Identifying Fish in Aquarium

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What fish are in my aquarium? What fish are in the aquarium? What family do they belong to? How do they reproduce? What are their feeding strategies? Minnows Tetras Armored Catfish Family: Cyprinidae Family: Characidae Family: Callichthyidae Over 2000 species Over 900 species Over 130 species zebra danio black tetra leopard corydora Common Species in FL Common Species in FL Common Species in FL • Barbs • Neon tetra • Leopard corydora • Danios • Black tetra • Bronze corydora • Goldfish • Pacu • Panda corydora • Koi • Lemon tetra • Hoplo catfish • Rasboras • Mexican tetra • Tons of color variants • Freshwater sharks • Firehead tetra Reproduction: Reproduction: Reproduction: Egg layers/Broadcast spawner Egg layers/Broadcast spawner Adhesive eggs/bubble nests Feeding: Omnivore Feeding: Omnivore Feeding: Insectivore Commonly Cultured Freshwater Fish Groups Photo credit: UF-IFAS Publication Circular #54 Photos from: UF/IFAS Circular 54 Suckermouth Rainbowfishes Cichlids Catfish Family: Melanotaeniidae etc. Family: Callichthyidae Family: Loricariidae 53 species in 6 genera Over 1500 species Over 550 species banded rainbowfish zebra cichilid Common Species in FL Pleco catfish Common Species in FL Common Species in FL • Red rainbowfish • Angelfish • Discus • Common pleco • Australian rainbowfish • Oscar • Bristle-nose pleco • Boeseman’s rainbowfish • Jewel cichilid • Sailfin pleco • Neon dwarf rainbowfish zebra cichilid banded rainbowfish • Mbuna cichilid • Kribs cichilid Reproduction: Reproduction: Reproduction: Adhesive eggs/Male guards eggs Adhesive eggs/broadcast spawner Parental care/mouth brooders Feeding: Algae/insects Feeding: Insects/Crustaceans Feeding: Very diverse Commonly Cultured Freshwater Fish Groups Photo credit: UF-IFAS Publication Circular #54 Photos from: UF/IFAS Circular 54 Live-bearers Labyrinth Fish Family: Poeciliidae Family: Osphronemidae & Helostomatidae 190 species in 20 genera 50 species in 12 genera Swordtail Common Species in FL Blue gourami • Guppies Common Species in FL • Mollies • Gouramis • Platies • Paradisefish • Swordtails • Kissing gourami zebra cichilid • Variatus banded rainbowfish Reproduction: Livebearers Reproduction: Feeding: Bubble nest builders and mouth brooders Algae/insects/crustaceans Feeding: Insects/Crustaceans Commonly Cultured Freshwater Fish Groups Photo credit: UF-IFAS Publication Circular #54 Photos from: UF/IFAS Circular 54.

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