General Body Form: One of the longer and thinner of the Botia, the Yo Yo loach has the classic loach shape. The belly area is fairly straight and the back curves in a convex shape. The mouth has four pairs of barbels. As with most of the family the spine reaches to just below the [...]

Scientific Name: Synodontis nigriventris Common Name: Synodontis nigriventris Family: Mochokidae Origin: Zaire and Niger River basin Adult Size: 4 inches (20 cm) Social: Peaceful Lifespan: 5+ years Tank Level: All levels Minimum Tank Size: 10 gallon Diet: Omnivore, eats most foods Breeding: Egglayer Care: Easy pH: 6 – 7.5 Hardness: 4-15 dGH Temperature: 72-79 F [...]

Scientific name: Barbonymus schwanenfeldii Common name: Tinfoil barb Max. size: 35.0 cm / 14 inches pH range: 6.5 – 7.0 dH range: 10 Temperature range: 22 – 25°C / 72 – 77°F The Tinfoil barb grows really large, up to 35 centimetres (14 inches) and is therefore not suitable for small aquariums. Inexperienced aquarists sometimes [...]

General Body Form Tall and stocky with a large Caudal Penducle. This barb has no Barbels. Males are slimmer with brighter colors. Coloration There are many different variations of the Tiger Barb available today. They range from the Albino to the Green, I will describe the “original” and in my opinion the prettiest, here. Counting [...]

General Body Form: The males are elongated, with the adults having a long sword shaped Caudal fin extension formed from the eight lowermost fin rays. Females are more robust and lack the sword. In both sexes the Dorsal fin has a straight outer edge. There has been much cross breeding within the family to produce [...]

General Body Form: This is a very beautiful fish that has a rounded or elliptical body that is laterally compressed. The body is a golden/yellowish color with many round or oddly shaped brown spots that create the “leopard” look. They have an elongated snout, large mouth, large eyes and many short spines on the dorsal [...]

General Body Form Typical for the genus, The lateral armor consists of 22 to 24 upper and 20 to 22 lower bony plates. The upper jaw barbels extend almost to the gill slits. They can reach a length of about two inches. Coloration The most noticeable characteristic of the skunk cory is the broad dark [...]

Size: 8-16 inches for adults (20-41cm), females are usually larger and bulkier than males once they reach adulthood. Scientific Name: Chromobotia macracanthus; named Cobitis macracanthus in 1852, changed to Botia macracanthus in 1989, changed again when they were put into a genus of their very own in 2004 they are now named Chromobotia macracanthus Family- [...]

General Body Form Basically circular in shape, as long as tall, with very marked lateral compression. The front on profile of the back and stomach are not uniformly convex (out ) , but rather curve in at the Dorsal and Anal fin level. Like most members of the family (Piranha included!) they have tiny scales [...]

The Shubunkin Goldfish are beautiful fish that are almost always speckled or have a variegated color pattern. They are called Chuwen-chin in China. But in Japan, where they were probably developed in about 1900, they are called Shubunkin and this is the name that has stuck with them throughout the western world. A Shubunkin Goldfish [...]