Article From SubmitYOURArticle.com: 3 Top Fish For Your Tropical Aquarium From L To M

Lamp Eye, Madagascar Rainbow Fish and the Medaka
are three fish suitable for your tropical
aquarium. Find out about their behavior, what
they look like, water conditions, how to feed
them and how to breed them

Lamp Eye - Aplocheilichthys macrophthalmus
(Family: Cyprinodontidae)

As this fish rarely grows to more than 3 cms you
need to assess your community aquarium to see if
there are any of the others that lean towards the
aggressive and might harm them. These fish have
large eyes for their mass, which reflect as
greeny gold in dim light; hence the common names,
Lamp or Lantern eye.

As an active fish with a good leap, you must have
a cover on the tank to stop them jumping out and
the use of floating plants will help. For these
fish to enjoy their stay, matured aquarium water
is required at a temperature of between twenty
three and twenty six degrees Celcius.

Shape wise, the fish has a long body, thinner at
the front with a mouth that points upwards
slightly. It has attractive fins on a gray green
body which may have a dark line along the back
with a spotted shiny thin band along the flank.
The male's ventral and dorsal fins are more
pointed than the female.

Breeding wise, eggs are either laid individually
or in bunches that end up amongst the plants.
Extract the brood fish after the eggs have been
laid. The eggs will hatch in about a week and a
half and you will have to be very careful with
the fry as they are a bit delicate.

Madagascar Rainbow Fish - Bedotia geayi (Family:
Atherinidae)

Keeping this fish in a shoal (not large) with
water between 25 and 18 degrees centigrade will
see them at their best in your community tank. It
is an active swimmer and sturdy little fish that
grows up to about 8 cms and likes to dwell in the
top part of the aquarium. Although it has only
come onto the scene a relatively short time ago
this fish has become a favorite with aquarium
lovers.

Body wise, it has a somewhat unique feature in
that it has two dorsal fins, a short one and a
long one. Color wise, the main color is olive
green and there is a stripe along the sides of
the fish from eye to tail. It is easy to feed as
it it accepts most offerings so ideally give it a
varied diet.

Breeding is easy for this species so you need to
have thickly planted tank with hard water at a
temperature of at least 26 degrees centigrade.
Eggs laid will adhere to plants and the eggs
themselves are quite big but you will have to
wait a few days for completion as only a few eggs
are laid per day. Bear in mind that due to the
extended spawning period, fry will hatch and be
at various stages of their development.

Medaka - Oryzias latipes (Family: Oryziatidae)

This fish is ideal for your tropical aquarium. It
grows to about 5 cms, will consume most foods and
can survive in a wide range of temperatures,
although 20 to 24 degrees centigrade is the best
for it. There are three other species of Oryzias
that you may also come across under the name
medaka but the Oryzias latipes is the main one.

With this fish there are no specific patterns on
its mainly gold color. Its head is slimmer than
you would normally expect and its body lengthier
than usual. It is interesting to know that before
breeding took place the original color was; well
there wasn't one. It was transparent!

Males are somewhat smaller than females and have
bigger fins. Breeding is relatively easy and the
tank should be at the same temperature as the
main tank, have floating plants and be thickly
planted underwater with fine leaved plants. Until
they have been fertilized, the eggs will stay
attached to the end of the female.

It is best practice to take out all the plants
with attached eggs from the tank to another one
and after about two weeks the fry will emerge.
Remove and feed on infusoria then fine dry food,
then micro worms and other food for the more
grown up fish.

In conclusion, you now have three great additions
with these fish for a tropical aquarium owner.

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