Breeding Tropical Fish Botia Macracantha

Another tropical ornamental fish to be excellent this time is Botia also known as the Clown Loach or tiger fish with latin names Botia Macracantha. This exotic freshwater ornamental fish comes from the waters of Sumatra and Kalimantan.

During this more Botia taken directly from nature because of the ornamental fish breeding Botia can not optimally to do. The spawning stage of botia fish to breeding outside the original habitat has so far only up to 5-9 days old larvae.

But the latest news, a study conducted in Indonesia have been able through a series of more research about this tropical ornamental fish are reportedly able to make the parent fish of botia can be cultivated and harvest its every month. Wow!

Exotic Tropical Fish

Tiger Barb The Exoticism from Asian Rivers

Originally from the rivers of Sumatra, Tiger Barb fish or Barbus Pentazona have a very agile movements and nimble. This tropical fish species is very nice when displayed in large quantities.

Giving the aquarium plant will increase the attractiveness of Tiger Barb and based on color, Barbus Sumatra grouped into 3 types, namely:

1) Barbus Original Sumatra, brownish yellow with black lines.
2) Barbus Green Tiger with a light green color to a dark green.
3) Barbus Albino with white color.

Among the 3 species of this tropical aquarium fish, The Green Tiger is the most expensive price.

Popular Tropical Ornamental Fish

Black Ghost (Apteronotus Albifrons) is a quite popular tropical ornamental fish in the world. The black color of it body with little white on the tail and head, make this fish called as black ghost.

Despite its name spooky, this freshwater ornamental fish is not daunting. Precisely leaf shape of its which resembles a flattened sideways and long make it look very attractive.

Black ghost fish lovers generally wanted the fish with shiny black skin and smooth texture like a bat with the fin color should actually meeting with no rips.

Beautiful tropical ornamental fish are known pleased attached to the substrate and likes to hide in a hole. Apparently the ghost of aquarium is also quite shy.