Tropical freshwater

Area of origin

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black ghost

Apteronotus albifrons

38 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

snake fish

Erpetoichthys calabaricus

32 cm

solitary

carnivorous

rummy-nose tetra

Petitella rhodostoma

4 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

ramirezi

Mikrogeophagus ramirezi

3 cm

living as a couple or in a group

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Paracheirodon axelrodi

Characidae

3 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

It is one of the most known species to aquarists. It breeds easily in captivity, but it is too often taken from the wild. For several years, it has started to being raised in it home region. It became a source of income for local people.

congo tetra

Phenacogrammus interruptus

5 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

Its attractive coloring is mainly due to the refraction of light on the scales. They breed easily in aquariums.

leopard pleco

Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps

35 cm

living in colonies

omnivorous

red piranha

Pygocentrus nattereri

30 cm

gregarious

carnivorous

It is carnivorous, its sharp teeth have earned it the local name. (Pira = fish, Nha = tooth). Its dangerousness was often exaggerated: it serves as prey of many animals (alligators, giant otter ...). Piranhas are especially dangerous for humans in the dry season, when they lack food.

Sewellia marmorata

Gastromyzontidae

6 cm

living in small groups

herbivorous

blue discus

Symphysodon aequifasciatus

15 cm

living as a couple or in a group

carnivorous

The discus, an oviparous fish from the Amazon regions, reproduces at the beginning of the flood season, giving its young a better chance of survival. It naturally resides in slightly acidic waters, favoring flooded forest areas to protect and feed itself.

Zacco platypus

Xenocyprididae

15 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

Tropical freshwater

black ghost

snake fish

rummy-nose tetra

ramirezi

Paracheirodon axelrodi

congo tetra

leopard pleco

red piranha

Sewellia marmorata

blue discus

Zacco platypus

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