The rosy barb is an extremely prominent aquarium fish among the pet fish enthusiasts because of its splendid body tinge and strength. In 1822, it was first discovered by well known zoologist and botanist Dr Francis Buchanan. It is a cyprinid fish under carp family (Cyprinidae) of order Cypriniformes. This barb is listed as Least Concern … Read more
The harlequin rasbora (Trigonostigma heteromorpha), is a very fashionable and nice-looking cyprinid aquarium fish. It is hardy fish with brilliant body coloration. In 1904, it was first described by Duncker and it has placed in Cyprinidae family (Minnows or carps)) under Order Cypriniformes of Class Actinopterygii (=Ostecihthyes). It is now listed as Least Concern (LC) … Read more
Bronze corydoras is an incredibly eye-catching fish among the aquarium enthusiasts which is also referred to as Brown Cory, Bronze catfish, Gold Lazer Cory, Light Spot Corydoras, Bronze Cory, Green Corydoras, or Albino Cory etc. It is a silurid fish under Callichthyidae family of class Actinopterygii. Body flank is often greenish in color which gives … Read more
Glass catfish is an exceptionally eye-catching aquarium fish among the pet fish keepers because of its glass-like fleshy body. This amazing fish was first discovered by well-known ichthyologist, Dr. Tyson Roberts in 1989. It is a ray-finned fish of Siluridae family under order Siluriformes of class Actinopterygii (=Osteichthyes). The genus name ‘Kryptopterus’ came from Greek, … Read more
The cockatoo cichlid is an exceptionally appealing fish because of its toughness and lovely tinge. It is a ray fined fish under Cichlidae family of order Perciformes. It (Apistogramma cacatuoides) was first exposed by the Dutch ichthyologist J. J. Hoedeman in 1951. It is not listed as threatened species on the IUCN Red Data Book. … Read more
Bandit corydoras is an exceptionally well known tropical freshwater aquarium fish among the aquarium fish keepers. It is a silurid catfish which belongs to the Callichthyidae family under class Actinopterygii. It (Corydoras metae) was first depicted by Ichthyologist Carl Henry Eigenmann in 1914. The genus name “Corydoras” comes from Greek ‘Kory’ means helmet and Greek … Read more