Champsochromis Spilorhynchus [Malawi Chiclid]

General Specifications

Latin Name: Champsochromis spilorhynchus

Geographic Origin: They are spread over a wide area of Lake Malawi.

Living Area: Shallow, sediment-rich areas.

Nutrition Format: Carnivorous

Behavior: Moderate aggressive

Behavior to Their Type: Aggressive

Swimming Level: Bottom-Medium

Gender Discrimination: Males are larger than females have red anal fin with blue colors.

Reproduction

They do incubators in the mouth.

Living Medium

Temperature: 24 ° C - 26 ° C

Maximum Sizes: 40 cm.

Minimum Aquarium Capacity: 400 liters

Water Hardness: 9-15 °

pH: 7.5 - 8.5

General Comments: They fish in large sandy area. They are ruthless and large predators. They should not be in the same aquarium with small fish.

Siganus Vulpinus [SIGANIDAE]

General Specifications

Latin Name: Siganus vulpinus

Geographic Origin: Western Pacific: western Philippines, Indonesia, New Guinea, Great Barrier Reef, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Caroline Islands, Marshall Islands, Nauru and Kiribati. Lately there has been in Tonga.

Living Area: Usually in coral reefs and lagoons, maximum depth of 30 m.

Nutrition Format: Herbivore, diet consists of fresh vegetables and a variety of undesirable algae. Some soft and hard coral polyps are likely to bite and eat. They will accept flake of high quality vegetable. Cyanobacteria, sea algae, the algae in tank including hair algae will be completely eliminated.

Behavior: Peaceful

Behavior to Their Type: Moderately aggressive

Gender Discrimination: It is difficult to determine the difference between male and female.

Reproduction

They shed plain eggs. It is difficult to produce. It is believed that the partnership lasted until his death the couple.

Living Medium

Light: Normal
Salinity: 1020-1025
Temperature: 22 ° C - 26 ° C

Maximum Sizes: 25 cm.
Minimum Aquarium Capacity: 300 liters

Reef Compatibility: Caution should be. If the problem if it is not well fed, otherwise they may bite some LPS and soft corals (usually zoanthids and button polyps).
Water Hardness: 8 - 12 ° dH (medium - hard)

pH: 8.1 - 8.4

General Comments: Foxface rabbitfish, popular for beginners and experienced aquarists, attractive and durable fish. Usually found in the form of single or dual in rich regions of the lagoon and coral reef. They have noise like mouth to eat algae and other plant foods. There are poisonous spines in the dorsal and anal fins. Because of that must be dealt with caution. Poison is not as strong as a lion fish bites but it causes a bad pain. Because of poisonous dorsal spines predators leave them alone. They have color changing ability, when thwt are stressful or in unfamiliar environments they turn their color to dark brown.

ASTROPECTEN BISPINOSUS [ASTROPECTINIDAE]

General Specifications

Latin Name: Astropecten bispinosus

Geographic Origin: Mediterranean Sea

Nutrition Format: Plankton and micro-organisms sand niggle in the fed.

Behavior: Peaceful

Behavior to Their Type: Peaceful

Living Medium

Light: Normal
Salinity: 1.023 to 1.026
Temperature: 22 ° C

Maximum Sizes: 21 cm.
Minimum Aquarium Capacity: 60 liters

Reef Compatibility: Compatible

pH: 8.1 - 8.4

General Comments: This species live in the deep sea water. During the day, fed by filtering water. Maintenance is a kind of hard, because there is not enough belenebil micro-organisms in the aquarium will usually die from starvation.

Ancistrus Claro [LORICARIIDAE]

General Specifications

Latin Name: Ancistrus claro.

Geographic Origin: Brazil

Nutrition Format: Carnivorous - Herbivores.

Behavior: Peaceful.

Behavior to Their Type: Peaceful.

Swimming Level: Bottom, also act in the glass and accessories.

Gender Discrimination: It consists of spines on the mouths of men.

Reproduction

They shed plain eggs, retain their eggs.

