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This page will give a completely detailed profile of the selected fish, from A to Z. The profiled fish will be chosen randomly by Badman, and will come from the complete genre of tropical fish. New profiles are added on a regular basis. If you would like to submit a profile for the site please contact me. Don't forget to let us know you experiences with this fish by filling out the

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Puntius arulius

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Some notes on the Profiles:

Common name: This is the name usually used in the aquarium trade Many species go by a number of common names. Use the scientific name as the final guide to identifying your fish.
Scientific name: All fish are assigned a two-part scientific name. As the relationships between species are revised, new scientific names are sometimes assigned. The scientific names used for each species were correct at the time of writing, but are may not be the most current.
Fish Size: Almost all the sizes quoted come from the fishbase site (www.fishbase.org), this is the best referance available.
Use the fishbase: site (www.fishbase.org) to find the current valid scientific name of a species. Where the scientific name has changed recently, or where an incorrect synonym is still in common use, this synonym is provided in brackets

Profiled Fish

Alphabetical Order / Family Order

Cichlids

Common

Scientific

Auratus Melanochromis auratus

Angelfish Pterophyllum scalare

Blue Acara Aequidens pulcher

Cockatoo Dwarf Cichlid Apistogramma cacatuoides

Convict Cichlasoma nigrofasciatum

Discus Symphysodon aequifasciata

Eartheater Satanoperca jurupari

Electric Yellow Labidochromis Labidochromis caeruleus

Fairy Cichlid Neolamprologus brichardi

Festivum Mesonauta festivus

Firemouth Cichlasoma meeki

Flower Horn Fish Hybrid species

Frontosa Cyphotilapia frontosa

Giraffe Cichlid Nimbochromis venustus

Green Terror Aequidens rivulatus

Jack Dempsey Rocio octofasciata,(Cichlasoma octofasciatum)

Keyhole Cichlid Cleithracara maronii

Kribensis Pelvicachromis pulcher

Oscar Astronotus ocellatus

Pseudotropheus ornatus Pseudotropheus elongatus-ornatus

Rainbow Cichlid Herotilapia Multispinosa

Ram Microgeophagus ramirezi

Red devil Amphilophus labiatum

Redfin kandango Copadichromis borleyi

Red Striped Eartheater Geophagus surinamensis

Severum Heros serverus

Uaru Uaru amphiacanthoides

Zebra cichlid Maylandia zebra (Pseudotropheus)

Livebearers
Common	Scientific
Black Molly (and other mollies)	Poecilia latipinna, Poecilia sphenops
Guppy	Poecilia reticulata
Platy	Xiphophorus maculatus
Swordtail	Xiphophorus hellerii
Wrestling halfbeak	Dermogenys pusilla

Tetras (Characoidei)

Common

Scientific

Anostomus Anostomus anostomus

Banded Leporinus Leporinus fasciatus

Black-finned Pacu Colossoma macropomum

Black Neon Tetra Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi

Blackskirt (Goldskirt) Tetra Gymnocorymbus ternetzi

Bleeding Heart Tetra Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma

Cardinal Tetra Paracheirodon axelrodi

Congo Tetra Phenacogrammus interruptus

Glowlight Tetra Hemigrammus erthrozonus

Lemon Tetra Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis

Marbled Hatchet Carnegiella strigata

Neon Tetra Paracheirodon innesi

Penguin Fish Thayeria boehlkei

Pinktail Chalceus Chalceus macrolepidotus

Red-Bellied Piranha Pygocentrus nattereri

Rummy Nose Tetra Hemigrammus rhodostomus

Serpae Tetra Hyphessobrycon serpae

Silver Dollar Metynnis argenteus

Silver Hatchet Gasteropelecus sternicla

Slender Tetra Iguanodectes spilurus

Barbs, Danios and Rasbora (Cyprinids)

