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Freshwater Fish

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Anabantids

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Banded Gourami
(Trichogaster fasciata)

Blue Gourami
(Trichopodus trichopterus)

Chocolate Gourami
(Sphaerichthys osphromenoides)

Croaking Gourami
(Trichopsis vittata)

Dwarf Gourami
(Trichogaster lalius)

Eyespot Gourami
(Parasphaerichthys ocellatus)

Honey Gourami
(Trichogaster chuna)

Kissing Gourami
(Helostoma temminkii )

Leopard Ctenopoma
(Ctenopoma acutirostre)

Licorice Gourami
(Parosphromenus deissneri)

Moonlight Gourami
(Trichopodus microlepis )

Paradise Fish
(Macropodus opercularis)

Pearl Gourami
(Trichopodus leerii)

Siamese Fighting Fish
(Betta splendens )

Sparkling Gourami
(Trichopsis pumila)

Thick Lip Gourami
(Trichogaster labiosa)


Ancient Fish

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African Butterfly Fish
(Pantodon buchholzi)

Black Ghost Knifefish
(Apteronotus albifrons)

Mekong Bumblebee Goby
(Brachygobius mekongensis )

Nunus Bumblebee Goby
(Brachygobius nunus)

Philippine Bumblebee Goby
(Brachygobius aggregatus)

Pirarucu
(Arapaima gigas)

Sabanus Bumblebee Goby
(Brachygobius sabanus)

Senegal Bichir
(Polypterus senegalus)

Sua Bumblebee Goby
(Brachygobius sua)

Tire Track Eel
(Mastacembelus armatus)

Xanthomelas Bumblebee Goby
(Brachygobius xanthomelas)

Xanthozona Bumblebee Goby
(Brachygobius xanthozona)


Atherinids

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Boesemann
(Melanotaenia boesemani)

Dwarf Neon Rainbowfish
(Melanotaenia praecox)

Threadfin Rainbowfish
(Iriatherina werneri)


Badids

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Badis
(Badis badis)

Scarlet Badis
(Dario dario)


Catfish

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Adolfo's Cory
(Corydoras adolfoi)

Bandit Cory
(Corydoras metae)

Bristlenose Pleco
(Ancistrus sp.)

Bronze Cory
(Corydoras aeneus)

Clown Pleco
(Panaque maccus)

Common Pleco
(Hypostomus plecostomus)

Dwarf Cory
(Corydoras hastatus)

Emerald Catfish
(Brochis splendens)

False Adolfo Cory
(Corydoras duplicareus)

False Bandit Cory
(Corydoras melini)

False Corydoras
(Aspidoras pauciradiatus)

False Network Catfish
(Corydoras sodalis)

Glass Catfish
(Kryptopterus minor)

Gold Nugget Pleco
(Baryancistrus sp)

Gosse Cory
(Corydoras gossei)

Guapore Cory
(Corydoras guapore)

Gulper Catfish
(Asterophysus batrachus )

Hoplo Catfish
(Hoplosternum thoracatum)

Jaguar Catfish
(Liosomadorus oncinus)

Julii Cory
(Corydoras julii)

Leopard Cory
(Corydoras leopardus)

Oto Catfish
(Otocinclus macrospilus)

Panda Corydoras
(Corydoras panda)

Pepper Cory
(Corydoras paleatus)

Pictus Catfish
(Pimelodus pictus)

Pygmy Cory
(Corydoras pygmaeus)

Reticulated Cory
(Corydoras reticulatus)

Salt and Pepper Cory
(Corydoras habrosus)

Sands Cory
(Corydoras davidsandsi)

Schwartz Cory
(Corydoras schwartzi)

Smudge Spot Cory
(Corydoras similis)

Spotfin Cory
(Corydoras punctatus)

Spotted Driftwood Cat
(Centromochlus perugiae)

Sterbai Corydoras
(Corydoras sterbai)

Striped Plecostomus L199
(Hypancistrus furunculus)

Striped Raphael Catfish
(Platydoras costatus)

Synodontis Ocellifer Catfish
(Synodontis ocellifer)

Tail Spot Cory
(Corydoras caudimaculatus)

Three Line Cory
(Corydoras trilineatus)

Twig Catfish
(Farlowella vittata)

Upside Down Catfish
(Synodontis nigriventris)

Walking Catfish
(Clarias batrachus)

