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The Clown Loach (Chromobotia macracanthus) | Ecology, Habitat, Trade, and Captive Breeding

Chromobotia macracanthus, commonly known as the clown loach, is a striking freshwater fish prized in the aquarium hobby for its bright orange body with bold black stripes, playful social behaviour, and long lifespan. Beyond its appearance, clown loaches have a fascinating story encompassing migration, feeding, human interaction, and the complexities

14th January 2026 No Comments

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A comprehensive guide to keeping Micro Dragon Gobies (Schismatogobius) in an aquarium

This care guide is designed to assist you in providing the most optimum care for micro dragon gobies of the genus Schismatogobius. Before you get your gobies, please consider that all micro dragon gobies are wild caught, they have not been bred in captivity. Therefore, do your best to research

4th March 2025 No Comments

Biotopes of Britain

The British Bullhead; a case of mistaken identity?

For many years, the classification of the freshwater bullhead has been a topic of much confusion. So what species do we have in Britain, and how did they get here? Growing up along the river Avon, before I’d ever considered fishing with rod and line, as all young children should,

23rd November 2024 No Comments

Biotopes of Indonesia

What exactly do we know about the critically endangered freshwater fish Parosphromenus gunawani?

The Licorice Gouramies The genus Parosphromenus sits discreetly within the taxonomic subfamily of the Macropodusinae, often overshadowed by the popularity of the Betta, Macropodus, and even the Trichopsis. Still, these little bursts of colour and iridescence truly are the gold dust of the Gouramis, somewhat like Bettas, but better! Parosphromenus

20th December 2023 No Comments

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The biotope of a new Harlequin rasbora is also home to an endangered Betta

I’m Aiman Azmi, a student born and raised in Peninsular Malaysia. I have been observing and collecting fish around me since I was a kid, I’d eagerly follow my father, a biology professor, on any fish collecting trips he would go on and have been fascinated by freshwater ecosystems ever

3rd July 2021 2 Comments

Biotopes of North America

BIOTOPES OF FLORIDA | NOTROPIS PETERSONI | THE COASTAL SHINER

Notropis petersoni, known as the coastal shiner, is endemic to the south-eastern United States where it ranges from North Carolina, through coastal South Carolina and Georgia, throughout Florida, and west through Alabama to Jordan River in Mississippi (Image 1). It can be found in in many different environments including lakes

17th December 2020 No Comments

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Biotopes of Hong Kong | Hill Stream Habitats | Blue Neon Stiphodon

Hill stream habitats in Hong Kong are home to some of the most endearing and enigmatic fishes on Earth. These oxygen-rich, cool mountain streams or often, torrential rivers, provide crucial habitat, not only for exclusively freshwater dwelling species, but also form important migratory routes and nurseries for anadromous, amphidromous and

21st November 2020 1 Comment

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Biotopes of South Africa | Pseudocrenilabrus philander | The Southern Mouthbrooder

Pseudocrenilabrus philander is arguably one of the most underrated fish species found in the aquarium hobby, albeit rarely. In nature, it is known from a wide range of habitats, including streams, lakes, and ponds and some populations are even known to exist in slightly brackish waters¹. The species is found

14th November 2020 No Comments

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The Rio Files: Rheophilic species and their biotopes | Teleocichla centisquama

Teleocichla centisquama was described as a new species from the region of Altamira along the Rio Xingu in 2002 by scientists, Ivan Sazima and Jansen Zuanon. The following article includes excerpts from the species description and outlines a little about the habitat, plights and behaviour of this endearing, but highly

9th April 2020 No Comments

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Biotopes of Sierra Leone | Epiplatys annulatus| The Clown Killifish

The Clown Killifish or Banded Panchax (Epiplatys annulatus) is a species of fish in the family Nothobranchiidae, an African rivuline, native to freshwater habitats in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone in West Africa. (Fishbase) The climate across its range is hot and wet with a pronounced wet season between April-May

29th February 2020 No Comments

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Biotopes of Cameroon| Benitochromis nigrodorsalis

Benitochromis is a small genus of cichlid fishes that are endemic to riverine and lake habitats in Middle Africa (Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea, including the island of Bioko). Several of these species were originally assigned to the genus Chromidotilapia. The genus Benitochromis was erected by Dr Anton Lamboj in 2001

15th February 2020 No Comments

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Biotopes of Brunei | Cyprinid diversity in the blackwaters of the Lumut River

We have embarked on our next adventure, which this time around takes us all the way to the upper stretches of the Lumut River. The Sungai (River) Lumut is located in Belait District, the largest district in Brunei Darussalam and has a length of approximately 14km+ which starts at Lumut

28th April 2018 No Comments

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Biotopes of the Caribbean | The only biotope of the Laguna Bávaro Pupfish

A Killifish that can only be found in one single lagoon Who would believe that there are fishes around the world that exist only in one very small lagoon and nowhere else? Well, this is the case here and we only find this Killi in the Bávaro Lagoon, Higuey, Dominican

10th April 2018 4 Comments

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Biotopes of Peru | The Madre de Dios drainage

In recent years I have made several visits to the states of Cusco and Madre de Dios in Peru, and have collected fishes in a great many location, from the low levels of the rain forest rivers and streams up to 1200 meters in the Andean cloud forest. All of

9th March 2018 1 Comment

Ichthyology

Río Negro, rich life in poor water : Amazonian diversity and food-chain ecology as seen through fish communities – Goulding et al 1989

27th December 2017 1 Comment

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The Clown Loach (Chromobotia macracanthus) | Ecology, Habitat, Trade, and Captive Breeding

A comprehensive guide to keeping Micro Dragon Gobies (Schismatogobius) in an aquarium

The British Bullhead; a case of mistaken identity?

What exactly do we know about the critically endangered freshwater fish Parosphromenus gunawani?

The biotope of a new Harlequin rasbora is also home to an endangered Betta

BIOTOPES OF FLORIDA | NOTROPIS PETERSONI | THE COASTAL SHINER

Biotopes of Hong Kong | Hill Stream Habitats | Blue Neon Stiphodon

Biotopes of South Africa | Pseudocrenilabrus philander | The Southern Mouthbrooder

The Rio Files: Rheophilic species and their biotopes | Teleocichla centisquama

Biotopes of Sierra Leone | Epiplatys annulatus| The Clown Killifish

Biotopes of Cameroon| Benitochromis nigrodorsalis

Biotopes of Brunei | Cyprinid diversity in the blackwaters of the Lumut River

Biotopes of the Caribbean | The only biotope of the Laguna Bávaro Pupfish

Biotopes of Peru | The Madre de Dios drainage

Río Negro, rich life in poor water : Amazonian diversity and food-chain ecology as seen through fish communities – Goulding et al 1989