Group care guide
Fishes
- Cycle the aquarium before adding fish so beneficial bacteria can handle ammonia and nitrite.
- Size filtration and partial water changes to stocking and measured water quality. Topping up evaporated water does not replace a water change; treat incoming tap water appropriately.
- Test ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and pH regularly.
- A varied diet of quality prepared foods plus frozen or live foods suited to the species; feed only what's eaten in a few minutes.
No federal permit
Banded archerfish
Toxotes jaculatrix
Aquarium hobby
Easy
No federal permit
Barramundi
Lates calcarifer
Aquarium hobby
Easy
No federal permit
Chinese algae-eater
Gyrinocheilus aymonieri
Aquarium hobby
Easy
No federal permit
Freshwater garfish
Xenentodon cancila
Aquarium hobby
Easy
No federal permit
Hoven's carp
Leptobarbus hoevenii
Aquarium hobby
Easy
No federal permit
Pinktail chalceus
Chalceus macrolepidotus
Aquarium hobby
Easy

No federal permit
Pipe fish
Indostomus paradoxus
Aquarium hobby
Easy
No federal permit
Spotted archerfish
Toxotes chatareus
Aquarium hobby
Easy
No federal permit
Tucan fish
Chalceus erythrurus
Aquarium hobby
Easy
No federal permit
White Cloud Mountain minnow
Tanichthys albonubes
Aquarium hobby
Easy

No federal permit
Wrestling halfbeak
Dermogenys pusilla
Aquarium hobby
Easy
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No federal permit
Kafue Pike
Hepsetus odoe
Aquarium hobby
Easy