Aquarium Documentary For Hobbyist

The Scissortail sergeant or Striptailed damselfish (Abudefduf sexfasciatus, family Pomacentridae) is a large damselfish. It earns its name from the black-striped tail and sides, which are reminiscent of the insignia of a military Sergeant, being similar to those of the Sergeant Major damselfish. It grows to a length of about 16 cm (6 in).

Scissortail sergeants live on coral reefs at depths of up to 15 m (50 ft) in tropical reaches, often living in a group surrounding a single head of coral. They are found on reefs in the Indo-Pacific area.

origin:

South America

attitude:

The Royal Plecostomus is about 50 cm tall and is therefore only suitable for very large aquariums. For larger animals can distinguish between the sexes: the male carries behind the gills several long spines (odontodes). A group attitude proves difficult with age and size of the animals, as they are increasingly territorial. A socialization with other species is possible.

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Tropheus duboisi maswa

New Yellow Regal Peacock - Aulonocara baenschi 

Endemic to Lake Malawi where it’s known from Usisya, Nkhomo reef, Benga (to the south of Chia lagoon), the Maleri Islands and Chipoka, all located along the lake’s western shoreline.

Inhabits the so-called intermediate zones of the lake, where rocky shores give way to sandy bottoms with scattered rocks. The water is usually relatively shallow, between 4-6 metres, although it has been recorded as deep as 16 metres.

Max Size: Male:? 100 – 120 cm? Female:? 75 – 90 cm

The captive diet should contain a variety of high quality, fine-grade prepared foods plus small live and/or frozen? chironomid? larvae,? Tubifex,? Artemia, mosquito? larvae, etc.. At least some of the dried products should contain a high proportion of vegetable matter such as? Spirulina? or similar.

Threadfin Acara - Acarichthys heckelii 

Native to northern parts of the Amazon basin in Colombia, Peru and Brazil including lower parts of the ríos Putumayo, Trombetas, Negro, Xingu, Tocantins, Capim and Branco River plus the Essequibo drainage in Guyana. It has also been introduced to Singapore and is apparently thriving there.

Inhabits lowland parts of river basins and often enters flooded savannah or forest during the wet season.

Max Size : Around 200 mm.