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Fishes / Habitat
The rummy nose tetra, most commonly the species Hemigrammus bleheri sold in the trade, is instantly recognisable by its bright red head and a tail striped in black and white. It comes from the Amazon
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Fishes / Habitat
The Oscar is a large, intelligent, strikingly patterned cichlid from the Amazon and Orinoco basins, often kept for its genuinely dog-like personality: Oscars learn to recognise their owners, respond t
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Fishes / Habitat
Few fish are as instantly recognisable as the neon tetra, Paracheirodon innesi, with its iridescent blue stripe running the length of the body above a red stripe that covers roughly the back half. Fir
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Fishes / Habitat
The rubber lip pleco, most often the species Chaetostoma milesi or close relatives sold under the same trade name, has a distinctive fleshy, rubbery mouth adapted for grazing algae and biofilm off roc
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Fishes / Habitat
Not every fish needs the same level of attention, and if your week is genuinely packed, choosing the right species matters more than any piece of equipment. Some fish are simply more forgiving of a mi
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Fishes / Habitat
The Golden Wonder killifish is a selectively bred, iridescent gold and blue-green form of the striped panchax, Aplocheilus lineatus, a species genuinely native to Peninsular India and Sri Lanka. Wild-
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