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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
The pygmy gourami, also known as the sparkling gourami or Jorge’s gourami is a freshwater species of gourami native to Southeast Asia.
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Chocolate Gourami
Sphaerichthys osphromenoides
The chocolate gourami is a species of gourami native to the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo.
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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
The threadfin rainbowfish or featherfin rainbowfish is a rainbowfish, the only species in the genus Iriatherina. It is characterized by long beautiful fins, and is among the most attractive of the rainbowfishes.
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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
The striped panchax is a species of killifish, of the genus Aplocheilus. An aquarium variant of this species with a more yellowish coloration is known as golden wonder killifish. The striped panchax inhabits fresh and brackish waters of India and Sri Lanka. It is found in streams, rivers, swamps, and paddy fields. In the wild it feeds on insects, crustaceans, and even small fishes. It grows to a length of 10 cm (4 in). Most male A. lineatus measure around 7 centimetres (3 in), but the fish can grow up to 10 centimetres (4 in) under excellent conditions, especially if brought to the end of its life expectancy, around six years. It possesses a parietal eye which permits it to see prey insects and predators above it on the surface. A. lineatus can jump very well.
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Nothobranchius Rachovii
Nothobranchius rachovii
Nothobranchius Rachovii (Nothobranchius rachovii)
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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
Royal Pleco (Panaque nigrolineatus)
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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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