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Livestocking, Biotopes, Less-Advanced Fishes

About Freshwater Livestocking  

  Freshwater Livestock by Neale Monks, Freshwater Livestock Selection by Bob Fenner, & FAQs on Freshwater Livestock Selection, 

   Purchasing, Transporting and Settling New  Freshwater/Brackish Water Livestock by Neale Monks  & FAQs on: FW Stocking, FW Stocking 2, FW Stocking 3, FW Stocking 4, & FAQs on: Community Tank Livestocking, U.K. Natives Livestocking,

   Not In My Tank! Things To Keep Out of Your Freshwater Aquarium by Neale Monks & FAQs on: Dyed Freshwater Livestock,

   Acclimation of New Freshwater Livestock by Bob Fenner, & FAQs on: FW Acclimation,

   Quarantine of New Freshwater Livestock by Bob Fenner & FAQs on: FW Quarantine,

Aquarium Plants Articles and FAQ's

Freshwater Fishes & FAQs

Biotopes & Groups of Fishes

   Take it from the top; Often ignored by aquarists, the top of the tank is a great place for interesting, community-friendly fish by Neale Monks   

   Forgotten Fish; Old-timers with plenty to offer by Neale Monks   

   Five Almost Perfect Fishes; Great fish for the community aquarium, except for one little thing… by Neale Monks   

Cartilaginous Fishes

  Freshwater Stingrays by Bob Fenner & FAQs on Freshwater Stingrays, FW Stingray Identification, FW Stingray Behavior, FW Stingray Compatibility, FW Stingray Selection, FW Stingray Systems, FW Stingray Feeding, FW Stingray Disease, FW Stingray Reproduction,

Inadvanced Bony Fishes

  Lungfishes by Bob Fenner & FAQs on: Lungfishes, 

  Bichirs & Ropefish, Family Polypteridae by Bob Fenner & FAQs on: Ropefish, Bichirs, Ropefish, Bichirs 2, & Polypterid Identification, Polypterid Behavior, Polypterid Compatibility, Polypterid Selection, Polypterid Systems, Polypterid Feeding, Polypterid Disease, Polypterid Reproduction,

  Sturgeons, Family Acipenseridae for Ponds and Huge Tanks & FAQs on: Sturgeons, 

  Gars, Family Lepisosteidae in VERY large home aquariums & FAQs on: True Gars, 

  The Bowfin, Amiidae & FAQs on: Bowfins, 

  Bony Tongue Fishes (Osteoglossiforms), Arowanas, Arapaima, African Butterflyfish, Featherback Knifes by Bob Fenner & FAQs on: Bony Tongue Fishes, 

     Aba Aba Knife, Family Gymnarchidae & FAQs on: Aba Aba Knives, 

     The African Butterflyfish, Pantodon buchholzi & FAQs on: African Butterflyfish,

     Arapaimas, Arapaima gigas and Heterotis niloticus & FAQs on: Arapaimas,

     Arowanas, Aruanas, genera Osteoglossum and Scleropages & FAQs on: Arowanas,

     Feather Fin, Featherback Knifefishes (Clowns, Xenomystus...), Family Notopteridae & FAQs on: Feather Fin Knives,

     Mormyrids... Elephantnoses, Baby Whales and Much More! by Bob Fenner & FAQs on: Mormyrids, Mormyrid Identification, Mormyrid Behavior, Mormyrid Compatibility, Mormyrid Selection, Mormyrid Systems, Mormyrid Feeding, Mormyrid Disease, Mormyrid Reproduction,

     Knifefishes of the World (Black Ghost, Chocolate...) of All Sorts by Bob Fenner & FAQs on: Knifefishes 1, Knifefishes 2, Knifefish Identification, Knifefish Behavior, Knifefish Compatibility, Knifefish Selection, Knifefish Systems, Knifefish Feeding, Knifefish Disease, Knifefish Reproduction,

          The Black Ghost Knifefish, Apteronotus (Sternarchus) albifrons & FAQs on: Black Ghost Knifes 1, BGKs 2, & FAQs on: BGK ID, BGK Behavior, BGK Compatibility, BGK Selection, BGK Systems, BGK Feeding, BGK Disease, BGK Reproduction,

