| Live tropical fish are beautiful creatures that come | | | | which usually have long fins and can stand a |
| in different shapes, sizes and colors and may be | | | | number of water qualities. These fish require |
| found in freshwater or saltwater. Today, there | | | | utmost care and are not suitable for beginners in |
| are as many as thousands of species of these | | | | fish breeding because they might be dangerous as |
| fish thriving in the oceans of the world and their | | | | well; as they harass other fish they live with, and |
| popularity reigns on the fact that they are often | | | | in some cases might even eat the smaller ones. |
| bright and colorful. | | | | Cichlids are very active and entertaining fish and |
| Tropical fish are grouped together on the basis of | | | | can be found in a myriad of different colors, |
| their compatibility with each other, as well as | | | | however, some of them may also be very |
| other aspects like their size or the size of the | | | | aggressive. |
| tanks they need to be kept in for people who | | | | Cyprinids include types of Barbs, Rasboras and |
| would like to have them in their homes in | | | | Danios. Most of them are sold as Siamese algae |
| aquariums, their breeding and feeding habits, origin | | | | eaters and have to be usually taken care of |
| and temperature of water etc. | | | | within a community of other fish like Neon Tetras |
| There are a vast number of live tropical fish. | | | | and White Clouds. |
| Bichirs and Reedfish are mostly those that are | | | | Killfish like the Bluefin Notho and Rainbow Notho |
| predatory and nocturnal. Catfish include yet | | | | are considered to be the most beautiful |
| another group of a wide variety of tropical fish | | | | freshwater tropical fish by enthusiasts. Labyrinth |
| like Aspidoras, Brochis and Corydoras. These sizes | | | | fish on the other hand are moderately sized and |
| of these fish depend from 1.1 inches to even 7.9 | | | | consist of different types of Gouramis which look |
| inches. Classified under this wide arrangement one | | | | like each other such that they are often mistaken |
| can again find Talking Catfish, Airbreathing Catfish | | | | for one another. They have numerous colors and |
| and Banjo Catfish. Their main diet is algae and | | | | fin pattern varieties. Some of them attack each |
| their habits depend upon the type of climate they | | | | other and cannot be kept together in tanks, |
| are subject to. | | | | whereas others live peacefully. |
| Characins include different types of tetra fish | | | | |