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Freshwater Angelfish: Angelfish are generally silver with three or four vertical black stripes but there are occasional variations. The extended dorsal and anal fins create a look unique to angelfish and a neat addition to your home. Angelfish are peaceful fish and are well suited to community tanks. They can grow up to 6 inches so a larger aquarium is a good idea. Juveniles can be kept in smaller aquariums. Price: $9.99
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Bloodfin Tetra: This tetra's body color varries between yellow-silver and blue-silver and all of it's fins are a blood red color with areas of transparency. These fish are jumpers and you should make sure you have a secure top on your aquarium if you choose to keep this fish. Bloodfin Tetras need places to easily hide as they are skittish sometimes. You should keep this species in small groups for best results. Price: $2.98
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Blue Discus: The body of the Blue Discus is a deep blue-gray color and has electrically colored blue veining. They grow up to 6 inches in aquariums. Frequent partial water changes and soft water are required for the Blur Discus' health. This species also appears to be better off in taller aquariums. You should always keep more than one discus in your aquarium because they are social fish. Price: $25.99
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Blue Gourami or the Three Spot Gourami: While normally silvery blue in color, the Blue Gourami's colors can change considerably depending on their moods. This fish really only has two spots, one at the caudal penadcle and the other in the center of it's body. The third spot is really it's eye. This species can get up to just over 5 inches long and is best kept with other fish it's size and a nicely vegitated aquarium. Males of this species are highly territorial which means, unless you have a large amount of space, only one per tank please. Price: $6.99
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Bronze Cory: The Bronze Cory really comes in a variety of colors such as green, bronze, albino, and even black. This cory is very upbeat, easy to care for, active and is a cheery adition to any aquarium. All corys areprotected by overlapping scales known as plates. Their fins possess a spine, which can be locked into place, makeing it difficult for larger fish to swallow them. Despite wonderful bodily protection these fish like to have places to hide and have barbs around the mouth that can be easily damaged. Price: $3.99
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Cardinal Tetra: Cardinal Tetras are often confused with thier slightly smaller relatives, the Neon Tetra. Both have bright red and blue coloring with transparent fins but only the Neon tetra has a silver throat. Both fish are wonderful additions though! Cardinal Tetras should be kept in small groups, called schools, of other tetra or the corydoras catfish. Thier tanks should be dimly lit and floating plants should be available for coverage. Price: $2.69 each or 6 for $4.99 (a great deal!)
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Chinese Algee Eater: This fish is long and slender with a light brown body broken up by darker brown and golden spots, usually along the lateral line of the fish. It's fins are transparent and it has a unique mouth that looks like a disc. Chinese Algae Eaters are typically kept in aquariums for eating algae, but they do need other food as well. Algae eater discs can be found in any petstore at affordable prices. This fish is usually pretty shy and needs plants, rocks, and other decorations to hide in and around. Even just walking by the aquarium can make this fish swim and hide for a while! Price: $2.99
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Common (or River) Hatchetfish: Hatchetfish have an odd shaped silver body with a single black/yellow line corresponding with the lateral line of the fish. The fins are all transparent and the pectoral fins look like they were put on backward. The backward look of those fins make it look like this fish could fly. It can't but it can jump out of the water and wave it's fin in attempts to escape predators or to catch small insects. Keep a good lid on the aquarium with these fish inside. The Common Hatchetfish is perfect for any community tank because of it's peaceful and shy nature. It is a surface feeder as indicated by the position of it's mouth. Price: $3.99
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Corydoras incolicana: This cory has a dark nape with a pink-yellow band behind the operculum. The fins are peppered with black spots and flecks and so it the body. The underside of this fish is white and tthe snout sometimes has golden flecks. Corydoras incolicana varries in darkness from specimen to specimen; some have more speckling and some have less. This species is shy and peaceloving and should be kept in a small community aquarium with other peaceful fish. Corydoras incolicana will accecpt most aquarium foods, including flakes. It cruises over the bottom of the tank, feeding on leftovers. Price: $3.99
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Dwarf Gouriami: The Dwarf Gourami has an iridescent shine to its body that makes it a stunnning addition to your aquarium. Males are vivid red-orange with blue vertical stripes that continue into the fins. Females are pale, silvery blue-gray with very faint yellowish vertical stripes. This gouriami gets it's common name from it's small size in comparison to other gouriamis. The Dwarf Gouriami only grows to 2 inches in the aquarium. This fish are special in that they need to breathe in direct air. To do so they need access to the surface and should not be denyed so. They require frequent water changes and at least a 10 gallon tank with lots of vegitative matter. Price: $5.99
