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Check out these three fish to put in your
aquarium and discover their needs covering:
behavior, how they breed, water temperature and
the food they need.

Angel Fish

Great in a community tank, it moves around at a
slow pace and is lovely to look at with wonderful
colors. Adults can be as big as fifteen
centimetres long, so think about that when you
are working out how many fish your aquaurium can
accommodate.

Temperature wise they can endure quite a wide
range and they are also happy with a variable
range of foods.

This fish looks silvery, is thin and has curvy
fins that sweep backwards. Distinct vertical
stripes run along the body from the caudal fin to
the eye. And you can tell when this fish is
afraid as these black stripes suddenly fade away.

Other Angel fish such as the black one, obviously
don't show these stripes as clearly. Another one,
an Angel fish has lace patterns on the fins.
Longer fins can be found on another Angel fish,
the Veil Angel that has a marble effect.

Sexing these fish is not easy. When you do manage
to get a pair they remain loyal to each other and
look after they young well. When breeding you
will need a well planted tank with broad leaves
and the light needs to be at a low level. Sticky
eggs are produced within two or three days.

Bear in mind that these fish can eat the eggs,
especially if they feel afraid. The young can be
fed with infusoria and then micro worms and then
brine shrimps.

Badis

You cannot say that this fish has one particular
color as there are lots and lots of variations.
The colors vary from red to a nearly purple color
and spots have even been noted. Not only that,
the color changes depending on the aquarium
conditions and during breeding.

Major characteristics are a dorsal fin that that
might have bluish green stripes, scales with a
line around them and a stripe crossing the eye.

When breeding make sure that the male is smaller
than the female because she can be injured by a
bigger male. As a cave dweller ensure you use
something like a plant pot for it to breed in.
Have a well planted aquarium with a water temp of
twenty nine degrees centigrade. Remove the female
after egg laying, wait for them to hatch and then
remove the male. Use infusoria to feed the young.

Black Widow

The family is Characidae and the scientific name
is Gymnocorymbus ternetzi. This is a popular
freshwater aquarium fish as it is peaceful,
fairly small at 6.5 centimetres and therefore
great in a community tank. Nevertheless it is
susceptible to bad water conditions and this can
be identified by seeing if it swims with the head
down. Food wise, range of feeding can be used but
it prefers live food.

Color wise its body has vertical dark stripes
with red circled eyes and a silvery green body.
Sexing is difficult a clue is that the male is
not as fat in the body and it has bigger frontal
and anal fins and dorsal fins that are sharper.
The breeding tank must be thickly planted at on
end, water at twenty degrees centigrade and you
also need floating plants.

After breeding the eggs are dispersed, some
adhering themselves to plant leaves and others
falling to the bottom.

Remove the breeding pair after spawning and you
will see the fry after about thre days. Feed the
young on infusoria, then brine shrimp.

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