Whiptail Catfish
(Rineloricaria sp. pantanal)

Whiptail Catfish
(Rineloricaria fallax)

Zebra Plecostomus
(Hypancistrus zebra)


Characins

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Banded Leporinus
(Leporinus fasciatus)

Barred Pencilfish
(Nannostomus espei)

Black Darter Tetra
(Poecilocharax weitzmani)

Black Neon Tetra
(Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi)

Black Phantom Tetra
(Hyphessobrycon megalopterus)

Black Widow Tetra
(Gymnocorymbus ternetzi)

Black-Winged Hatchetfish
(Carnegiella marthae )

Bleeding Heart Tetra
(Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma)

Blind Cave Tetra
(Astyanax mexicanus)

Bloodfin Tetra
(Aphyocharax anisitsi)

Brilliant Rummy Nose Tetra
(Hemigrammus bleheri)

Buenos Aires Tetra
(Hyphessobrycon anisitsi)

Cardinal Tetra
(Paracheirodon axelrodi)

Cochu
(Boehlkea fredcochui)

Colombian Tetra
(Hyphessobrycon columbianus)

Coral Red Pencilfish
(Nannostomus mortenthaleri)

Costello or January Tetra
(Hemigrammus hyanuary)

Darter Characin
(Characidium fasciatum)

Diamond Tetra
(Moenkhausia pittieri)

Diptail Pencilfish
(Nannostomus eques)

Dwarf Pencilfish
(Nannostomus marginatus)

Ember Tetra
(Hyphessobrycon amandae)

Emperor Tetra
(Nematobrycon palmeri)

False Penguin Tetra
(Thayeria boehlkei)

Flame Tetra
(Hyphessobrycon flammeus)

Glowlight Tetra
(Hemigrammus erythrozonus)

Golden Pencilfish
(Nannostomus beckfordi)

Golden Tetra
(Hemigrammus rodwayi)

Green Neon Tetra
(Paracheirodon simulans)

Head & Tail Light Tetra
(Hemigrammus ocellifer)

Kerri Tetra
(Inpaichthys kerri)

Lemon Tetra
(Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis)

Loreto Tetra
(Hyphessobrycon loretoensis)

Marble Hatchetfish
(Carnegiella strigata)

Neon Tetra
(Paracheirodon innesi)

Penguin Tetra
(Thayeria obliqua)

Pretty Tetra
(Hemigrammus pulcher)

Pristella Tetra
(Pristella maxillaris)

Purple Tetra
(Hyphessobrycon metae)

Pygmy Hatchetfish
(Carnegiella myersi)

Rainbow Emperor Tetra
(Nematobrycon lacortei)

Red Eye Tetra
(Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae)

Red Phantom Tetra
(Hyphessobrycon sweglesi)

Roberts Tetra
(Hyphessobrycon bentosi)

Rosy Tetra
(Hyphessobrycon rosaceus)

Serpae Tetra
(Hyphessobrycon eques)

Silver Dollar
(Metynnis hypsauchen)

Silver Hatchetfish
(Gasteropelecus sternicla)

Silvertip Tetra
(Hasemania nana)

Splashing Tetra
(Copella arnoldi)

Spotted Headstander
(Chilodus punctatus)


Cichlids

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Altum Angelfish
(Pterophyllum altum)

Blue Ram
(Mikrogeophagus ramirezi)

Bolivian Ram
(Mikrogeophagus altispinosus)

Checkerboard Cichlid
(Crenicara punctulatum)

Chilumba Cichlid
(Aulonocara stuartgranti)

Convict Cichlids
(Cichlasoma nigrofasciatum)

Discus
(Symphysodon aequifasciatus)

Electric Yellow Cichlids
(labidochromis caeruleus)

Firebird Cichlid
(Aulonocara hansbaenschi)

Grant's Peacock Cichlid
(Aulonocara stuartgranti)

Heckel Discus
(Symphysodon discus)

Jack Dempsey
(Cichlasoma octofasciatum)

Jaguar Cichlid
(Parachromis Managuensis )

Kribensis
(Pelvicachromis pulcher)

Leopold Angelfish
(Pterophyllum leopoldi)

Lyretail Checkerboard Cichlid
(Dicrossus filamentosus)

Mason Peacock Cichlid
(Aulonocara maisoni)

Midas Cichlid
(Amphilophus citrinellus)

Nyassee "flame Back" Red V.
(Haplochromis nyassee sp.)

