The neon tetra (Paracheirodon innesi) is a freshwater fish of the characin family (family Characidae) of order Characiformes. The type species of its genus, it is native to blackwater or clearwater streams in southeastern Colombia, eastern Peru, and western Brazil, including the tributaries of the Solimões. Fish are collected in warm-flowing (21–29°C) clear and blackwater [...]
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Ancistrus is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Loricariidae of order Siluriformes. Fishes of this genus are commonly known as the bushynose or bristlenose plecs.TaxonomyThe type species is Ancistrus cirrhosus.[1] This genus is the largest genus within the tribe Ancistrini.[2]The name ancistrus derives from the Greek ‘agkistron’ meaning hook – a reference [...]
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The White Cloud Mountain minnow (Tanichthys albonubes) is a very hardy species of freshwater fish often kept in aquaria. It is a member of the carp family (family Cyprinidae) of order Cypriniformes, native to China and Vietnam.The species was discovered at White Cloud Mountain (白雲山; Pinyin Bái Yún Shān) in Guǎngdōng in the 1930s by [...]
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The Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens), commonly called a “betta,” (pronounced ‘bet-ah’)is one of the most popular species of freshwater aquarium fish. It is native to the Mekong river basin in Southeast Asia and called pla-kad in its native Thailand.B. splendens usually grow to an overall length of about 6 cm (~ 2.3 in), though [...]
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