Gymnochanda Filamentosa
Family Centropomidae. Distribution Malayan peninsula. Description Shape similar to the ordinary glass perch cf. Chanda ranga . Moderately long, very compressed in profile. Large eyes one-third of head length . No scales. Color transparent. Male, when good color, honey yellow to delicate yellowish brown Body cavity covered with a silvery membrane. Six to ter delicate vertical bars. Reddish mouth. Yellowish, transparent fins. Dark rays to dorsal and anal fins. Female much less brightly colored....
Cryptocoryne Lingua
Description Beautiful small plant, at most 4 in 10 cm high. The leaves, which resemble little spatulas, are oval, bright green and fleshy, with a round tip, th leaf base narrows into the stalk, which constitutes half t lt two-thirds of the length of the leaf. Propagation Easy propagation by rhizome divisior Note that aerial plants multiply more rapidly than submerged ones. Environment Temperature best around 77 F 25 C but the plant will live wed between 60 F 16 C and 86'F 30 X . pH slightly...
Freshwater Halfbeak
Family Hemiramphidae. Distribution Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand. Description Shape elongated body with narrow caudal peduncle dorsal and anal fins opposite each other and set very close to the tail. The elongateci immovable lower aw is typical, forming a kind of flytrap with the movable upper jaw. Color upp.- f surface dark sides of body gleaming silver with a mother-of-pearl sheen sides of belly creamy-white to yellow. Some populations have a black and a red late i stripe on the lower jaw....
Spraying Characin
Family Lebiasimdae. Distribution Amazon and Rio Para. Description Shape smatl, verv elongated, slightly flattened profile. Large, protruding horizontal mouih Upper lobe of cauda fin particularly elongated in he male. Color back a dark brownish yellow sides and beily yellowish or greenish with a rust-brown sheen large dark-edged scales, producing a netlike pattern. Gill cover has a greenish-gold spot. A narrow dark tine runs from the mouth to the eye. Size males up to 3J in 8 , females up to 2...
Blackline Tetra
Family Characidae. Distribution Para region, Brazil. Description Shape very elongated. Color back greenish or brownish sides silver, with a bluish or brassy sheen belly silvery. A broad black band runs from the gill cover to the base of the caudal fin, forming a large diamond-shaped patch at the end. The black band is topped by a thin gleaming metallic line. Colorless pelvic fins all others pale reddish, anal fin edged with black at the front. Size up to 2 in 5cm . Sexual differences male...
Striped Suckermouth Catfish
Family Loricariidae. Distribution Tropical South America. Description Shape characteristic for a bottom-living fish low-set sucking mouth, surrounded by fleshy lips pectoral and pefvic fins broad and flat Dorsal fin long, high and bannerlike. The adipose fin and caudal fin have an elongated lower lobe. Nasal openings have pipelike extensions mouth has barbels. Color see illustration variable as with all Loricariidae. Size about 4 in 1 Gem Sexual differences the males probably have whiskerlike...
Aponogeton Henkelianus
Family Aponogetonaceae. Distribution Madagascar. Description Similar in appearance and form Aponogeton fenestralis. The oblong and variously leaves differ from ihose of A fenestralis only in tl color, which is brownish, while the stalks are reddish Propagat ion By division of the offshoots, rather r rg difficult by seed when done by seed, water temperature should be 68-77 F 20-25 C Environment Temperature Usually between 6C F 16 C and 68 F 20 C , with possible extremt 0f 57 F 14'C and 76 F 24'C...
Guenthers Notho
Nothobranchius guenthari Family Cypnnodontidae. Distribution Zanzibar. Mozambique. Mombasa Kenya . Pangani River Tanzania . Description Shape deep body, rounded fins. Color males have a red tail fin, and each scale on rheir body is blue or greenish blue ouilined in red. producing a network pattern. Females dull in appearance, with dark spots or rows of spots on body and fins. Size up to 2 in 7 cm . Sexual differences only in body color Environment Normal habitat consists of temporary pools and...
Lyretails Aphyosemions
Aphyosemion spp. Family Cyprinodontidae Distribution Tropical West Africa from Nigeria to Zaire, chiefly in slowly flowing or still waters. Description Color very varied Species in photograph is possibly A Christyi Size from to 5 lt n 3 o 1 3 cm . Sexual differences the females of most species are far less striking and colorful than the males. Environment Most were originally inhabitants of the tropical forest only A, bualanum is found exclusively in the savanna Temperature 64-72 F 18-22 C . pH...
Aponogeton Ulvaceus
Family Aponogetonaceae. Distribution Madagascar. Description This is probably the Aponogeton speci . most suited toaquarium use its leaves are approximate ,' 10 in 25 cm long with wavy, translucent pale grei . blades In turbulent water Aponogeton ulvaceus m exhibit a certain variety of shapes, with longer and narrower or shorter and wider leaves, depending on tha current. Propagation By division of offshoots propagation by seeding is more difficult and rarely succeeds. Environment Temperature...