Living Medium

Temperature: 24 ° C - 28 ° C

Maximum Sizes: 7 cm.

Minimum Aquarium Capacity: 80 liters

Water Hardness: 2 - 10 ° d

pH: 6 to 7.6

General Comments:  It is active during the day. Man and female access reproductive maturity at same time.

Potamotrygon Henlei [Potamotrygonidae]

General Specifications

Latin Name: Potamotrygon henlei.

Geographic Origin: Rio Tocantins / Brazil

Living Area: They live in plenty flowing mud or sand-covered floor. 
Nutrition Format: Carnivorous. It is fed by small fish and invertebrates in nature. Can not accept dry feed in the aquarium. Krill, squid, live baits should not be missing from the diet, such as shrimp. Beef liver is objectionable granting of foods such as chicken.

Behavior: Peaceful.

Behavior to Their Type: Peaceful.

Swimming Level: Base.

Gender Discrimination: Men have more bright spots, even though the distinction for looking at the pelvic fins. Male sexual organ that is located in the tail and extending internal insemination as in sharks.

Reproduction

3-12 month gestation period in the natural environment is usually completed in 9-12 weeks in the aquarium environment. A few months offspring should be fed with the parents. Otherwise, they can compete fed by parents. Newborn cubs are born with brown spots.

Living Medium

Temperature: 23 ° C - 28 ° C

Maximum Sizes: 24 "/ can grow up to 60 cm (disc diameter).

Minimum Aquarium Capacity: 500 liters for a single fish

Water Hardness: Soft-Medium

pH: 5.8 to 7.2

General Comments:  This is one of the most visually beautiful of freshwater stingrays. Although the export of farm produce for arrest due to excessive periods in accordance with trade regulations IBAMA in Brazil it is illegal. Floor area of the aquarium to feed this type is very important. There is a tendency to flush sand itself under stress. So it must be selected fine-grained sand. Each floor in the living organisms in the water such as nitrite, nitrate and ammonia is sensitive to rates.

Caridina Cf. Cantonensis [SHRIMP] [King Kong]

General Specifications

Latin Name: Caridina cf. cantonensis "King Kong"

Geographic Origin: It is a species has been breeding the aquarium environment. The wild ancestors live in China.

Nutrition Format: Herbivores, well cleaned with specially manufactured feeds for shrimp and steamed vegetables can be given.

Behavior: Peaceful.

Behavior to Their Type: Peaceful.

Swimming Level: Floor and Decor.

Gender Discrimination: Females are larger than males and carry the eggs in the abdomen.

Reproduction

After 4 weekly transport, fry shrimp gradually become an independent individual separated from the female's abdomen. An average female lays 25 eggs. Females average 6 weeks after can start carry new eggs.

Living Medium

Temperature: 18 ° C - 25 ° C

Maximum Sizes: Men's 2 cm., 3 cm in females.

Minimum Aquarium Capacity: 30 liters.

Water Hardness: 8 ° dH

pH: 6.0 - 7.0

General Comments:  General Comments: This is a mutation of the Bee shrimp. Black brightness and increased density value increases. They are one of the most valuable breeding shrimps.

NOTHOBRANCHIUS RACHOVII [KILLIFISH]

General Specifications

Latin Name: Nothobranchius Rachovii.

Geographic Origin: Southern Mozambique.

Nutrition Format: Both carnivores and herbivores.

Behavior: Peaceful.

Behavior to Their Type: Even tough they are peaceful, they protect their area.

Swimming Level: Middle and Surface.

Gender Discrimination: Females are more swollen than men and have more dull colors.

Reproduction

There is no significant information about reproduction behavior of this type.

Living Medium

Temperature: 20 ° C - 24 ° C

Maximum Sizes: Men's 5 cm., 6 cm in females.

Minimum Aquarium Capacity: 60 liters.

Water Hardness: 4-6 ° dH

pH: 6.0 - 7.0

General Comments:  They live about 1 year. You can store eggs in wet peat about 6-8 weeks.