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Maroon Clownfish pictures and Maroon Clownfish Informations

The scientific name of the maroon clownfish is premnas biaculeatus. This species of clownfish swims the waters of the Great Barrier Reef as well as the Indo-Pacific Ocean. It is also known as the maroon anemonefish or the spine-cheeked clownfish. As with other clownfish species, the notable feature of this fish breed is its stripes, which are normally white but may also be yellow in some fish.

Female clownfish are physically larger than their male counterparts. Moreover, the color of female clownfish is darker red in color compared to their brighter male partners. To keep a maroon clownfish happy and healthy in an aquarium, one must note a ratio of 30 gallons of water per clownfish. Since it lives communally with the sea anemone in its natural habitat, it is also recommended, but not required, to provide the same in an aquarium setting. For feeding, maroon clownfish enjoy herbivore diets as well as frozen shrimps.

Loach fish pictures and Loach fish Informations

The Loach traces its roots from the family of fish species called cobitidae. This fish breed originated from the waters of Bangladesh. Its appearance is very elegant and regal with a golden coloration and black stripe throughout the body from head to tail. As they mature, the number of stripes ad the stripe widths increase.

The Loach is a community fish, generally good-natured. However, they are rough with their own species but not to the point of causing harm. It is recommended to join them with less aggressive species in the same tank. Loach fish hate bright light and love dark places such as caves. They also love to hide behind plants during the day. You may expect the Loach fish to be active towards the evening. Loach fish are natural scavengers and love to eat snails. This is the reason why they variety are used for the control and management of snail population.

Pictures of Killifish and Killifish Informations

Dedicated fish owners and breeders are enchanted with the Killifish. It belongs to the family of fish species called aplocheilidae, which are found in tropical and subtropical areas around the globe except Australia. Killifish are very beautiful in appearance but are quite a handful in terms of care and maintenance. Killifish come from diverse habitats and each breed has different needs that vary from simple to difficult to maintain. Only top quality food and water must be utilized to keep the Killifish healthy and happy. The lifespan of the Killifish is extraordinarily short. They live in puddles of mud. Hatching and maturation are completed in just three weeks.

Killifish come in many species differing greatly in pattern and color. The male Killifish are brighter in color and have larger dorsal fins than their female partners. Killifish have heads that are flat on top. These fish have curved, long and pointed teeth.

Pictures of Fish Angelfish and Angelfish Informations

The Angelfish belongs to the family of cichlidae fish species. It is considered as one of the world’s most beautiful and enchanting fish species. The Angelfish is not just an attractive fish but also a very hardy one. The unique disk body shape of Angelfish as well as its beautiful patterns and colors make this breed a very impressive member of the aquarium display showcase.

Angelfish come from Central and South America and thrive in a community of similar fish. However, it is not sociable to smaller fish species. When young, they stick together with their own kind. When they are older, they are inclined towards pairing and become territorial in nature. Angelfish are omnivores. Their diet consists of fresh, live and flake food and pellets. For treats, you may give bloodworms and brine shrimp that may be served either live or frozen. Interestingly, Angelfish also feed on spinach and lettuce.

Pictures of Fish Angelfish and Angelfish Informations

Pictures of Fish Angelfish and Angelfish Informations

Pictures of Fish Dojo Loach Pictures and Dojo Loach Fishes Kind

Dojo Loach is a freshwater fish of loach family and native to Asia. It is very popular as an aquarium fish throughout the world. Dojo loach is also known by an alternate name Weather Loach due to their ability to detect changes in barometric pressure at the time of likely storms. Dojo loach is a hardy fish that can live in poor quality water and can also survive out of water for some time. Besides being popular aquarium fish, Dojo Loach is also a common food fish in East Asia, where they are grown in large scale through fish farming.

Dojo loach is a slender and eel-like fish that can grow up to 30cm (1 feet) long. They come in various colors ranging from yellow to olive green and lighter brown or grey. Their mouth is surrounded by three sets of barbels, which are used to sift through silt or pebbles to locate their food. Besides, they also use the barbels to to dig under gravel and sand to hide them in case of threats from their predators. Dojo loach is a bottom-dwelling scavenger and feeds mainly on on algae and other organic materials and small aquatic creatures.

Pictures of Fish Dojo Loach Pictures and Dojo Loach Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Dojo Loach Pictures and Dojo Loach Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Dojo Loach Pictures and Dojo Loach Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Dojo Loach Pictures and Dojo Loach Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Dojo Loach Pictures and Dojo Loach Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Dolly Varden Trout Pictures and Dolly Varden Trout Fishes Kind

Dolly Varden Trout is a subspecies of salmon family. Biologically a char fish, Dolly Varden Trout is an anadromous fish,which migrate on regular basis. A significant population dolly varden trout exists in the landlocked waterways in the northwest United States. Bull trout and arctic char that are identical in appearance to dolly varden trouts were originally known as dolly varden trout; however, they have been subsequently recognized as different species.

The back and the sides of dolly varden trout are olive green or muddy grey with scattered pale yellow or pink-yellow spots and white shade on the belly.  Small red spots, not very distinctive, are found on the lower sides. Fins are usually plain except for few light spots on the base of caudal fin rays. Dolly varden trouts can be found abundantly in coastal waters of the North Pacific from Puget Sound to the Alaska Peninsula and into the eastern Aleutians, across the Bering Sea and the Arctic Sea.

