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Otocinclus

Otocinclus

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Profile for the Oto Catfish contains information on price, food, breeding, tank mates and more.

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Freshwater Angelfish

Freshwater Angelfish

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Angelfish Pterophyllum scalare It belongs to the family Cichlidae Click here to learn what a cichlid is. Cost: $5-45, the more expensive Angelfish are the ones that are either wild, or are of a new cultivated form. The cheaper ones are usually home-bred youngsters. Short Bio: The Angel seems to be one of the most [...]

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Firemouth Cichlid

Firemouth Cichlid

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FireMouth Cichlid chichlasoma meeki It belongs to the family Cichlidae Click here to learn what a cichlid is. Cost: $5-45, with the wild caught specimens costing more. Origin: Guatemala Yucatan (Mexico) Description: Typical cichlid shape, but with a larger head. Upper body more arched then lower one. About 6 inches (15cm). Color: Consists of many [...]

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Red Belly Piranha

Red Belly Piranha

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Red-bellied piranha pygocentrus nattereri For more information on Characins click here. Cost: Before I tell you how much the Red-bellied piranha cost let me just lay down a few facts. The price will vary on these factors; specimen size, maturity and supplier. Now that you understand the variable the common price for the Red-bellied piranha [...]

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Setting up a Fish tank

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This post will be on a ten gallon freshwater fish tank. Be sure that you read cycling your fish tank after reading this. Click here to read “cycling your tank.” First lets discuss the equipment your going to need. First the fish tank, Glass or plexiglass. Your Substrate, rocks, sand, pea gravel, river rock many [...]

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Ways to prevent algae growth in your pet fish tank.

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Is there algae growing in your fish tank? Click here to see some algae eating fish. Thankfully the most common reasons people are having algae problems in their fish tank are things that are easy to fix. First, placement, you want to make sure that your tank isn’t in direct sunlight. This is usually the [...]

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