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Ryukin Goldfish (Freshwater Fish)

Body shape of this fish is short, stubby and bears the egg shape. Back is extremely high as a dorsal hump. This fish can be found in red, chocolate, red and white and even in tri color. They are community animals in behavior and are also scavengers. This fish comes from the family "Cyprinidae". Ryukin Goldfish is omnivorous and consumes live, flake or frozen foods. Brine shrimps and tubifex worms are their favorites. This gold fish commonly found in slow moving waters and stagnant waters of rivers, ponds and ditches.


Shubunkin Goldfish (Freshwater Fish)

Its flat body is elongated. The body is tapering from the back to the tail fin head is wide. Their body color is often bright orange. They are community animals in behavior and are also scavengers. This fish comes from the family "Cyprinidae". It consumes live, flake or frozen foods. Brine shrimps and tubifex worms are their favorites. This gold fish commonly found in slow moving waters and stagnant waters of rivers, ponds and ditches.


Telescope Goldfish (Freshwater Fish)

Its body is egg shaped. It has a short and stubby body and its head is wide. Cordal fin is splitted. Eyes are large. They are community animals in behavior and are also scavengers. This fish comes from the family "Cyprinidae". It consumes live, flake or frozen foods. Brine shrimps and tubifex worms are their favorites. Telescope Goldfish is commonly found in slow moving waters and stagnant waters of rivers, ponds and ditches.


Veiltail Goldfish (Freshwater Fish)

Its egg shape body is short and stubby. Their fins are long. This fish is mainly available in solid red, orange or calico colors. They are social animals in behavior and are also scavengers. This fish can be mixed with other similar species in the aquarium. . These fishes are member of family "Cyprinidae". It consumes live, flake or frozen foods. Brine shrimps and tubifex worms are their favorites. This fish commonly found in slow moving waters and stagnant waters of rivers, ponds and ditches.


Banded Lampeye Killifish (Freshwater Fish)

It has a cylinder shape body. Fins are short and rounded and scales are also rounded. Body color is cream to light brown. The male has colored fins than female. Very peaceful fish that can be kept with other social fishes. This fish belongs to the family "Poeciliidae". They are carnivorous fishes and mostly eat the small aquarium foods and also prefer brine shrimps and blood worms in fresh, live or frozen. They mostly found in estuaries, brackish water and mangrove swamps.


Blue Panchax Killifish (Freshwater Fish)

Body of this fish is slender and elongated. It has a flattened head and round scales. Its body color is iridescent blue. There are black spots on the dorsal fin. Normally peaceful with other kind of fishes and quarrel sometime with the same kind. It belongs to the family "Aplocheilidae". This carnivorous fish eat most of the floating foods however favor the frozen brine shrimps and blood worms. Inhabit clear waters of fields and canals with dense vegetation.


Delta Killifish (Freshwater Fish)

Very attractive fish with elongated body, well developed, fins and round scales. Males are more bright in color. There are reddish spots in the body. Not aggressive with other kind of fishes and quarrel sometime with the same kind. This fish belongs to the family "Aplocheilidae". Carnivorous Delta Killifish eat smaller frozen, fresh or dried foods. Native to the swamps located in rivers.


Desert Pupfish (Freshwater Fish)

It has a pudgy body. Head is short scaled. Mouth is upturned. They are generally olive to tan in body color. In the sides of the body dark vertical bars are present. Primarily they prefer loneliness and will live with same kind in peace. This fish is a member of the "Cyprinodontidae" family. Eats algae, detritus and brine shrimp, tubifex in fresh or frozen types. They are found in specific locations.


Moonlight Medaka (Freshwater Fish)

They have slender and elongated body. It has large, beautiful and luminescent eyes. Body color of the fish is red. These fishes are greatly peaceful and good community fishes. Their family is "Adrianichthyidae". Eat many kinds of foods including freez dried foods and flakes. It swims almost everywhere in the aquarium. Inhibit slow moving waters. This fish can grow up to normally up to 1.6 inches.


Lampeye Killifish (Freshwater Fish)

Body of this fish is slender and elongated. It has a flattened head and round scales. It has a flattened head. Their body color is creamy to light brown. Lampeye Killifishes are schooling fish and can be kept with similarly peaceful fish. Its family is "Poeciliidae". Prefer dried foods also eats daphnia or brine shrimp in fresh or frozen types. They can be commonly found in shallow waters, drainage ditches, pools and swams.


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