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Fishes / Habitat
Every new saltwater aquarium goes through an invisible transformation before it can safely hold fish. It has nothing to do with the rockwork, the lighting, or the salt mix you have chosen. It is a bio
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Fishes / Habitat
The Odessa barb, Pethia padamya, is one of the more visually striking small barbs, with breeding males showing a vivid red band running the length of the body against a silver base. Despite the name,
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Fishes / Habitat
The ryukin is a Japanese fancy goldfish variety recognisable by the pronounced hump just behind its head, giving it a taller, more angular profile than the fantail it is often compared to. It grows to
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Fishes / Habitat
The German blue ram is a small, strikingly colourful dwarf cichlid, with a yellow-orange body, a black eye stripe and iridescent blue speckling across the fins. It comes from the Orinoco basin of Vene
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Fishes / Habitat
The clown loach is one of the most recognisable and best-loved bottom-dwelling fish in the hobby, with a bold orange body crossed by three black bands. It comes from Indonesia and is frequently sold s
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Fishes / Habitat
The severum has a tall, rounded body similar in shape to a discus, with a warm golden-green base colour and faint vertical banding, particularly visible in younger fish. It comes from the Amazon basin
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