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Emerald Green Cory Catfish: The scales of the Emerald Green Catfish are irridescent and appear to be green or blue-green. It is, like all cory catfish, a peaceful fish that is shy and likes to have cover. Make sure there is plenty of driftwood and plants for it to hang out in, The Emerald Green Cory Catfish does not do well with large, aggresive fish and should only be kept in a community tank. It grows to around 4 inches long so a larger aquarium is suggested to house this fish in. Price: $4.99
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Feather Finned Catfish: The body of this catfish is creamy with small brown to black spots covering it's body and fins. The dorsal fin of this fish is high and there are three barbs in it so it should be handled carefully is you are trying to net it. The Feather Finned Catfish prefers filtered light so use some floating plants to meet this need. This fish is peaceful and so it good for community tanks, although it will need to be in a larger sized tank because it is 6 inches long at full size. Feed this carfish live foods such as brine shrimp and make sure to also give it pellets as it won't eat flakes. Price: $7.99
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Glassfish (Indian and Himalayan): We DO NOT sell painted glass specimens as this practice is unhealthy for the fish and cuts down thier lifespan. The Painted glass speciman on the right is only used as an example of the fish. We take great care in breeding these fish ourselves. Glassfish are very unique fish because they are transparent! Even thier internal organs are mostly transparent. The onlt visible parts of the glassfish is the bone structure and maybe the outline of some internal organs. The Indian Glassfish is a little deeper (longer) bodied than the Himalayan Glassfish. This is the only real distinction between the two species without looking closely at the bone structure. This fish prefers to live in a highly vegitative area. Himalayan Glassfish grow up to 2 inches long and the Indian glassfish can grow up to 3.25 inches. Price: $29.99 for the Himalayan Glassfish
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Licorice Gourami: The Licorice Gourami is one of the smallest of the gouriami's, only growing to 1.5 inches in captivity. Males have vertical stripes in black and silver with iridescent turquoise and red in the fins and tail. The females have the same color scheme but with brown and black edging the fins. The Licorice Gourami does best in a species only aquarium of 20 gallons or more but can be used in an community aquarium. If used in a community aquarium all other fish must be peaceful and shy. In either case, the Licorice Gourami needs lots of plants and prefers soft, slightly acidic water. Price: $12.99
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Neon Green Tetra (False Neon Tetra): The Neon Green Tetra, also known as the Flase Neon Tetra, has an olive colored dorsal region with a blue stripe leading from the eye to the tail. It is this stripe that the green tetra gets it name because in certain light, the stripe appears green. The anal region is red like the Neon tetra onlyin this species the red stands out more. While not as popular as the other two species of tetra, it is a hardy fish that only needs plants and moderate light to be happy. It gows to 1 inch. Price: $1.99
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Honey Gourami: Honey Gourami's have orange-red or yellow-brown bodies. They grow to 1.75 inches in captivity and can be comfertably kept in a 10 gallon aquarium. The Honey Gourami needs to be able to access the surface in order to beathe, but it also needs a lot of plants to hide in at the surface. The rest of the tank should also have a lot of plants. This fish is really great in community tanks along with other placid fish. The males are known to get aggresive during spawning time. Price: $4.99 or $7.99 for a mating pair
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Keyhole Cichilid: Keyhole Chichilids are named for the dard splotches on thier bodies that resemble is said to resemble a keyhole. In some of this species the keyhole appear to be more like false eyes instead. This fish also has the ability to darken all of it's colors when it feels scared. Keyhole Chichilids need well planted aquariums with lots of hiding places. This species of cichilid it not aggressive and can be kept with catfish, gouramis, and small schooling fish such as tetras. They grow up to 4 inches in captivity. Price: $15.99
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Kissing Gourami: The kissing Gourami is a silver-pink colored fish and has thick lips that can be extended. The "kissing" gouramis that are seen are usually males fighting for dominance and the weaker will back off. Despite these male dominance displays, the Kissing Gourami is a very tolerant fish. This species also need to have access to the surface in order to breathe. This species needs at least a 30 gallon tank and plastic plants are suggested. This is because Kissing Gouramis are known to eat live plants. Kissing Gouramis need stones as well as plants and will eat the algae off the back of your tank for you. Price: $3.99
