Freshwater fish

Exquisite blue face and a yellow body – that’s the typical appearance of the Sunshine Peacock Cichlid. While they come in other color variations, the one known as Sunshine Peacock (Aulonocara sp. Stuartgranti Maleri) is characterized by a completely blue face and a yellow body. Now after countless breeding and cross-breeding, we can see variations … Read more

The Needle Nose Gar is one of the fish that you can find just by looking in your local river. You might have always associated gars with big river fish that predate on other small fish and aren’t suitable for fishkeeping. But the Needle Nose Gar is a bit different and some people even say … Read more

Licorice Gourami, scientifically known as Parosphromenus Deissneri. Is small fish with bright and beautiful coloration that is native to blackwater swamps in Indonesia. Their body is beautifully colorful and comes in different colors.  They are labyrinth fish that have a labyrinth organ that allows them to live in poor water conditions with low oxygen. However, … Read more

Horse Face Loach, a fish with a face that resembles a horse? Yes, you got it right! They are called Horse Face Loach because they have long horse-like faces. Although in Asia some people call them banana fish and other names. But I feel like they should be called crocodile-faced loach. It’s a matter of … Read more

The Green Phantom Pleco, also known as L200 Green Phantom Pleco, is a very beautiful fish that originates from the Orinoco river stretching from Colombia to Venezuela. Scientifically, they are known as Hemiancistrus subviridis. They are called Green Phantoms because of their beautiful green body color with yellow spots on it. They will make a … Read more

Are you still wondering whether the Red Phantom Tetra is the right fish for your tank? read this guide to discover more about them Overview The Red Phantom Tetra is one of the species discovered by the French Ichthyologist Jacques Gery. Scientifically known as Hyphessobrycon Swegles, the Red Phantom Tetra is a small and somewhat … Read more

Golden Panda Molly, like most other Mollies, is a hybrid fish that was crossbred by people. it’s said that the Golden Panda Molly is bred from Gold Dust Molly and another type of fish but that’s not confirmed. Molly is derived from the genus Mollinesia and was named in honor of the once french politician … Read more

Do you love colorful and lively fish but don’t have much space for a large tank? If so, you might want to consider a rosy loach as your next pet.  Rosy Loaches are extremely adorable, small and very active species of fish. They are beginner friendly and very easy to take care of. In this … Read more

Silvertip Tetra, also known as Hasemania Nana (scientific name), belongs to the order Characiformes and the family Characidae. It got its name ‘’Hasmenia’’ from The Ichthyologist John D Hosman. They are very popular freshwater community fish that can be added to your tank today since they are beginner friendly and easy to care for. Additionally, … Read more