Parambassis lala is more commonly known as the Highfin Glassy Perchlet. It is one of a few fish commonly imported from South … Read more

Mormyrus longirostris is most often called the Eastern Bottlenose, though it is also one of several fish that is occasionally … Read more

The Scarlet Badis is actually not a Badis, but a Dario, and more specifically, Dario dario. Regardless of their name or desig … Read more

The Reticulated Flying Fox (also Fishnet Flying Fox) is a flowing water fish that is common in its native range over much of … Read more

The Discus (Symphysodon aequifaciatus) is a member of the Cichlid family. These tall, slender, circular fish they come in a v … Read more

The Cardinal Tetra (Paracheirodon axelrodi) is probably one of the most famous members of Characidae otherwise known as tetra … Read more

Who ever thought “Red Racer” was going to be a reasonable name for an aquarium snail? I mean, how fast could it be? Turns o … Read more

Leporinus fasciatus (the Banded Leporinus) suffers from a lack of imagination by those who gave it a common name as fasciatus … Read more

Guppies (Poecilia reticulata) belong to the family Poeciliidae which are “toothed carps” or sometimes just referred to as the … Read more