      True Pikes, Family Esocidae

Eels and Eel-Like Fishes

    Freshwater Eels, family Anguillidae & FAQs on: Anguillid Eels, 

    Freshwater Moray Eels by Marco Lichtenberger, "Freshwater" Moray Eels, Family Muraenidae by Bob Fenner & FAQs on: Freshwater Morays 1, FW Morays 2, & FW Moray ID, FW Moray Behavior, FW Moray Compatibility, FW Moray Selection, FW Moray Systems, FW Moray Feeding, FW Moray Disease, FW Moray Reproduction,

    Synbranchids, Swamp Eels, & FAQs on: Synbranchids,  

    The Spiny Eels, Family Mastacembelidae (Fire, Tire Track, Peacock...) by Bob Fenner, The truth about spiny eels; A closer look at these popular but problematic oddballs by Neale Monks, Husbandry of the Barred Spiny Eel, Macrognathus panacalus by Marco Lichtenberger & FAQs on: Spiny Eels, & FAQs on: Spiny Eel Identification, Spiny Eel Behavior, Spiny Eel Compatibility, Spiny Eel Selection, Spiny Eel Systems, Spiny Eel Feeding, Spiny Eel Disease, Spiny Eel Reproduction,

Characiforms/Tetras & Their Relatives

 By Topics:

     Extreme Characins Part 1: Hatchets, pikes, and other lethal weapons by Neale Monks    

     Extreme Characins Part 2: Wolves, vampires, and other horrors by Neale Monks

 By Systematic Groups:

     The Larger Pencilfishes, Family Anostomidae by Bob Fenner & FAQs on: Large Pencilfish Species, 

     The Characid/Tetra Fishes by Bob Fenner & FAQs on: Characid Fishes, 

          The Alestiine Characid Fishes & FAQs on: Alestiines, 

          The Characinine/Tetra Fishes (Includes the genera: Acestrorhynchus (Pike Characins), Charax, Cynodo, Hydrolycus, Priocharax, Rhaphiodon, Roeboides.)& FAQs on: Characinines, 

            Chalceus Tetras by Bob Fenner & FAQs on: Chalceus, 

           Sailfin Tetras, Subfamily Crenuchinae & FAQs on: Sailfin Tetras, 

          Piranhas and Relatives, subfamily Serrasalminae (Silver Dollars, Pacus...) by Bob Fenner , & FAQs on: Serrasalmine Fishes, & Pacus (Colossoma Species), Silver Dollars,

             Piranhas! & FAQs on: Piranhas, 

          The Tetragonopterine/Tetra Fishes (Small characin fishes of southern U.S. and South America. Example genera: Astyanax, Byconamericus, Bryconops, Cheirodon, Gymnocorymbus, Hemibrycon, Hemigrammus, Hyphessobrycon, Inpaichthys, Megalamphodus, Moenkhausia, Oligosarcus, Paracheirodon, Rachoviscus, Tetragonopterus, Tyttobrycon. ) by Bob Fenner & FAQs on: Tetragonopterines, Neon Tetras,

              Cardinal Tetras; A School of Beauty, Part II,  by Alesia Benedict & FAQs on: Cardinal Tetras,

     Distichodus and More, Family Citharinidae by Bob Fenner & FAQs on: Distichodus, 

     The Pike-Characoids, Family Ctenoluciidae & FAQs on: Pike Characoids, 

     Trahiras, Family Erythrinidae & FAQs on: Trahiras, 

     Hatchetfishes, Family Gasteropelecidae & FAQs on: Hatchetfishes, 

     Hemiodus "Sharks" and More, Family Hemiodontidae & FAQs on: Hemiodus Sharks, 

     The Pike-Like Hepsetid, Family Hepsetidae & FAQs on: Hepsetid Pikes, 

     Smaller Pencilfishes, Splashing Tetras & More, Family Lebiasinidae by Bob Fenner & FAQs on: Small Pencilfish Species, 

