The Red Jewel of Turkana By Aquatropic Staff | February 1, 2024 There are many lakes in Africa. If you've been around freshwater aquariums and Local Fish Stores enough, you've heard of at l … Read more
Personable Parrot Pals By Aquatropic Staff | January 25, 2024 The Shortbody Yellow Tiger Parrot Cichlid is a human invention, the result of hybridizing a couple different (and very aggres … Read more
No Sting In This Bumblebee By Aquatropic Staff | January 17, 2024 The Bumblebee Catfish is a perfect Cat for the home aquarium, they are super hardy, tolerant of a wide range of conditions, p … Read more
Original Oddball - Clown Knife Fish By Aquatropic Staff | January 4, 2024 Quite possibly the OO or Original Oddball fish for freshwater aquarists, the Clown Knife in an amazingly interesting addition … Read more
Basking in Brilliants By Aquatropic Staff | December 29, 2023 The Brilliant Rasbora is just that, brilliant. This shows best in their coloration, with pale backs, red tails and striking b … Read more
How Many Apollo Sharks Are There Anyway? By Aquatropic Staff | December 21, 2023 There are several different fish that are imported and sold as “Apollo Sharks,” and to add to this confusion, this name is ap … Read more
The Lovely Little Ornate Loach By Aquatropic Staff | December 12, 2023 The Ornate Sand Loach comes from only one place: the Tubi River drainage in Thailand. As such, it is not much of a surprise t … Read more
The Little Oddball By Aquatropic Staff | December 5, 2023 There isn't a person here who doesn't love oddball fish, and we're betting most of you are the same. We all adore Loaches and … Read more
To Gold or not Too Gold, That Is The Tetra By Aquatropic Staff | November 29, 2023 Hemigrammus rodwayi is commonly called either the Brass or Gold Tetra. When you look at these fish in most fish stores, you'l … Read more