Common

Scientific

American Flag Fish Jordanella floridae

Arulius Barb Puntius arulius

Bala Shark Balantiocheilos melanopterus

Chinese Algae Eater Gyrinocheilus aymonieri

Denison Barb, Red Line Torpedo Barb Puntius denisoni

Dwarf Rasbora Boraras maculatus

Harlequin Rasbora Rasbora heteromorpha

Red-Finned Shark (Rainbow Shark) Epalzeorhynchus frenatus

Red-Tailed Black Shark Epalzeorhynchos bicolor

Rosy Barb Barbus conchonius

Siamese Algae Eater Crossocheilus siamensis

Tee Barb Barbus lateristriga

Tiger Barb Puntius tetrazona

White Cloud Tanichthys albonubes

Zebra Danio Brachydanio rerio

Anabantids

Common

Scientific

Betta Betta splendens

Dwarf Gourami Colisa lalia

Honey Gourami Colisa chuna, Colisa sota

Kissing Gourami Helostoma temmincki

Opaline Gourami Trichogaster trichopterus

Paradise Fish Macropodus opercularis

Pearl Gourami Trichogaster leeri

Loach

Common

Scientific

Angelicus Botia Loach Botia kubotai

Blue Loach Botia modesta

Burmese Border Loach Schistura Mahnerti

Chain Loach Botia sidthimunki

Cheni Loach Psuedogastromyzon cheni

Clown loach Botia macracantha

Dojo, Weather loach Misgurnus anguillicaudatus

Horsefaced loach Acanthopsis choirorhynchus

Kuhli Loach Pangio kuhlii

Yo yo loach Botia almorhae

Zebra Loach Botia striata

Catfish- common terms
Common	Scientific
Adolph’s Cory	Corydoras Adolfoi
Adonis - L155 Pleco	Acanthicus Adonis
Bristlenose Pleco	Ancistrus temminckii
Bronze Catfish	Corydoras aeneus
Chinese Algae Eater	Gyrinocheilus aymonieri
Clown pleco	Panaque maccus
Columbian Shark	Sciades seemanni (Arius seemani)
Common pleco	Hypostomus plecostomus
Electric Catfish	Malapterurus electricus
Farlowella Cats	Farlowella acus (SP)
Giant Black Upside Down Asian Catfish	Mystus leucophasis
Oto cat	Otocinclus sp.
Pictus cat	Pimelodus pictus
Skunk cory	Corydoras arcuatus
Sudan squeaker	Synodontis Frontosus

Miscellaneous species
Common	Scientific
African Clawed frog	Xenopus laevis, etc.
African Dwarf Frog	Hymenochirus Sp.
Amano algae eating shrimp	Caridina multidentata (Caridina japonica)
American Flag Fish	Jordanella floridae
Apple Snail	Pomacea bridgesii
Archer fish	Toxotes jaculatrix
Arowana	Osteoglossum bicirrhosum
Black Ghost Knife	Apteronotus albifrons
Boesemani Rainbowfish	Melanotaenia Boesemani
Bumble Bee Goby	Brachygobius xanthozona
Butterfly Fish	Pantodon buchholzi
Celebes rainbow	Telmatherina ladigesi
Cherry Red shrimp	Neocaridina denticulata sinensis?
Clown-Knife Fish	Notopterus chitala
Dragon Goby, Dragon Fish	Gobioides broussonnetii
Dwarf Neon Rainbowfish	Melanotaenia Praecox
Dwarf Puffer	Carinotetraodon travancoricus
Dwarf Rainbow	Melanotaenia maccullochi
Elephantnose	Gnathonemus petersi
Ghost Shrimp	Palaeomonetes species
Green Puffer	Tetraodon nigroviridis
Knight Goby	Stigmatogobius sadanundio
Lake Kutubu Rainbowfish (Turquoise Rainbow)	Melanotaenia Lacustris
Limpit fish	Humanicus fishicus strangeicus
Mbu Puffer	Tetraodon mbu
Mudskipper	Periophthalmus argentilineatus
Peacock Gudgeon	Tateurndina ocellicauda
Red claw crab	Perisesarma bidens
Reedfish / Ropefish	Erpetoichthys calabaricus
Scat	Scatophagus argus
Senegal (Cuvier) bichir	Polypterus senegalus
Tire-Track Eel	Mastacemelus armatus

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