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Archive 10
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Severum, Banded Cichlid, Heros
severus Heckel 1840. Hails from the Amazon Basin originally. To eight
inches (12 according to Loiselle). Eats algae, plants, fruits, seeds, detritus in the wild. A
peaceful species best kept by itself, in pairs. Conditions: pH 6-6.5, dH
4-6, temp. 23-25 C., though much broader in its environmental tolerance
than the wild values stated. A red morph at Interzoo 08 |
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Betta falx. Tan & Kottelat 1998. At Interzoo 08.
http://www.ibcbettas.org/smp/species/falx.html |
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Ctenopoma acutirostre Pellegrin 1899, the Spotted
Ctenopoma. Central Africa; the Congo Basin. To six inches in length. Conds:
pH 6-8, dH 5-12, temp. 20-25 C. One of my favorite freshwater fishes...
very hardy when received in good condition and their minimum care
requirements met. Bubblenest builders, brooders. |
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| Trichogaster leeri (Bleeker 1852), the Pearl Gourami.
Found naturally on the Malay Peninsula,; Thailand and Indonesia. To nearly
five inches in length. Cond.s: pH 6-8, dH 5-19, temp. 24-28 C. Aquarium
photograph of a male (longer unpaired fins, much more colorful). |
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