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Giant Gourami
Osphronemus goramy
The giant gourami is a species of large gourami native to freshwater habitats in Southeast Asia. It has also been introduced elsewhere. The species is commercially important as a food fish and is also farmed. It can be found in the aquarium trade, as well. The species has been used for weed control on highly invasive aquatic plants like Salvinia molesta, as the giant gourami can be a voracious herbivore.
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Sparkling Gourami
Trichopsis pumila
Sparkling Gourami (Trichopsis pumila)
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Chocolate Gourami
Sphaerichthys osphromenoides
Chocolate Gourami (Sphaerichthys osphromenoides)
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Boesemani Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia boesemani
Boeseman's rainbowfish, also known as the Boesemani rainbowfish, is a species of fish in the family Melanotaeniidae.
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Neon Dwarf Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia praecox
The dwarf rainbowfish is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae. It is known under a number of common names including diamond rainbowfish, neon rainbowfish, Praecox rainbowfish, dwarf neon rainbowfish, peacock rainbowfish, and Teczanka neonowa. It is endemic to the Mamberamo River basin in West Papua in Indonesia and common in the aquarium trade.
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Red Rainbowfish
Glossolepis incisus
The red rainbowfish or salmon-red rainbowfish is a species of rainbowfish from Lake Sentani in Irian Jaya, Indonesia. Belonging to the family Melanotaeniidae, in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae, the Australian rainbowfishes. It is threatened in its native range, but easily bred in captivity and common in the aquarium trade.
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Threadfin Rainbowfish
Iriatherina werneri
Threadfin Rainbowfish (Iriatherina werneri)
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Turquoise Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia lacustris
The Lake Kutubu rainbowfish is a species of fish in the family Melanotaeniidae. It is also known as turquoise rainbowfish. It is one of 13 fish endemic to Lake Kutubu, a lake found within the Kikori River system in Papua New Guinea.
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Clown Killifish
Epiplatys annulatus
The clown killi or banded panchax, is a species of fish in the family Nothobranchiidae, an African rivuline, native to fresh water habitats in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone in West Africa.
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Golden Wonder Killifish
Aplocheilus lineatus
Golden Wonder Killifish (Aplocheilus lineatus)
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Nothobranchius Rachovii
Nothobranchius rachovii
Nothobranchius rachovii, the bluefin notho, is a species of freshwater annual killifish from Mozambique. It can grow up to 6 cm (2.4"). It is popular among killifish enthusiasts, who raise them from eggs in aquaria.
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Aphyosemion Australe
Aphyosemion australe
Aphyosemion Australe (Aphyosemion australe)
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Bristlenose Pleco
Ancistrus cirrhosus
Bristlenose Pleco (Ancistrus cirrhosus)
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Zebra Pleco
Hypancistrus zebra
Zebra Pleco (Hypancistrus zebra)
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Royal Pleco
Panaque nigrolineatus
Panaque nigrolineatus, the royal panaque, royal plec, or royal pleco, is an herbivorous freshwater armored catfish native to Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela where it occurs in the Orinoco and Amazon basins. It is known for being one of the few fish that digest wood. They are able to survive for a long period of time only on a wood-only, xylophagous diet. It grows to a length of 43 centimetres (17 in) and is a popular aquarium fish.
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Sailfin Pleco
Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps
Sailfin Pleco (Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps)
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Rubber Lip Pleco
Chaetostoma formosae
Rubber Lip Pleco (Chaetostoma formosae)
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Clown Pleco
Panaqolus maccus
Clown Pleco (Panaqolus maccus)
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Mystery Snail
Pomacea bridgesii
Mystery Snail (Pomacea bridgesii)
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Nerite Snail
Neritina natalensis
Nerite Snail (Neritina natalensis)
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