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Red Plakat
Size: Approx. 2″
Temperament: Peaceful
Water Conditions: 75-86° F, KH 0-25, pH 6.0-8.0
Max. Size: 3″
Color Form: Assorted, Blue, Red
Diet: Carnivore
Compatibility: Excellent in peaceful community tanks
Origin: Farm Raised – Thailand
Family: Belontiidae
Life Span: 8 Years
Aquarist Experience Level: Beginner
Black Diamond Stingray
Limited pcs available
Size: Approx. 5″
Minimum Tank Size: 80 gallons
Care Level: Easy
Temperament: Semi-Aggressive
Water Conditions: 75-80° F, pH 6.8-7.6
Max. Size: 1-1.2m
Color Form: Their bodies are black with white color spots spread over the upper side of the body
Diet: Fresh and frozen cockles, mussels, prawns, and other inverts
Compatibility: Only fishes that are bigger in size
Origin: Brazil
Family: Potamotrygonidae
Lifespan: Approx. 20 Years
Aquarist Experience Lever: Beginner
Red Swordtail
Size: Approx. 1.25-1.5"
Minimum Tank Size: 15 gallons
Care Level: Easy
Temperament: Generally peaceful with other species of fish
Water Conditions: 64-84° F, KH 12-30, pH 7.0-8.4
Max. Size: 5″
Color Form: Red
Diet: Flakes and pellets, with the odd algae wafer or vegetable to aid digestion
Compatibility: Generally get along with other community fish
Origin: Central and North American countries
Family: Poeciliidae
Lifespan: 3-5 years
Aquarist Experience Level: Beginner
Botia Kubotai
Size: Approx. 4-5"
Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons
Care Level: Moderate
Temperament: Generally peaceful with other species of fish
Aquarium Hardiness: Hardy
Water Conditions: 74-84° F, KH 8-12, pH 6.0-7.5
Max. Size: 5.5″
Color Form: Botia kubotai dramatically changes colour as it gets older and no two fish appear to share the same colour pattern. Juveniles have three black stripes and five black bars, along with what Kottelat describes as "four pairs of elongate yellow blotches.
Diet: Omnivore
Compatibility: Tankmates should be small, peaceful, and benefit from the same fast flowing conditions
Origin: Myanmar
Family: Cobitidae
Lifespan: 8-12 years
Aquarist Experience Level: Beginner
African tigerfish
Size: Approx. 4-5"
Minimum Tank Size: 200 gallons
Care Level: Intermediate
Temperament: Large Aggressive - Predatory
Aquarium Hardiness: Moderately hardy
Water Conditions: 72-82° F, KH 5-25, pH 6.5-8.0
Max. Size: 40″
Color Form: Yellow with thick brown or black stripes
Diet: They will readily eat live foods, frozen foods as well a pellet diet.
Compatibility: Tankmates need to be appreciably larger
Origin: Lake Malawi in Africa
Family: Alestidae
Lifespan: 5 years
Aquarist Experience Level: Advanced
Serpent Loach
Size: Approx. 2"
Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons
Care Level: Easy
Temperament: Generally peaceful with other species of fish
Aquarium Hardiness: Hardy
Water Conditions: 74-84° F, KH 8-12, pH 6.0-7.0
Max. Size: 2.5″
Color Form: Yellow with thick brown or black stripes
Diet: Fish Food Flakes when very small and small Pellet Food when larger
Compatibility: Tankmates should be small, peaceful, and benefit from the same fast flowing conditions
Origin: Southern Laos in Southeast Asia
Family: Serpenticobitidae
Lifespan: 7-10 years
Aquarist Experience Level: Beginner
Black-Banded Leporinus
Minimum Tank Size: 50 gallons
Care Level: Intermediate
Temperament: Peaceful
Aquarium Hardiness: Hardy
Water Conditions: 72-82° F, KH 2-20, pH 5.0-7.5
Max. Size: 6″
Color Form: It has gold, yellow, or mustard and black stripes with pointed tail fins and a torpedo-shaped body
Diet: Feed on algae, plant matter, worms, crustaceans, plant matter and occasionally fish
Compatibility: can be aggressive with its own species, so it is best kept as a single species or in a group of 6 individuals or more
Origin: South America
Family: Anostomidae
Lifespan: 7-10 years
Aquarist Experience Level: Intermediate
Red Lizard Whiptail Catfish
Size: Approx. 2″
Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons
Care Level: Easy
Temperament: Peaceful
Aquarium Hardiness: Hardy
Water Conditions: 75-84° F, KH 2-15, pH 6.0-7.5
Max. Size: 4.5″
Color Form: Orange/Red
Diet: Omnivore, but meatier foods should be fed regularly along with vegetable matter. New specimens may require live/frozen foods
Compatibility: Extremely peaceful and is compatible with most other non-aggressive fish and invertebrates that will not outcompete it for food
Origin: South America
Family: Synodontidae
Lifespan: 5 years
Aquarist Experience Level: Beginner
Botia Kubotai
Size: Approx. 3″
Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons
Care Level: Easy
Temperament: Not especially aggressive but don't keep it with much smaller fishes as they may be intimidated by its size and sometimes very active behaviour
Aquarium Hardiness: Hardy
Water Conditions: 72-82° F, KH 8-12, pH 6.0-7.5
Max. Size: 5″
Color Form: Black, White
Diet: Readily consume a wide variety of both meaty and vegetable foodstuffs, will accept most foods in their diet
Compatibility: You must keep them with other semi-aggressive species that can defend themselves
Origin: Ataran River basin (Myanmar)
Family: Botiidae
Lifespan: 8-12 years
Aquarist Experience Level: Beginner
MBU Puffer
Size: Approx 14-15"
Minimum Tank Size: 100 gallons
Care Level: Moderate
Temperament: Aggressive
Water Conditions: 75-79° F, pH 7.0-8.0
Max. Size: 24”
Color Form: Yellow/Brown
Diet: Carnivore that feeds primarily on mollusks, snails, shellfish, and other similar animals
Compatibility: Aggressive to keep with other fish. They’re best when living in solitude.
Origin: Congo river in Africa
Family: Tetraodontidae
Lifespan: 10 Years
Aquarist Experience Lever: Advanced
Topaz Puffer
Size: Approx 4-5"
Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons
Care Level: Moderate
Temperament: Aggressive
Water Conditions: 75-82° F, pH 7.2-8.2
Max. Size: 7”
Color Form: Yellow with dark brown/black spotted or stripe
Diet: Small meaty frozen foods: Mysis shrimp, mosquito larvae, brineshrimp, chopped krill/prawns, cockle & mussel meat
Compatibility: Non-Community
Origin: Mangrove swamp habitat in Negombo Lagoon, Sri Lanka
Family: Tetraodontidae
Lifespan: 15 Years
Aquarist Experience Lever: Advanced
Motoro Stingray
Size: Approx 8"
Minimum Tank Size: 80 gallons
Care Level: Easy
Temperament: Semi-Aggressive
Water Conditions: 75-80° F, pH 6.8-7.6
Max. Size: 30”
Color Form: Dark brown color with yellow or orange spots
Diet: Fresh and frozen cockles, mussels, prawns, and other inverts
Compatibility: Only fishes that are bigger in size
Origin: South America
Family: Potamotrygonidae
Lifespan: 15 Years
Aquarist Experience Lever: Beginner
