Category: Fish

Sharing is caring! From my childhood trip to The Sea Life London Aquarium, one fish captured my imagination more than all the rest. That fish’s name is the archerfish, …

Sharing is caring! There are many different types of Hillstream loaches belonging to a family of bottom-dwelling fish that hails from the clear, rapidly-flowing waters of Asia. The Reticulated …

Sharing is caring! For years, dragon fish gobies have remained on the oddball fringes of the aquarium world. Their occasionally bright colors and intriguing appearance makes them understandably alluring, …

Descendants of common carp found in various regions of Asia and Europe, the Koi fish are the result of centuries of human effort and selective breeding. While they’re often …

Existing since the time of the dinosaurs, turtles are the oldest reptile groups still alive today. They’ve been swimming and crawling the earth for over 220 million years, and …

The Dwarf Pufferfish, also known as Pea Puffer or Pygmy Puffer, is a vulnerable freshwater species and is a popular aquarium fish. Pea Puffers are found in the wild, …

Thanks to their distinctive looks and marginal care requirements, aquarists have found appeal in freshwater catfish. While a few types of aquarium catfish are pretty aggressive in nature, most …

A misnomer, the freshwater “sharks”, aren’t really sharks with predatory behavior or heightened sensory abilities. Thanks to the similar appearance of a few bony fish species, they’re commonly referred …

Saltwater aquariums are built differently. Thanks to a higher bioload and the absence of faster toxin disintegration, you need additional equipment that eliminates poop, leftover food, and unwanted organisms.  …

Bettas are among the most popular beginner fish species. Thanks to their lower space and maintenance requirements, they can be kept in smaller fish tanks with adequate filtration and …