Oscar
(Astronotus ocellatus)

Pearly Compressiceps
(Altolamprologus calvus)

Red Top Zebra
(Pseudotropheus zebra)

Red Zebra
(Metriaclima Estherae)

Scalare Angelfish
(Pterophyllum scalare)

Severum
(Heros efasciatus)

Spadetailed Checkerboard Cichlid
(Dicrossus maculatus)

Texas Cichlid
(Herichthys cyanoguttatus)

Tropheus
(Tropheus sp. Black Bemba)

Yellow Regal African Cichlid
(Aulonocara baenschi)

Zebra Tilapia
(Tilapia buttikoferi)


Cyprinids

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American Flag Fish
(Jordanella floridae )

Angelicus Loach
(Botia kubotai)

Arrow Loach
(Nemacheilus masyai)

Bala Shark
(Balantiocheilos melanopterus)

Banded Dwarf Loach
(Yunnanilus cruciatus)

Barbucca Diabolica
(Barbucca diabolica)

Black Ruby Barb
(Puntius nigrofasciatus)

Black Shark
(Labeo chrysophekadion)

Brown Forktail Loach
(Vaillantella cinnamomea)

Burmese Loach
(Botia histrionica)

Celestial Pearl Danio
(Danio margaritatus)

Cherry Barb
(Puntius titteya)

China Hi Fin Shark
(Myxocyprinus asiaticus)

Chinese Algae Eater
(Gyrinocheilus aymonieri)

Clown Loach
(Chromobotia macracanthus)

Denisons Barb
(Puntius denisonii)

Dojo Loach
(Misgurnus anguillicaudatus)

Dwarf Loach
(Yasuhikotakia sidthimunki )

Eel Loach
(Pangio anguillaris)

Eyespot Rasbora
(Brevibora dorsiocellata)

Filament Barb
(Puntius filamentosus)

Forktail Loach
(Vaillantella maaasi)

Garra Micropulvinus
(Garra micropulvinus)

Glowlight Danio
(Danio choprae)

Goldfish
(Carassius auratus auratus)

Harlequin Rasbora
(Trigonostigma heteromorpha)

Hengels Rasbora
(Trigonostigma hengeli)

Hillstream Loach
(Beaufortia kweichowensis)

Horse Faced Loach
(Acantopsis choirorhynchos)

Kuhli Loach
(Pangio kuhlii)

Ladder Loach
(Botia rostrata)

Lambchop Rasbora
(Trigonostigma espei)

Mosquito Rasbora
(Boraras brigittae)

Odessa Barb
(Puntius padamya)

Orange Finned Loach
(Yasuhikotakia modesta)

Panda Garra
(Garra flavatra)

Pearl Danio
(Danio albolineatus)

Rainbow Shark
(Epalzeorhynchos frenatus)

Red Tailed Shark
(Epalzeorhynchos bicolor )

Red Tailed Tinfoil Barb
(Barbonymus altus)

Rosy Barb
(Puntius conchonius)

Scissortail Rasbora
(Rasbora trilineata)

Skunk Loach
(Yasuhikotakia morleti)

Tiger Barb
(Puntius anchisporus)

Tinfoil Barb
(Barbonymus schwanenfeldii )

Weather Loach
(Misgurnus anguillicaudatus)

White Cloud Mountain Minnow
(Tanichthys albonubes)

Yoyo Loach
(Botia almorhae)

Zebra Danio
(Danio rerio)

Zebra Loach
(Botia striata)


Livebearers

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Black Bellied Limia
(Limia melanogaster)

Guppy
(Poecilia reticulata)

Platy
(Xiphophorus maculatus)

Sailfin Molly
(Poecilia latipinna)

Swordtail
(Xiphophorus helleri)


Puffer Fish

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Dwarf Puffer
(Carinotetraodon travancoricus)

Figure 8 Puffer
(Tetraodon biocellatus)


Freshwater Plants

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Floating

Nonsubstrate Rooted

Stem

Substrate Rooted

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Echinodorus bleherae
(Amazon Sword)

Vallisneria spiralis forma tortafolia
(Corkscrew Vallisneria)

Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia
(Crypt 1)

Echinodorus parviflorus 'Tropica'
(Dwarf Sword)

Echinodorus macrophyllus
(Large-leaf Amazon Sword)