     Prochilodontids & FAQs on: Prochilodontids, 
 

Cyprinodontiforms: Killifishes, Pupfishes & Livebearing Freshwater Fishes

  Killiefifshes – Part 1. by Robert Goldstein, Killifishes, Part II--The Nothobranchius Family by Robert J. Goldstein,  & FAQs on: Killifishes, 

     Aplocheilids, Rivulinids & FAQs on: Aplocheilid Fishes,

    Cyprinodontids, Pupfishes, Killies & FAQs on: Pupfishes,

  Livebearing Fishes For Aquariums and Not by Bob Fenner, So you think livebearers are boring? There’s more to livebearers than guppies. Neale Monks looks at some of the interesting and unusual livebearers available to aquarists by Neale Monks & FAQs on: Livebearers in General, Poeciliids, Guppies, Platies, Swordtails, Mollies,  Goodeids, Anablepids, Livebearer Identification, Livebearer Behavior, Livebearer Compatibility, Livebearer Selection, Livebearer Systems, Livebearer Feeding, Livebearer Disease, Livebearer Reproduction,  

      Four-Eyes, Family Anablepidae by Bob Fenner & FAQs on: Four-Eyes,  

   Poeciliids: Guppies, Platies, Swordtails, Mollies by Neale Monks & FAQs on: Livebearers in General, Poeciliids 2, Livebearer Identification, Livebearer Behavior, Livebearer Compatibility, Livebearer Selection, Livebearer Systems, Livebearer Feeding, Livebearer Disease, Livebearer Reproduction,

      Guppies For Aquariums by Neale Monks & FAQs about: Guppies, Guppies 2, Guppy Identification, Guppy Behavior, Guppy Compatibility, Guppy Selection, Guppy Systems, Guppy Feeding, Guppy Disease, Guppy Disease 2, Guppy Disease 3, Guppy Disease 4, & Guppy Reproduction, Guppy Reproduction 2,

      Platies and FAQs about: Platies, Platies 2, Platy Identification, Platy Behavior, Platy Compatibility, Platy Selection, Platy Systems, Platy Feeding, Platy Disease, Platy Disease 2, Platy Disease 3, Platy Disease 4, Platy Disease 5, & Platy Reproduction, Platy Reproduction 2,

     The truth about Mollies; Among the most popular aquarium fish, they’re also among the most misunderstood by Neale Monks & FAQs about Mollies, Mollies 2, Mollies 3, Molly Identification, Molly Behavior , Molly Compatibility, Molly Selection, Molly Systems, Molly Feeding, Molly Disease, Molly Disease 2, Molly Disease 3, Molly Disease 4, Molly Disease 5, & Molly Reproduction, Molly Reproduction 2,

       Swordtails & FAQs about: Swordtails, Swordtails 2, Swordtail Identification, Swordtail Behavior, Swordtail Compatibility, Swordtail Selection, Swordtail Systems, Swordtail Feeding, Swordtail Disease, Swordtail Reproduction,

     Goodeids, Family Goodeidae & FAQs on: Goodeid Fishes,  

     Halfbeaks Species, Husbandry, and Breeding by Neale Monks, Halfbeaks, Family Hemiramphidae & FAQs on: Halfbeaks,  
 

Catfishes

    Marine, Brackish & Temporarily Freshwater Catfishes (e.g. Columbian, Black Tip/Fin, Iridescent "Sharks") of the Family Ariidae by Bob Fenner & Ariid Catfishes, Ariid Cats 2, Ariid ID, Ariid Behavior, Ariid Compatibility, Ariid Selection, Ariid Systems, Ariid Feeding, Ariid Disease, Ariid Reproduction,

    The Banjo Catfishes, Family Aspredinidae by Bob Fenner & FAQs on: Banjo Cats,

    The Driftwood and Jaguar Catfishes, Family Auchenipteridae by Bob Fenner & FAQs on: Driftwood Cats,

    Giraffes, Lancers & Just Bagrid Catfishes, Family Bagridae by Bob Fenner & FAQs on: Giraffe Catfishes,

