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Fishes / Habitat
The bubble eye is among the most distinctive and most fragile of the fancy goldfish, recognisable by the large fluid-filled sacs beneath each eye. It also lacks a dorsal fin, which affects its balance
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Fishes / Habitat
Male bettas cannot be kept together under any circumstances; two males in the same tank will fight, often fatally. Female bettas are a different story, and a group of females kept together, known in t
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Fishes / Habitat
The lambchop rasbora, Trigonostigma espei, is a close relative of the harlequin rasbora and easily confused with it, though its black body patch is smaller, more triangular and does not extend as far
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Fishes / Habitat
The turquoise rainbowfish carries an even, iridescent blue-green sheen across its body, without the sharp two-tone split of the Boesemani, giving it a more understated, uniform look. Its natural range
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Fishes / Habitat
The black skirt tetra, Gymnocorymbus ternetzi, is named for the flowing, skirt-like black anal and dorsal fins that trail behind its silvery grey, black-striped body. It comes from Brazil, Bolivia and
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Fishes / Habitat
Sand looks wonderful in a well kept aquarium, but it has a reputation among beginners for being fussy to clean compared with gravel. In practice, it just needs a slightly different technique, hovering
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