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Leopard Cory: The Leopard Cory has a silver body and is spotted all over with black. It has distinct spots on the head that are not fused together that distinguish it from a few other corys with like colors. It grows to 2.75 inches in captivity. This fish is great for community tanks and shouldpreferably be kept in groups of six. An interesting habit of Leopard corys is that they will sleep on a rock in groups, and later as if on an unseen cue one will rise, start foraging, and the others will join. Price: $3.99 or
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Leopard Danio The only difference in these two species is the length of the fins. Both have brown-silver bodies with small blue speckles and a lower protruding jaw. This fish is actually a bred variety of the Zebra Danio and was developed in the 1960's. This fish is perfect for the beginner aquarium owner and can take a lot of hardship. Like the fish it was bred from, it is wonderful in community tanks and do best in small schools. Price: $1.29
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Marbled Hatchetfish: Hatchetfish have a slender body with a deep belly, and pectoral fins that are set high on the body. They are described as "marbled" because of the silver and back stripes that have no particular pattern on the fish. There is a single yellow stripe across the dorsal of the Marbled Hatchet. A very good fish for a community aquarium, it is as hardy as it is lovely. This fish prefers soft, slightly acidic water and needs floating plants. Like all hatchetfish, the Marbled Hatchetfish is also a jumper and you will need a good lid to prevent them from jumping out of the tank. These fish do best when kept in small schools, preferably of six. Price: $4.99 or
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Neon Tetra: For large quantities of this fish (20 or more) please note in the "special notes" section of your Freshwater Fish Order Form and we will contact you with a price estimate. Neon Tetras are onr of the most popular freshwater aquarium fish because of thier bright coloring. These fish have irridescent blue scales with bright red tails and transparent fins. As can be seen by the picture above, they are quite impressive when swimming in schools and this is one reason they are kept so often. They are also very peaceful fish perfectly suited to community aquarium living. They grow to 1.5 inches. Like most fish, Neon Tetras like to have plants or rocks to hide in and around, so you must include these things.Frequent water changes do need to be made to thier tanks and shaded lighting would best suit them. Price: $1.99 or
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Pearl Gourami (Lace Gourami): The Pearl Gourami is one of the freindliest and peaceful of fish and is also known as the Lace Gourami. It has ventral fins that are long and thin, having the look of feelers and is covered in hundreds of irridescent brown and pearl specks that make the Pearl Gourami look it's special color. The fish has a black line that runs from its lips to its tail, ending in a spot. The Pearl Gourami needs at least a 30 gallon tank that is at least a foot deep, and requires access to the surface in order to breathe. It needs floating plants that it can hide in and should be kept with other aquarium fish that are around it's size (5 inches) and have the same temperment. Do not put this fish with aggresive species as it will hide in a corner, loose color, and possibly refuse to eat. Price: $7.99
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Peppered Cory: The belly of the Peppered Cory can vary from white to pink-yellow and the body from silver to orange-brown. The body is covered in numerous dark spots that vary from dark brown to black. These fish are wonderful for community tanks, especially with tetras and similar fish, but do like a lot of vegitation to hide in as well as rocks. Make sure the substrate is not sharp edged so that these fishes barbs remain undamaged. Like other cory's, the Peppered Cory likes to be in groups of it's own species, usually 6. Price: $3.99
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Platy: Please note that there are hundreds of variations of platy and we can not possibly keep all of them. We sell platy's as assortments. If you would like to purchase only one coloration of Platy, please specify in the "Special Notes" section of your Freshwater Fish Order Form. Platys jave a fan-shaped caudal fin and grow to 2 inches in captivity. While wild patys do not often cary in color, captive bred onesproduce an wide array of colors. The most common colors are a bright red, orange, or black. This fish is usually one of the first fish aquarium owners purchase as it is very easy to keep and extremely hardy. It is peaceful and a great community fish. You can keep one fish or a school of these fish and they will be content. Price: $1.99 each or
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Red-Tailed Black Shark: The name of this fish pretty much describes itself. The Red-Tailed Black shark has an all black body and fins with a red caudal fin. It is 6 inches at full length and has a small white tip on the dorsal fin. This fish should only be put in a semi-aggressive aquarium with species of it's own size and should be the only sharks in the tank. Red- Tailed Black Sharks require large tanks because they are territorial and must have rocks, wood, and plants. This fish is not a picky eater and will eat all types of aquarium food. Price: $3.99
