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Heros Severum
"Multiflouresence"
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Turquoise Discus
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H. carpintis
"Escondido" aka Texas Cichlid- female
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Texas Cichlid - male
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planted tank with
albino congo tetra
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Scientific
Name: Betta
Splendens
Other Names: Betta Family: Belontiidae
Origin: Cambodia, Thailand
Adult Size: 3 inches (7 cm)
Social: Males cannot be kept together
Lifespan: 2-3 years
Diet:
Live foods preferable, will eat flakes and frozen foods
Breeding: Egglayer - bubblenest
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Microsorium -
Java fern
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Red Zebra Cichlid
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Common Names: Cherry Barbs
Scientific
Name: Barbus titteya or Puntius titteya
Family: Cyprinidae
Origin: Sri Lanka
Sex: Males are brighter cherry red.
Females are more faded and &orangey clay colored.
Breeding: Egglayer; Size:
1.5 - 2 inches
Tankmates:
Any peaceful community fish that are not large
enough to eat them.
Diet: Omnivorous, will accept almost all
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Common Names: Silver Dollar
Scientific
Name:
Metynnis argenteus
Family: Serrasalmidae; Sub-Family:
Myleinae
Origin:Guyana,
Amazon
east of the Rio Negro
Sex: Anal fin of male is larger with a reddish tinge
Breeding: Egglayer; Size:
5 inches
Tankmates:
Shy, peaceful, community fish
Diet: Herbivore, although will eat just about any
flake or pelleted food
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Common name:
Goldfish
Scientific/Latin name: Carassius auratus
Maximum length: 6 to 8 inches for fancy
varieties, up to 14
inches for regular goldfish
Colors: Gold, orange, white, black, "blue,"
brown,
silver, bronze, red, and more perhaps
Salinity preference: 1 Tablespoon
per 5-15 gallons
Compatibility: Males may tear off females' (or
males' if no
females to harass) fins or nip her vent; generally ignore other species
but may
eat small fish
Life span: Average around 10 years for healthy
fish but oldest
fish ever was 43+ years at death
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Koi
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Marboro Red Discus
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Assorted Aquatic
Plants
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Cichlasoma dovii
"wolf cichlid"
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Java Fern
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