Purple harlequin rasboras (Trigonostigma heteromorpha) are a colour variant of the very popular harlequin rasbora. A regular harlequin has a dark triangular shape on the back half of it. The purple variant has a much larger extent of this colouration extending forward and also more completely out to the edge of the fish. Shoaling upper […]
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I picked up some banded panchax, also known as clown killifish, for the Fireplace Aquarium. The local fish store (LFS) only had four of them and they were all female. This is because the males have showier fins so mostly that’s what people buy. Nevermind – I think the females look great. Friendly LFS person […]
Read more →Ember tetras are a great little fish with lots of colour and activity. They are a ‘shoaling’ fish which means they like to stay together in a loose group – this is different from ‘schooling’ fish which exhibit a tight formation with highly synchronised movements. Filed under “there’s always one”, we have this one ember, […]
Read more →Well crap! I had high hopes for the chili rasboras. When I purchased the initial 8 of them I specifically asked the person at the local fish store whether rummy nosed tetras would eat the chili rasboras and was assured that they would not. Then I put the chilis in and only counted 7. I […]
Read more →Chili rasboras There’s a new addition to the Fireplace Aquarium – chili rasboras! I’ve been thinking there’s room for some more fish residents and the chili rasboras at LFS seemed to tick all the right boxes.
Read more →Pentazona barb – great little fish! Five-banded barbs playing in the current with their friends the rummy-nosed tetras When we first got live plants going in the Fireplace Aquarium, we thought it might be fun to get a fish that would enjoy hiding in the plants to get a bit of a “hide and seek” […]
Read more →Rummys are easy to keep and get along well with others Rummy-nosed tetras in action Rummy-nosed tetras (Hemigrammus rhodostomus) are an excellent, easy, interesting fish, particularly in a smaller aquarium setup. ‘Rummy-nosed’ obviously from their red heads – the reddish colour extends somewhat behind the head as well. Very pretty horizontally black and white stripey […]
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