Neon Tetras
Neon tetras are very popular freshwater aquarium fish as they are easy to keep and suitable for a community aquarium. They are brightly colored and look wonderful when kept in small shoals. The neon tetra comes from South America and can be found wild in Brazil, Colombia and Peru.
photo credit: Leino88
Neon tetras coloring
The beautiful [...]
The Angelfish
Angelfish are well known tropical aquarium fish and loved for their unique shape and variety of colors. Most Angelfish are bred in captivity and are chiclids of the species Pterophyllum scalare. They are native to tropical South American rivers where they fed on other, smaller fish and invertebrates. Conditions in the wild include water temperatures [...]
The Swordtail
A member of the Poecilidae family (the same family as the Guppy) the Swordtail is native to Guatemala and Mexico. Swordtails are popular freshwater tropical fish as they are hardy and easy to breed. They are happier in large tanks with open areas for swimming. They prefer a temperature of between 72F and 82F and [...]
Black Molly
The Black Molly is a member of the family Poecilia and popular as an easy to keep freshwater tropical fish and a prolific live breeder. In the wild they live in Mexico in brackish or marine waters. The Black Molly is a hybrid of the Sailfish Molly but with shorter fins.In the wild they are [...]
The Guppy
One of the most popular aquarium fishes the guppy (Poecilia reticulata) is also known as the millionfish. Named after Robert Guppy who described the fish he found in Trinidad in 1866 although it had also been found and described in the Americas before then. The guppy is one of the smallest members of the Poecilidae [...]