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Find Fish Type
Name of Fish:
| Gold Datnoid (Freshwater Fish) | |
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Looking for a bit of the jungle in your tank? The Gold Datnoid is yellow in color with thick black stripes down their body making them look like a tiger. They are incredibly non-aggressive fish. They belong to the Toxotidae family. Their main diet consists of other small fish to eat. They can be found in smaller bodies of water. |
| Humphead Glassfish (Freshwater Fish) | |
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This is a clear type of fish that has a large hump on the top of its head. This type of fish likes to scuffle around with its own species so other fish should not be bothered. They belong to the Toxotidae family. This is omnivorous fish and they eat most aquarium type food. They can be found swimming around in large streams near rapids or fast currents. |
| Mono Silver Moony (Freshwater Fish) | |
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The moonfish has a silvery scale with bright yellow coloured fins. They roam about in groups of 5 and are a schooling kind, serene and lively and are scared away by bigger fishes. They belong to the Monodactylidae family and feed on smaller shrimps and fish. They are briny in nature and hence are found in seas. There sizes are up to 11 inches. |
| Spotted Scat Fish (Freshwater Fish) | |
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The spotted scat fish have black spots throughout their body, there scales are silvery with either green, red or grayish tinges as pertaining to their three kinds. They are peaceful species and are found in clusters of four. They belong to the family of Scatophagidae and feed on to plants and/or smaller fish. They are suitable in both fresh and brackish water, hence common in rivers; streams and seas. |
| Pseudo Bony Fish (Freshwater Fish) | |
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South American Lung Fish are usually of black or brown color, younger ones have yellow spots on the black surface. They are not hostile and will feed on to anything that is appropriate for the size of their mouths. They belong to the family of Lepidosirenidae. Their food mainly consists of insects, crayfish, shrimps etc live or dead. South American Lung fish live in rivers and lakes. |
| Leopard Lung Fish (Freshwater Fish) | |
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Their body has a marbled touch of grayish yellow or a pink touch blending with the gray ground colour. They are solitary animals and will consume anything befitting its mouth. It belongs to the Protopteridae family. They eat small fish and insects dead or alive. They inhabit lakes and freshwater rivers. Sizes vary from 3 to 6 feet. |
| Arapaima (Freshwater Fish) | |
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Their color is mainly gray with an extending golden green and blue green shimmer down the body, they also have orange colored dots and fins are reddish. They are very non-social animals and belong to the family of Arapaimidae. Their diet mainly consists of animals and birds. Mainly found in rivers and lakes, they grow upto 15 feet. |
| Arowana (Freshwater Fish) | |
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Their scales reflect red, green and blue tinge as they grow older. They are basically a non-social fish and hence not friendly with other fish. They originate from the Osteoglossidae family and have a carnivorous feeding nature; and can eat all sorts of live creatures such as fish, water fleas etc. Usually found in the South American rivers and size up to 47 inches. |
| Dwarf Rainbow Fish (Freshwater Fish) | |
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Their body displays a range of colors, scales are grayish with a pink tinge, exhibit a range of blue shades on light reflection. They are schooling in nature and will adapt to community life. They are derived from the Melanotaeniidae family. They are omnivorous in nature and the diet consists of worms, shrimps and plants. They are found in streams and have a size of around 2 inches. |
| Red Rainbow Fish (Freshwater Fish) | |
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Their scales are silvery with a bright red tinge. They are social in nature and do well in community system. Originate from the Melanotaeniidae family. They eat worms, shrimps and fleas, however they also eat plants. They inhabit vegetative lakes and size of around 15 cm. |