The Yellow-Headed Jawfish or Opistognathus aurifrons is just one of the over 30 different species of Jawfish in our oceans. This species of saltwater fish is found exclusively in the Caribbean Sea, in and around coral reefs. As you can see in the pictures, these fish have a yellow head with a light blue body.
These fish are often found in the same area throughout their lives. Like other
The Black African Knifefish or Xenomystus nigri is an odd looking fish with no dorsal or caudal fins. Instead, like other species of Knifefish they have an elongated anal fin that they use to maneuver around. They have a long slender bodies that can reach lengths of about 12″ (30cm). As their name states they are gray, black or brown in coloration with a knife shaped body. You can check out
The Skunk Catfish or Corydoras arcuatus is a hardy scavenger that is often kept in a freshwater aquarium. Also known as the Arched Catfish, and the Skunk Cory, this species originated in the Amazon river basin in places like Brazil, Ecuador and Peru.
Skunk Catfish have a series of bony plates instead of scales, much like Sturgeon. They are small, only reaching length of about 2″ maximum.
The Skunk Catfish or Corydoras arcuatus is a hardy scavenger that is often kept in a freshwater aquarium. Also known as the Arched Catfish, and the Skunk Cory, this species originated in the Amazon river basin in places like Brazil, Ecuador and Peru.
Skunk Catfish have a series of bony plates instead of scales, much like Sturgeon. They are small, only reaching length of about 2″ maximum.
The Glass Knifefish or Eigenmannia virescens is clear freshwater fish that originated from South America. Even though these fish can grow to about 1-1/2′ long, they are still kept in large aquariums. One over 100 gallons is recommended with the following water conditions, 73-82° F, KH 2-15 and pH 6.0-7.0. These fish lack dorsal fins and are quite the sight to be seen when swimming. You can
The Auriga Butterflyfish or Chaetodon auriga is one of the many beautiful species of Butterflyfish. This fish, also called the Threadfin Butterflyfish, is one of the more popular species to house in an aquarium. This saltwater fish is considered to be very hardy and easy to take care with the proper conditions. Providing this fish with lots of hiding spots and the follow water conditions will
The Lyretail Guppy or Poecilia reticulata is arguably one of the best starter freshwater fish for a small aquarium. These Guppies are not only hardy and easy to care for, but they are very colorful too! They only requiring an aquarium of about 20 gallons or more with the following water conditions, 64-82° F, KH 10-30 and pH 5.5-8.0.
Lyretail Guppies have a long forked tail that makes up a
The Valentini Puffer or Canthigaster valentini is a species of Pufferfish that has the amazing ability to inflate its body to almost twice its size when threatened. This can make it rather difficult when water changes come, but putting the fish in a container to transport seems to do the trick. You can check out the Valentini Puffer in the video below…
Valentini Pufferfish go by a couple
The Bursa Triggerfish or Rhinecanthus verrucosus is one of the many different species of Triggerfish on planet earth. This particular species can grow to about 9″ in length and originates from Indonesia. They are called several different names throughout the world including the Black Patch Triggerfish and the Blackbelly Triggerfish.
The Bursa Triggerfish has a mustache of sorts that really
The Watanabei Angelfish or Genicanthus watanabei is just one of the many different species of Angelfish. This species is one of the few that display sexual dimorphism. (Don’t worry I had to look it up too.) This simple means that the male and the female look different from one another. The male Watanabei Angelfish is a pale blue with the lower half of its body highlighted by dark stripes.
