Astronotus Ocellatus [Oscar Fish] [ASTRONOTINAE]

General Specifications

Latin Name: Astronotus Ocellatus.

Geographic Origin: Colombia, Venezuela, France Guyana, Peru, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina, has been very common in nature. It is collected from many river systems, Amazonas, Negro, solimãμes, Ucayali, Approuagu and Oyapock. Most often found in wooded areas of slow moving or still water in the shallows.

Nutrition Format: Carnivorous.

Behavior: Moderate aggressive.

Behavior to Their Type: Moderate aggressive.

Swimming Level: Bottom-middle-Surface.

Gender Discrimination: Gender discrimination is very difficult. However, referring to the distinction made in the reproductive period tube tubes releasing fish. The female reproductive wide and oval-tipped tube, boy 'is in the narrow and pointed. Men grow faster than females.

Reproduction

The surface like a flat rock, they spawn. Generating possible in large aquariums. Because male and female co-discrimination had taken a group of 8-10 have kept fish production can be separated.

Living Medium

Temperature: 22 ° C - 25 ° C

Maximum Sizes: 35 cm.

Minimum Aquarium Capacity: 300 liters (for one fish).

Water Hardness: 5-19 ° dH

pH: 6.0 - 8.0

General Comments:  Astronauts which have access to large size, are sleek, predatory fish. Especially young, they are very active. Another feature of the astronaut that they are very intelligent, accustomed to jump over the water can get your bait by hand. It is the biggest mistake that can be made for them to feed in small aquarium. They are dangerous against to the size of fish that they can swallow. There are several color variations. They grow at a rate of 2.5-3cm each month until reach the size 25 cm.

BETTA SPLENDENS [OSPHRONEMIDAE]

General Specifications

Latin Name: Betta Splendens.

Geographic Origin: Thailand.

Nutrition Format: Carnivorous.

Behavior: Moderate aggressive.

Behavior to Their Type: Over aggressive.

Swimming Level: Surface

Gender Discrimination: Males are more colorful and have longer fins.

Reproduction

Men make their nest on top of the water from the foam. While female spawn father would guard the eggs and carry them into this foam.

Living Medium

Temperature: 24 ° C - 30 ° C  

Maximum Sizes: 7 cm.

Minimum Aquarium Capacity: 30 liters.

Water Hardness: 5-19 ° dH

pH: 6.0 - 8.0

General Comments: Often sold in glass bell jar. This fish could not find the right place in terms of ethics of survival because of the way the commercial concerns. And also because of their behavior two men can not live in the same environment. They do not behave selective for nutrition.

AMPHIPRION MELANOPUS [CINNAMON CLOWNFISH]

General Specifications

Latin Name: Amphiprion melanopus

Geographic Origin: United States

Nutrition Format: Both carnivores and herbivores

Behavior: Semi-Aggressive

Behavior to Their Type: Semi-Aggressive

Living Medium

Light: Normal
Salinity: 1,020 to 1,025
Temperature: 22 ° C - 26 ° C

Maximum Sizes: 12 cm.
Minimum Aquarium Capacity: 100 liters

Reef Compatibility: Compatible

pH: 8.1 - 8.4

General Comments: This type of clown is easy to produce at home. Puppies should be put on a pair of the same aquarium. By the time pass one will be male and an other female. Then they shed their eggs on a flat surface. Depending on the temperature drop eggs in 6-11 days. Then fry should be fed with rotifer culture, whether in a separate aquarium.

Amphiprion Ocellaris [OCELLARIS CLOWNFISH]

General Specifications

Latin Name: Amphiprion Ocellaris

Geographic Origin: The Western Pacific. It is also called anemone fish.

Living Area: It makes some kind of hosting the anemones. Pacific Carpet Anemone would be preferred.

Nutrition Format: Accept dry feed. Live bait should not be neglected.

Behavior: Peaceful

Behavior to Their Type: Moderately aggressive

Gender Discrimination: They can change gender according to condition, one of the dominant male develope and return to female. 

Reproduction

They live as a colony with one active male, female and pasive males. Anemones play an important role in reproduction, but anemones is not necessarily they can also spawn elsewhere deem safe.

Living Medium

Light: Normal

Salinity: 1,023
Temperature: 25 ° C - 28 ° C

Maximum Sizes: 10 cm.

Reef Compatibility: Compatible

pH: 8.2 - 8.5

General Comments: These are very likeable and lively fish. They fold their reputation with the cartoon character Nemo fame. It is also suitable for a fish will start the new marine aquarium because it is durable. It adapts quickly to the aquarium.

Nimbochromis Venustus [MALAWI CICHLIDS]

General Specifications

Latin Name: Nimbochromis Venustus

Geographic Origin: Malawi Lake

Living Area: Deep sandy areas.

