 22 - 29c
Hardness: 1 – 8 dGH
Water flow: low - standard
Oxygenation: standard
Maximum size: 30 cm
Diet: Live foods, frozen, flake and pellets, with an emphasis on live and frozen foods.... -
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Pethia padamya - Odessa barb
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Pethia padamya - Odessa barb
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Name:
Scientific name: Pethia padamya
Common name: Odessa barb
AKA: Puntius padamya/ Ruby barb/ Scarlett barb
Country of origin: South-East Asia – Myanmar (formerly Burma)
pH: 6.5 – 8.5
Temperature: 16 - 25c
Hardness: 90 – 357 ppm
Water flow: standard - high
Oxygenation: standard
Maximum size: 4.5 cm
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Pelvicachromis pulcher - Kribensis
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Pelvicachromis pulcher - Kribensis
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Name:
Scientific name: Pelvicachromis pulcher
Common name: Kribensis
AKA: Common krib, King cichlid, Krib, Pelma, Pelmatochromis aureocephalus, Pelmatochromis camerunensis, Pelmatochromis kribensis, Pelmatochromis subocellatus var. kribensis, Pelmatochromis pulcher var. kribensis, Pelvicachromis kribensis, Pink krib, Purple cichlid, Rainbow krib, Rainbow Kribensis, Rainbow cichlid
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Pelvicachromis subocellatus - Eye spot kribensis
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Name:
Scientific name: Pelvicachromis subocellatus
Common name: Eye spot kribensis
AKA: Eye-spot cichlid
Country of origin: Africa – Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon. Possibly Nigeria.
pH: 5.5 – 7.5
Temperature: 22 - 26c
Hardness: 5 - 20 dGH
Water flow: low - standard
Oxygenation: standard
Maximum size: 8.0 cm
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Pelvicachromis Taeniatus - Striped kribensis
Pair - photo thanks to watfish
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Photo thanks to watfish – Pelvicachromis Taeniatus Dehane male
Name: Scientific name: Pelvicachromis Taeniatus Common name: Striped kribensis AKA: Bone Back/ Kribensis/ Nigerian Cichlid/ Pelmatochromis calliptera/ Pelmatochromis klugei/ Pelmatochromis kribensis/ Pelmatochromis kribensis klugei/ Pelmatochromis pulcher klugei/ Pelmatochromis taeniatus/ Pelmatochromis taeniatus klugei/... -
Apistogramma Sp. (Iniridae) - Iniridae
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Apistogramma Sp. (Iniridae) - Iniridae
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Name:
Scientific name: Apistogramma Sp. (Iniridae)
Common name:
AKA: A159/ A160/ Apistogramma iniridae/ Iniridae
Country of origin: South America - Colombia
pH: 4.5 – 6.0
Temperature: 23 - 31c (best around 26c)
Hardness: 5 - dGH
Water flow: low - standard
Oxygenation: standard
Maximum size: Male: 7.0 cm, Female: 5.0 cm
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Laetacara dorsigera - Redbreast Acara
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Laetacara dorsigera - Redbreast Acara
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Photo thanks to briztoon
Name:
Scientific name: Laetacara dorsigera
Common name: Redbreast Acara
AKA: Acara dorsigera/ Aequidens dorsiger/ Aequidens dorsigera/ Astronotus dorsigera / Parvacara dorsigera/ Smiling acara
Country of origin: South America – Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay.
pH: 5.0 – 7.5
Temperature: 20 - 28c
Hardness: 5 – 12 dGH
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