Cryptocoryne walkeri var. lutea
(Lutea Crypt)

Echinodorus osiris
(Melon Swordplant)

Cryptocoryne parva
(Parva Crypt)

Helanthium tenellum
(Pygmy chain sword)

Echinodorus major
(Ruffled Amazon Sword)

Cryptocoryne undulata
(Undulated Crypt)

Cryptocoryne wendtii "Red"
(Wendts Red Crypt)


Other Freshwater Creatures

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Uncategorized

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African Dwarf Frog
(Hymenochirus Curtipes)

Red Eared Slider
(Trachemys scripta elegans)


Saltwater Fish

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Anglerfish, Frogfish, & Toadfish

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Antenna Lionfish
(Pterois antennata)

Hispid Anglerfish
(Antennarius hispidus)


Basslets & Dottybacks

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Diadem Dottyback
(Pseudochromis Diadem)


Batfish, Groupers, Snappers, & Sweetlips

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Panther Grouper
(Cromileptes altivelis)


Blennies, Jawfish, Gobies, and Sandperch

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Fire Goby
(Nemateleotris Magnifica)


Butterflyfish

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Black Vagabond Butterfly
(Chaetodon decussatus)

Raccoon Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon lunula)

Threadfin Butterfly
(C. auriga)

Vagabond Butterfly
(Chaetodon vagabundus)


Clownfish, Chromis, & Damselfish

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Black And White Percula Clownfish
(Amphiprion ocellaris)

Blue Chromis
(Chromis viridis)

Fiji Blue Devil Damsel
(Chrysyptera taupou)

Gold Strip Maroon Clownfish
(Premnas biaculeatus)

Ocellaris Clownfish
(Amphiprion ocellaris)

Percula Clownfish
(Amphiprion percula)

Tomato Clownfish
(Amphiprion frenatus)

Yellow Tail Damsel
(Chrysiptera parasema)


Dwarf Angelfish

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African Pygmy Angelfish
(Centropyge acanthops)

Bicolor Angelfish
(Centropyge bicolor)

Cherub Angel
(Centropyge argi)

Coral Beauty Angel
(Centropyge bispinosus)

Eibli Angelfish
(Centropyge eibli)

Flameback Pygmy Angelfish
(Centropyge aurantonota)


Eels

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Zebra Moray
(Gymnomuraena zebra)


Large Angelfish

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Emperor Angelfish
(Pomacanthus imperator)


Lionfish & Pufferfish

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Porcupine Puffer
(Diodon nicthemerus)


Sea Horses, Pipefish, & Tasselfish

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Lined Seahorse
(Hippocampus erectus)


Tangs & Rabbitfish

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Achilles Tang
(Acanthurus achilles)

Black Tang
(Zebrasoma rostratum)

Chevron Tang
(Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis)

Clown Tang
(Acanthurus lineatus)

Convict Tang
(Acanthurus triostegus)

Gem Tang
(Zebrasoma gemmatum)

Kole Tang
(Ctenochaetus strigosus)

Mimic Tang (Chocolate Tang)
(Acanthurus pyroferus)

Naso Tang
(Naso lituratus)

Orange Shoulder Tang
(Acanthurus olivaceus)

Pacific Blue Tang
(Paracanthurus hepatus)

Powder Blue Tang
(Achanthurus leucosternon)

Powder Brown Tang
(Acanthurus japonicus)

Purple Tang
(Zebrasoma xanthurum)

Sailfin Tang
(Zebrasoma veliferum (desjardini))

Scopas Tang
(Zebrasoma scopas)

Sohal Tang
(Acanthurus sohal)

Tomini Tang
(Ctenochaetus tominiensis)

Unicorn Tang
(Naso brevirostris)

Yellow Tang
(Zebrasoma flavescens)


Triggerfish

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Clown Triggerfish
(Balistoides Conspicillum)


Wrasses & Hogfish

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Dragon Wrasse
(Novaculichtys taeniourus)

Yellowtail Coris
(Coris Gaimard)


Brackish Fish

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Uncategorized

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Doria
(Brachygobius doriae)

Kabili Bumblebee Goby
(Brachygobius kabiliensis)

Monodactylus Argenteus
(Monodactylus argenteus)

Monodactylus Sebae
(Monodactylus sebae)

Orange Chromide
(Etroplus maculatus)

Scat
(Scatophagus argus)



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