Emperor tetra

About The fish

  

Emperor Tetra or (Nematobrycon palmeri)  its one of the Colombian fishes which can be found in streams and rivers of western Colombia 

Description

The fish Got yellow and black horizontal wide lines with purple glow on the fins and tail if the aquarium is well lighted you will see the yellow dominate but  if the aquarium is low lighted the purple will be more apparent . males Emperor Tetras have three pronged tail with the center black part extending beyond the rest of the tail while in the female the center black part only reaches as far as the clear part of the tail.and the fish grow to 7.5cm

Behavior

unlink most of the Tetras,Emperor Tetra is not school fish it lives as pairs or singles

Temperature and PH

  

 the fish prefer temperature of 23-27 C and PH of 6.5, a hardness of 50–100 mg

Tank Size 

The Fish need 30 litter Tank size well planted

diet

The Emperor Tetra is an omnivore so good flake or pelleted fish food is a good basis for its diet also frozen blood worms and Daphnia

Zebra Fish

About The Fish

zebrafish or Danio rerio one of the fresh water fishes the fish belong to minnow family (Cyprinidae) zebrafish is native to the streams of the southeastern Himalayan region,including the countries India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, It commonly inhabits streams, canals, ditches, ponds, and slow-moving to stagnant water bodies, including rice fields.

 Description 

The fish is name come from the five uniform, pigmented, horizontal blue stripes on the side of the body, all of which extend to the end of the caudal fin.Males are torpedo shaped and have gold stripes between the blue stripes females have a larger whitish belly and have silver stripes instead of gold.The zebrafish can grow to 6.4 centimetres (2.5 in)Life-span in captivity is around 2–3 years .

 Behavior 

 zebra fish is good fish for beginners its playful fish like to kept in groups of 6 members or more and its generally peacful fish.

Temperature  

the temperature should be between 22–28 °C (72–82 °F)

Tank 

the fish should be kept in tank of 15 gallons or more

Diet 

zebra fish is omnivorous in wild they feed on zooplankton , insects and insect larvae, and phytoplankton also worms and small crustaceans and they eat flakes and tubifex worms

Pleco Fish

About The Fish

Pleco fish (Hypostomus plecostomus) also known as sucker fish or common algea sucker they suck algae all over the tank , they are one of the popular fresh water aquariums fishes and you can find this fish in south America they are omnivorous (meat and plants eater) but they feed on plants the most and peaceful fish.

 Description

  

 

the Plecostomus the name come from its folded mouth which is making the fish able to stick on the tank sids and suck the algae there is many kinds of this fish with diffrent looking like albino and zebra and clown and whiteseam pleco fish ,the fish can grow to reach 60 cm . this fish can survive in cold water tanks like goldfish.

Behavior 

the fish is Peacful and stay all the time cleaning the tank from algea they will  hide under stones or decoration when they feel they are in danger .

Temperature and Ph

they prefer temperature between 70 to 85°F ( 21-29 °C) and Ph 6 - 8 

Tank 

according the size of the fish you need 40 gallons tank minimum

Diet 

Pelco are not picky fish the eat any thing they find also food left from another fish or algea and algea wafers