Fish Profile: Dwarf Corydoras (Corydoras hastatus)

The Dwarf Corydoras is a very well-known freshwater aquarium fish due to its body shape and attractive transparent coloration. It is a tropical freshwater fish which belongs to the family Callichthyidae (sub-family-Corydoradinae) under order Siluriformes of class Actinopterygii (=Osteichthyes). The dwarf corydoras (Corydoras hastatus) was first discovered by Carl H. Eigenmann ( a German-American Ichthyologist) … Read more

White Cloud Mountain Minnow Fish Facts

The White Cloud fish is an extremely nice-looking aquarium fish among the pet fish managers because of its impressive body tinge and hardiness. This fish (Tanichthys albonubes) was first explained by prominent Zoologist and Ichthyologist Lin Shu-Yen in 1932. The genus “Tanichthys” is named after the famous Scout of Kwangtung Mr Tan Kam Fei. The … Read more

How to Maintain pH Level in Your Aquarium

To keep aquarium inhabitants healthy, you should always maintain all the water parameters on regular basis. In general, the water of the aquarium is influenced by several physico-chemical parameters.  Among them, pH plays an important role to make the aquarium inhabitants happy and healthy.  Maintaining a suitable pH level in your aquarium is the biggest … Read more

What to Feed Newly Hatched Fish

Fish are the cold-blooded animal and they need the energy to make the body warm. In nature, fish eat several times daily if foods are available. Therefore, you should feed the fish as much as they can eat. The challenging job is to keep the newly hatched fry live and healthy. Newly hatched fish cannot … Read more

Beautiful Comet Goldfish Facts

Comet goldfish is the popular aquarium fish due to its beautiful body coloration. It is also called pond comet or comet-tail goldfish. It has deeply forked caudal fin which makes the differences from common goldfish. It is an Atinopterygian  ray finned fish which belongs to the Cyprinidae family under order Cypriniformes. In the early 19th … Read more

Gold Barb : Puntius sachsii

The Gold Barb is an attractive and gorgeous aquarium fish. It is very popular among the beginner fish keepers because of its brilliant body coloration and toughness.  It is a freshwater ray-finned fish which belongs to the Minnows or carps family (Cyprinidae)  of  Class Actinopterygii. It is evaluated as least concern (LC) in the IUCN … Read more