Nutrition Format: Carnivorous

Behavior: Aggressive

Behavior to Their Type: Aggressive

Swimming Level: Bottom

Gender Discrimination: Men are having more bright and vibrant colors also greater than females.

Reproduction

Females keep between 60 - 120 in their mount. If the condition is good they can be productive when they reach to 1,5 old. 

Living Medium

Temperature: 25 ° C - 26 ° C

Maximum Sizes: 25 cm.

Minimum Aquarium Capacity: 350 liters.

Water Hardness: 10-18 ° dH

pH: 7.2 - 8.8

General Comments: They are predator fish in their nature. They hunt other cichlids. It will be healty, feeding as a colony which consist of 6 - 8 member with in the 400 liters or more capacity aquarium.

Cyphotilapia Frontosa [TANGANYIKA CICHLIDS]

General Specifications

Latin Name: Cyphotilapia Frontosa

Geographic Origin: North of Tanganyika Lake

Living Area: Deep reef areas.

Nutrition Format: Omnivorous. Their diet consist of small fish, various invertebrates, phytoplankton and moss in nature. In the aquarium, quality dry feed and frozen baits should be given.

Behavior: Peaceful against the fish that can not swallow.

Behavior to Their Type: Moderate Aggressive

Swimming Level: Base

Gender Discrimination: Both male and female develops hump but it is more pronounced in men. Alpha is the largest fish in the men's group and a darker color.

Reproduction

Females 25-70 eggs will hatch in the mouth for 28 days. It is not difficult to produce. A man with 4-5 female is recommended. Double fish are separated from the group and prepare the area where they breed. Man keeps chasing other fish from the region. Frontosa they leave their eggs in a cavity or pots. When ovulation starts, the female lays eggs and then gets her mouth and eggs are fertilized by the male. Spawning repeated this process several times before completion. It is recommended that to seperate female fish to an other aquarium to increase the living chance after coupling. Frontosa puppies are quite large and comfortably accommodates live bait such as brine shrimp. It can also be supplied with small grain forage. Water quality is directly related with grow rate of offspring.

Living Medium

Temperature: 24 ° C - 26 ° C

Maximum Sizes: 35 cm.

Minimum Aquarium Capacity: 560 liters for a small group.

Water Hardness: 10-20 ° dH

pH: 8.5 - 9.1

General Comments: There are some differences between the gibberos and this type. This species was found in the northern part of the lake, gibberos is located in southern.  There are some differences in their size, scales and fins. There are fewer teeth on the upper jaw and the body heights are different. They are the fish that reach large sizes and used as food by people from the local area. They live in the deeper parts of the lake where aren't easily imitated in the aquarium. However, feeding will be quite easy if sufficient space provided. A group which consisting of 6 fish is recommended. 80-100 liters of water per a frontosa must be set. Men can beat the female, so it is useful to keep the maximum number of female. Generally peaceful to tank mates unless they are very small. With similar sized other Tanganyika cichlids or Synodontis catfish can be fed together. There are several varieties of frontosa, which vary depending on the region they are caught in Lake Tanganyika.

7 COMMON GOLDFISH MISCONCEPTION

7 Wrong Known About Goldfish

Goldfish are the popular pet fish species. But there are lots of wrong known / misconceptions about goldfish. Here 7 most common misconceptions.

1. They have three second memory.

Everybody thinks that fishes have very limited memory. And when we say that fish, everybody imagines a gold fish in a small fish glass. But it is not true. Goldfishes remember lots of things like feeding time, feeding person, other fishes and their living environment more than 3 months.

2. They can live just 1 or 2 years.

Every parents buy a goldfish for their child and one morning they faced with emerged goldfish. Because of that, everybody thinks that goldfish lives just 1-2 years. But it is not true. If you provide a good living medium to goldfish they can live up to 40 years or more.

3. They are vegetarian.

One an other common misconception is that goldfish just eat plants. But goldfishes are omnivore, they eat both plant and meat in natural. Especially in reproduction term they need to take more protein.

4. They can live in fish glass. 

Lots of goldfish jailed to small fish glass (glass bowl). And the owners think that this small bowl is enough for goldfish. But it is a big mistake. For goldfish, vantilation of water, regular water change and filtration is vital.

5. They are peaceful and they can live with other fishes.

OK. They are peaceful but the other fishes must be choosen carefully. In addition, fishes in the tank must be in proper size because goldfish can try to eat them.

6. They can live in a group.

A group of goldfish can be look good but If you place them a small tank water easily go bad and fishes become sick. For each goldfish 35 liters place is advised.

7. They do not become sick easily.

Yes, they are strong pet but if you do not provide good living environment, they get infection often.