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Reticulated Pimelodid: The body pattern of the Reticulated Pimelodid resembles that of a tortoiseshell. Large dark splotches cover most of the body and fins seperated thin light colored lines. The tank for this fish needs to be at least 100 gallons since it grows up to 24 inches and it needs a lot of free swimming space as well as places to hide. If using plants, make sure they are large and well rooted into the substrate. Suitable aquarium fish would be larger semi agressive to agressive fish. Reticulated Pimelodids will generally only accecpt live food. Price: $69.99
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Sailfin Molly: Please note there there are many different species of Molly but we only currently carry Sailfin Mollys. We can get other species of molly. If you would like another species, please state so in the "Special Notes" section of your Freshwater Fish Order Form. Mollies come in a variety of colors and have five small horizonatal sripes on the body. Sometimes there are dark vertical bars that can not always be seen. Thier dorsal fins are large and shaped like a fin and have broad tails. These fins are translucent with spots. Price: $10.99
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Sailfin Plecostomus: The best way to identify the Sailfin Plecostomus is by the high dosal fin and it's sucker mouth. Most of the body of this large fish is cream or light brown, covered with large dark spots that tend to fuse together. The fins have less spots than the body. The Sailfin Plecostomus grows to 18 inches. This species is nocturnal, meaning that it is most active at night, and feeds mostly on algae. Large plants that grow fast and a steady water flow are essential for this fish. Rocks and driftwood will also help the Sailfin Plecostomus stay unstressed. This fish needs an aquarium of at least 125 gallons. Price: $10.99
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Silver Dollar: The sides of the Silver Dollar are silver and the edge of the anal fin is red. This fish likes places to hide and prefers only low lighting. They can get up to 5 inches and are herbavores. Use plastic plants with this species because they will destroy aquarium plants. Price: $6.99
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Snakeskin Gourami: The dosal area of these fish are olive green and the flanks are green-gray to tan with a silver irridescent overlay. There is a line that leads from the front to the back of the fish which fades with age leaving just a spot by the caidan peduncle. The back area of the fish has dark vertical band which give this gourami the name snakeskin. Snakeskin Gouramis are peaceful and hardy making them good for aquarium tanks. The Snakeskin Gourami has a type of vocalization that sounds like it's croaking, or growling, or cracking tones. Price: $4.99
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Swordtail: Swordtails get thier name from an extended lower caudal fin on the males of this species. These species come in a variety of colors, most commonly red. They grow to around 4 inches in captivity. Swordtails are a very hardy species that need a good amount of swimming space and hiding places to be happy. They are generally quite peaceful although they may become agressive in cramped aquariums. Swordtails are jumpers so a good lid is required for these fish and should be kept in aquariums 20 gallons or more. Price: $3.99
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Yellow Regal Chilid: There are many color variations of the Yellow Regal Chilid but they all have a forehead and upper back that is lightly browned. The rear and the throat are usually blue and the body has vertical stripes along its sides. The dorsal and caudal fins are blue with the anal fin red and black. The Yellow Regal Chilid is a peaceful community fish that does well when kept with other tough fish. It needs a varried diet and can grow up to five inches long. Price: $6.99
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Zebra Danio: Zebra Danios are great community aquarium fish. They are hardy and active as well as pleasent to look at, especially in groups. The body of the Zebra Danio is long and a deep ovlive color with blue and gold stripes alternating horizintally. The stripes continue onto the Zebra Danio's fins, the caudal tail being deeply forked. These fish are wonderful because they can survive most begining aquarium owners mistakes and eat most foods like flakes. A small school of five or six specimens is good and a well planted tank is a nessicity. This fish gets along with other danios as well as other small fish. It grows to 2.5 inches. Price: $1.29 or
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Longfin Barb: The Longfin Barb used to be an endangered species, but thankfully this is no longer so! However, because of this we do limit orders to only 2 fish per month. Like many fish, the color pattern of the Longfin Barb changes with age, starting out mostly silver and darkening later on. As they age black bars and spots show up on the body and the anal fins and tail become a deep red color. These fish are relatively easy to care for, but are not a good idea for the beginer aquarium owner. Longfin Barbs should be added after a tank has been settled in and functioning with other fish. Price: $3.49
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Rosy Barb: The male Rosy barb is a bright red and gold with a black spot at the end of it's dorsal fin. Females lack the red hues and are mostly gold. They are one of the largest barbs, growing up to almost 6 inches. Rosy Barbs need a larger aquarium of at least 30 gallons and soft, slightly acidic water. They like plants in thier aquariums but need plenty of room for swimming as well. These are schooling fish and should only be kept in groups. A large enough group will not bother other aquarium fish. Price: $9.99 for 5
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