Gouramis, the friendly community fish By Aquatropic Staff | February 28, 2020 Those venturing into Freshwater community tanks would be amiss to not consider some members of the Gouramis family. Their res … Read more
Ctenopoma acutirostre: The Spotted Climbing Perch By Aquatropic Staff | December 19, 2019 By the genus alone we can already draw certain conclusions about the Spotted Climbing Perch, the name Ctenopoma is derived fr … Read more
Glassfish (Parambassis lala) By Aquatropic Staff | November 1, 2019 Repeat after me: Glassfish live in freshwater habitats, not brackish water habitats.Though, let’s be a bit more specific abou … Read more
Orange Volcano Rabbitsnail (Tylomelania sp.) By Aquatropic Staff | July 19, 2019 Tylomelania snails have made a recent splash in the freshwater aquarium world thanks to their large size and heartiness in ca … Read more
Cockatoo Dwarf Cichlid (Apistogramma cacatuoides) By Aquatropic Staff | July 11, 2019 Cockatoos that don’t speak: Apistogramma cacatuoides.When one thinks of cichlids, many large rough and tumble aggressive fish … Read more
Canara Pearlspot (Etroplus canarensis) By Aquatropic Staff | June 27, 2019 The Canara Pearlspot (Etroplus canarensis) is a cichlid of limited range, being found only in the freshwater waterways of Sou … Read more
Electric Blue Carpintis (Herichtys carpintis) By Aquatropic Staff | June 25, 2019 Herichthys carpintis, the electric blue Carpintis is a new world Cichlidae of a few common names. They include the lowland ci … Read more
Black Diamond Cichlid (Paratilapia polleni) By Aquatropic Staff | April 11, 2019 The cichlid species found in Madagascar are not as well-known as their relatives from Africa and the Americas, but this uniqu … Read more
Silver Vieja (Maskaheros argenteus) By Aquatropic Staff | April 4, 2019 For most of the twentieth century, our knowledge when it came to how Neotropical cichlids were related to one another remaine … Read more