Cardinal Tetra [Paracheirodon Axelrodi]

The cardinal tetra is a freshwater fish from characin family (family Characidae) in order Characiformes. This is at the top of the local black and Orinoco rivers in South America. Increased to about 3 cm (1.25) the length of the four Cardinal flash characteristics amazing Blue Line bisecting horizontal rainbow fish's body the following line is bright red, the name "Four Cardinal. Red Bishop of four closely related to the emergence of signs of a similar four - , which is often confused, neon red nose only half shell, blue neon path less vibration from the blue, but.


Four Cardinal are very popular aquarium fish, but very little compared to the four lights, because until recently, difficult to breed captive. However, many of the production of fish, in many cases, you can decide whether or not to maintain the Cardinal is wild caught tuna or four as a result of damage to wild caught specimens. Aquarists usually prefer to buy fish reared, but some people think that ichthyologists fishkeepers should continue to support the development of fisheries in the Amazon basin Cardinal, as the employment of tens of thousands of people fishing in the area of fisheries trade. Some people think that, if the fishermen lost their livelihoods and the other to catch fish tropical Cardinals, who can change their attention to take part in deforestation.

Effective life of the fish species and the annual nature of the year. Stay in detention for several years. (7-year-old | date = March 2009)

Barcelos going on in the bank industry in the Black River in Brazil, a local resident's aquarium fish trade. Cardinal Fisheries attached great importance to local residents who served as Director General of Environment. Can be said that local communities can not participate in activities harmful to the environment such as deforestation, because they can make a living from sustainable fisheries.

Perhaps because he was often wild Cardinal tetras some prisoners complex. In nature, these fish live in a very soft, acidic water, but it seems difficult to tolerate, the condition of the water more alkaline, more attention may fish tank water (including high nitrates.) Do not want to warm water temperatures (70 F or strong warm (20 ℃)), and receive many types of dry food. Cardinals captive breeding adjust to hard water is often better than the Cardinals the wild.

Paracheirodon axelrodi also often referred to as the four red lights. Cheirodon axelrodi (original name) and synonyms Hyphessobrycon cardinalis obsolete. Common name of fish, four Cardinals, referring to the bright red color, reminiscent of the base coat. The specific epithet honors ichthyologist Herbert R. Axelrod.

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Anglefish [Pterophyllum]

Pterophyllum is a small freshwater fish family Cichlidae known most aquarists as "immortal." All gods are derived from the Amazon, Orinoco and Essequibo River basin in tropical South America. The form of three types of ordinary fairy cichlids are compressed horizontally, along the bodies back and pull the Yangtze River Delta and the anal fin. This form, so that they can hide in the roots and plants, often on vertical surfaces. Tended to provide lasting natural camouflage color vertical lines. Fairy ambush predator and prey is small fish and large invertebrates. All forms of monogamous species eternal right. Eggs are usually laid down in the log or razed to the ground level. With other cichlids, brood care is growing.


Freshwater angel spoke first at the 1824 Roy Lichtenstein. Science is known as the immortals scalare (pronunciation: Ter 'o fill "la're Scafa only), is immortals" You wing. "

But not until the end of 1920 to early 1930 in the best angel imprisoned in the United States.

In the year 1963, other species found in the immortal first leopoldi, Gaussian description of this type. First described in the beginning of the name, and sport is an effective leopoldi scientific name. Before the name of the species found in altum immortals by Pellegrin in 1906. Who knows, we can still be found in the species, hidden in the darkness in the Amazon River. A new species of fish found with increasing frequency. In addition, such as sports scalare leopoldi differences may be subtle. Scientists explain leopoldi page note in the horizontal line at level 29-35, predorsal straight line. In view of the priests described as scalare level 35-45 in lateral line, and press predorsal line. Leopoldi that displays the same color as scalare, the only difference is that I have seen, you can see a little leopoldi eyes banban and physical integrity of one class and agencies do not complete, one-third of the two major classes (all) agency -agent in all three lines long forths. In the view scalare Stipe does not appear in the zone between the body and complete all first-class, two third of the main institutions rarely more than a half-inch band decreased, even if this. Development in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Federal Republic of Yugoslavia theleopoldi institutions for stripes 3-8, and 1-5 all but disappeared, because of growth, and only two scalare wild life in reality.

Because angels have been common in captivity about 30 years ago it was known as leopoldi, may be more time outside the United States.



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Red Line Torpedo Barb [Puntius Denisonii]

The red lined torpedo barb, roseline shark, bleeding eye barb, or Denison's barb (Puntius denisonii)is a subtropical fish minnow family is the tongue. Hill's income and the rapid flow of the river in the southern state of Kerala in India.
Scientific classification : Animalia / Chordata / Actinopterygii / Cypriniformes / Cyprinidae / Puntius / P.denisonii.
Binomial name : Puntius denisonii.
Synonyms : Barbus denisonii, Crossocheilus denisonii and Barbus denisoni.


Physical properties

Fish torpedo-shaped body with a silver table, rows of red nose, eyes, around the middle of the body, and below the red line, black line along the fish's tail. In a unique development of the green / blue marks on the head. Fish grow to the maximum length of 15 cm (6 inches). His eyes are included in the three rows of white, red and black.


Habitat

Red line torpedo cynical people who live in sub-tropical in the water pH value of 8 June-8 July, the fifth of the water - 25 DGH and the temperature range 65-79 ° function f (18-26 ℃). According to Practical Fishkeeping in January 2009, new research groups, and Indian scientists believe that overfishing is a species of water trade, so that they may be at risk of extinction. Government of Kerala in India has banned fishing of endangered Puntius denisonii. Fortunately, more and more sports denisonii the captive breeding of ornamental fish trade, both in India and elsewhere.


Name source

Initially known as the red line torpedo fish Cirrhinus denisonii day in the House in 1865. He is also known as carp denisonii, Crossocheilus denisonii and carp denisoni.
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Zebra Pleco [Hypancistrus zebra]

The zebra pleco, Hypancistrus zebra, the name of the black and white stripes, similar to the color of the zebra. If the type of catfish in the Xingu River, tributary of the Amazon, and was the first time in early 1990. The fish are exported from Brazil in large quantities. However, the Zebra project is not on the IUCN Red List. But the Brazilian government and the reaction from the ban on the export of the Zebra. Since the ban was issued, there was a tendency to breed in captivity of the alien and expensive due to popularity, Wels.


The largest youth Interopercular head and bones than women. After laying the eggs, and males for the storage of eggs. Small fish swimming after seven days, and the management of the bladder in two weeks.


In the aquarium

Zebra is Hypancistrus in 46 m m and the conventions are often Loricariidae. Although the project Zebra sometimes seem sucker mouth catfish, and this is usually to describe fish that are still on the algae. The zebra is certainly not a project one of these fish and would be better in the carnivore diet. He prefers to hide the many places, quiet, and lights institutions.


specification

ZEBRA PLECO "L46" (Hypancistrus zebra)
FAMILY: Loriicaridae
TYPE: Catfish
MAX SIZE: 4” (approx. 10 cm)
ORIGIN: Rio Xingu, Brazil
DIET: Omnivorous
CHARACTER: Peaceful
MISC: Ideal water pH: 6.0-7.4, zebra pleco dislikes tank algae, tend to
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