    The Squarehead, Angler, Frog-Mouth or Chatty Chaca Catfishes,  Family Chacidae by Bob Fenner & FAQs on: Chaca Catfishes,

    The Labyrinth Catfishes, Family Clariidae by Bob Fenner & FAQs on: Clariid Catfishes,

    The Thorny, Talking, Raphael Catfishes of the Family Doradidae Family Doradidae by Bob Fenner & FAQs on: Raphael Catfishes, 

    Ictalurid (Ameiurid) Catfishes (Channel, Bullhead...) by Bob Fenner & FAQs on: Ictalurid Cats, 

    The Electric Catfishes, Family Malapteruridae by Bob Fenner & FAQs on: Electric Catfish, Electrogenic Fishes,  

    Squeakers or Upside Down Catfishes, Family Mochokidae (Synodontis...) by Bob Fenner & FAQs on: Mochokid (Synodontis...) Catfishes,  

    The (Iridescent) Shark or Eat-em Up Catfishes of the Family Pangasiidae by Bob Fenner & FAQs on: Pangasiid Catfishes, 

    The Antennae Catfishes, Family Pimelodidae (Pictus, Red-Tail...) by Bob Fenner & FAQs on: Pimelodid Catfishes 1, Pimelodid Cats 2, & FAQs on: Pimelodid Identification, Pimelodid Behavior, Pimelodid Compatibility, Pimelodid Selection, Pimelodid Systems, Pimelodid Feeding, Pimelodid Disease, Pimelodid Reproduction, & Pictus Cats, Red Tail Cats (Phractocephalus), Shovelnose Catfishes (Pseudoplatystoma, Sorubim, Sorubimichthys...),

    Ghost, Glass Cats, Family Siluridae by Bob Fenner & FAQs on: Ghost, Glass Catfishes,

    Candiru Catfishes, Families Trichomycteridae and Cetopsidae & FAQs on: Candiru Cats, 
 

Cypriniiforms: Minnows & Relatives: Goldfish, Barbs, Danios, Rasboras FW "Sharks", Loaches & Relatives

   Crossocheilus siamensis, the Real SAE, Siamese Algae Eater & FAQs on: SAEs, & FAQs on the Related: Flying Foxes,

  Barbs, Danios, Rasboras, Family Cyprinidae by Bob Fenner, A Barbed Response; Wrongly maligned for being fin-nippers, barbs are in fact some of the best fish for the home aquarium by Neale Monks & FAQs on: FAQs on: Barbs, Danios, Rasboras, Barbs, Danios, Rasboras 2, B,D,R Identification, B,D,R Behavior, B,D,R Compatibility, B,D,R Selection, B,D,R Systems, B,D,R Feeding, B,D,R Disease, B,D,R Reproduction,

  The Minnows We Call Sharks by Bob Fenner & FAQs on: Freshwater Minnow "Sharks", Minnow Sharks 2, FW Shark Identification, FW Shark Behavior, FW Shark Compatibility, FW Shark Selection, FW Shark Systems, FW Shark Feeding, FW Shark Disease, FW Shark Reproduction,

     Bala or Tri-Colored Sharks, Balantiocheilus melanopterus by Bob Fenner & FAQs on: Bala Sharks, Bala Shark Identification, Bala Shark Behavior, Bala Shark Compatibility, Bala Shark Selection, Bala Shark Systems, Bala Shark Feeding, Bala Shark Disease, Bala Shark Reproduction,

     The Red Tail Black Shark, Epalzeorhynchos bicolor, the Redtail Sharkminnow to science was Labeo bicolor by Bob Fenner & FAQs on: Redtail Sharks,  

     The Rainbow or Red-Finned & Albino Shark/minnow, Epalzeorhynchos munense and E. frenatum by Bob Fenner & FAQs on: Redfin Sharks,  

     Black Sharks... How Big!? Labeo chrysophekadion & FAQs on: Black Shark Minnows,

     The Iridescent/ID "Shark" (actually a Catfish), Family Pangasiidae by Bob Fenner & FAQs on: Pangasiid Catfishes, 