Pictures of Fish Dolly Varden Trout Pictures and Dolly Varden Trout Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Dolly Varden Trout Pictures and Dolly Varden Trout Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Dolly Varden Trout Pictures and Dolly Varden Trout Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Dolly Varden Trout Pictures and Dolly Varden Trout Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Dolly Varden Trout Pictures and Dolly Varden Trout Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Dorado Pictures and Dorado Fishes Kind

Dorado is a surface dwelling ray-finned fish native to offshore temperate, tropical and subtropical waters throughout the world. They are known by many other names such as ‘Mahi-Mahi’ (in Hawaiian), dolphin-fish, calitos, maverikos or lampuki (Maltese). Despite dolphin-fish being a common name, dorado is a fish and not mammal like dolphin. Dorado is one of the fastest-growing and fast-swimming fish, with a top speed of about 50 knots or 93 kmph.

Dorados generally live under a depth of over 1000 feet. Their average size is 7-13 kg and rarely exceed 15 kg in weight. Average lifepsan of dorados is 4-5 years. Dorados have a compressed body with long dorsal fins extending almost all over the length of their body. They come in some of the most dazzling colors such as golden on the sides and bright blue and green on the sides and back. Dorado often changes its color when removed from water and finally fading to a muted yellow-grey upon its death. They feed on flying fish, crabs, squids, mackerels, crustaceans and other small fish. They are highly sought-after fish as game fish and for other commercial purposes.

Pictures of Fish Dorado Pictures and Dorado Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Dorado Pictures and Dorado Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Dorado Pictures and Dorado Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Dorado Pictures and Dorado Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Dorado Pictures and Dorado Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Dragonet Pictures and Dragonet Fishes Kind

Dragonet is a small fish of diverse families found in the tropical waters of the western Indo-pacific. Dragonets are well known for highly colorful appearance and cryptic patterns. Dragonets are generally bottom-dwelling fishes and prefer sandy or rocky surfaces or sometimes near reefs. Bright colors and showy fins make them the most popular aquarium fishes, mandarin dragonets being the most commercial variety for aquariums. Generally, they work best in reef aquariums of size 55 gallons and more.

Dragonet has an elongate and a scaleless body with strong spine guards, which may be poisonous in some of the species. Their fins are large, elongate and showy. They have flattened and triangular heads with large mouth and eyes. Size of dragonets varies depending upon the species; the largest (Longtail Dragonet) reaches a length of 30 cm (1 feet) and the other hand, smallest species (Saint Helena Dragonet) is just 2 cm long. Dragonets feed on crustaceans, worms and other small invertebrates picked from the substrates. In captivity, dragonets eat only live food, often starving to death if sufficient live food items are available.

Pictures of Fish Dragonet Pictures and Dragonet Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Dragonet Pictures and Dragonet Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Dragonet Pictures and Dragonet Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Dragonet Pictures and Dragonet Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Dwarf Gourami Pictures and Dwarf Gourami Fishes Kind

Dwarf Gourami is a highly popular aquarium fish due to its almost translucent blue color and red to dark orange  vertical stripes. They have originated from Pakistan, India and Bangladesh; however, they have become widespread outside of the native range. Dwarf gouramis inhabit slow moving streams, rivulets and lakes with plenty of vegetations. Fish breeders have created many different colored varieties of dwarf gouramis such as neon red or neon blue.

Dwarf gouramis are small fish with an average size of 4-5 cm with the largest size of about 9cm. Male fishes have diagonal stripes of alternating blue and red colors while females are silvery. They have touch sensitive cells on their pelvic fins. Average lifespan of dwarf gouramis is about four years but with proper care in captivity, they can live much longer. Being peaceful fish, they work well in most of the aquariums with other varieties of fishes. They can easily tolerate high temperatures up to 27 degree celsius. They prefer algae and meaty foods and also eat frozen or freeze-dried flakes, bloodworms, tubifex and shrimps.

Pictures of Fish Dwarf Gourami Pictures and Dwarf Gourami Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Dwarf Gourami Pictures and Dwarf Gourami Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Dwarf Gourami Pictures and Dwarf Gourami Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Dwarf Gourami Pictures and Dwarf Gourami Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Dwarf Gourami Pictures and Dwarf Gourami Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Eagle Ray Pictures and Eagle Ray Fishes Kind

Eagle Ray is a family of large ray fishes that live in the open sea. Eagle rays are excellent swimmers and can also jump several meters above the sea levels. Spotted eagle rays,  known as bonnet rays, have a very beautiful ray with numerous white spots on its overall inky body. Bonnet rays can grow up to 5 meters (16 feet) in length. Spotted eagle rays are widespread in the tropical areas of all the oceans including the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.

Eagle rays have long tails and well-defined bodies as compared to other ray fishes. Their size range from 48cm (19 inches) to 9 meters (30 feet) long. They feed on snails, mussels and crustaceans by crushing their shells with the help of their extremely hard teeth. Common eagle rays are distributed all over the Eastern Atlantic including the Mediterranean Sea and the North Sea. Bat eagle ray is an important species in the Pacific Ocean. Common eagle rays can grow up to 180cm (6 feet) including their tail. Eagle rays generally live close to coastal areas in the depths 1-30 meters. Their tail looks like a whip, which may be as long as the entire body, and is armed with a sting. They can be often spotted cruising along the sandy beaches in very shallow waters.

Pictures of Fish Eagle Ray Pictures and Eagle Ray Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Eagle Ray Pictures and Eagle Ray Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Eagle Ray Pictures and Eagle Ray Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Eagle Ray Pictures and Eagle Ray Fishes Kind

Pictures of Fish Eagle Ray Pictures and Eagle Ray Fishes Kind