     Columbian, Silver-Tipped... "Sharks":  Marine, Brackish & Freshwater Catfishes of the Family Ariidae by Bob Fenner & Ariid Brackish and Marine Catfishes, Ariid Cats 2, Ariid ID, Ariid Behavior, Ariid Compatibility, Ariid Selection, Ariid Systems, Ariid Feeding, Ariid Disease, Ariid Reproduction,

  Loaches, Family Cobitidae & FAQs on: Loaches 1, Loaches 2, Loach Identification, Loach Behavior, Loach Compatibility, Loach Selection, Loach Systems, Loach Feeding, Loach Disease, Loach Reproduction,

     Clown Loaches, Botia macracantha & FAQs on: Clownloaches, Clown Loach Identification, Clown Loach Behavior, Clown Loach Compatibility, Clown Loach Selection, Clown Loach Systems, Clown Loach Feeding, Clown Loach Disease, Clown Loach Reproduction,

     Dojos, Weatherfishes, Misgurnis... On the Use of Dojos/Weatherfishes in Ornamental Ponds by Bob Fenner & FAQs on: Dojo/Weatherfishes,

     Kuhlii Loaches & FAQs on: Kuhli Loaches,

     Hillstream Fishes (not true loaches): Chinese Hillstream Loach by Adam Jackson, & FAQs on: Hillstream Fishes,

  Goldfish 101: Goldfish May Be Popular, And They May Be Cheap, But That Doesn't Make Them Easy Aquarium Fish by Neale Monks, Goldfish Very Basic Care Sheet by Bob Fenner & FAQs: Goldfish 1, Goldfish 2,

     Goldfish Identification/Varieties, Bubble Eye Goldfish by Spencer Glass, & FAQs on: Goldfish Varieties & FAQs on: Goldfish Varieties,         

     Goldfish Behavior, & FAQs on: Goldfish Behavior, Goldfish Behavior 2, Goldfish Behavior 3,

     Goldfish Compatibility, & FAQs on: Goldfish Compatibility,

     Goldfish Selection, & FAQs on: Goldfish Selection,

     Goldfish Foods/Feeding/Nutrition, & FAQs on: Goldfish Feeding,     

     Goldfish Systems, Components & Maintenance by Bob Fenner, Goldfish 101: Goldfish May Be Popular, And They May Be Cheap, But That Doesn't Make Them Easy Aquarium Fish by Neale Monks,  & FAQs on Goldfish Systems: FAQs on: Goldfish Systems, Goldfish Systems 2, Goldfish Systems 3, Goldfish Systems 4, Goldfish Systems 5, Goldfish Systems 6, Goldfish Systems 7, Goldfish Systems 8, Goldfish Systems 9, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate, Nitrogen Cycling,

     Goldfish Reproduction/Breeding, & FAQs on: Goldfish Reproduction,  

      FAQs on: Koi in Aquariums,
 

  Miscellaneous Freshwater Fish Groups

   Needlefish and halfbeaks: fishes that go straight to the point An introduction to the Beloniformes by Neale Monks & FAQs on: Needlefishes,   

  Snooks, Giant Perches of the Family Centropomidae & FAQs on: Snooks, Nile Perch, the Centropomids 

   Siamese Tiger Fishes, Used to Be Known as Datnoides by Bob Fenner & FAQs on: Siamese Tiger Fishes (Were Datnoides, Now Coius),  

   Sunfishes ("Basses", Bluegills, Pumpkinseed, Crappy...), Family Centrarchidae & FAQs on: Sunfishes,   

   Fishes at the rainbow’s end;  An introduction to the Atheriniformes, the rainbowfish and silversides by Neale Monks

      Rainbowfishes by Bob Fenner & FAQs on Rainbowfishes 1, Rainbowfishes 2, & FAQs on: Rainbow Identification, Rainbow Behavior, Rainbow Compatibility, Rainbow Selection, Rainbow Systems, Rainbow Feeding, Rainbow Disease, Rainbow Reproduction,

     Silverside Fishes, family Atherinidae & FAQs on: Silversides,