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Onion Snail

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The Onion Snail is rare in species, mostly spherical with a thin, brittle shell. The shell surface is plain and translucent, abundant in tropical soft-coral reefs, with a few in the deep sea.

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Kissing Gourami

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The Kissing Gourami (Helostoma temminckii), also called the Kissing Fish, is a common, well-known tropical ornamental. Many think its 'kissing' shows love, but it is actually territorial fighting.

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White Corydoras

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The White Corydoras is native to South American waters and is now mostly captive-bred. An albino form of the Bronze Cory, it has a milky white body with clear red eyes, is gentle, and is kept in schools. Egg-laying and good with small fish, it suits planted tanks as a bottom fish.

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Aegean Killifish

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The Aegean Killifish (Aphyosemion celiae) is native to West Africa and shaped like the harp killifish, 6-7 cm long. It likes weakly acidic water and higher temperature (optimal 24-28 C), eats live foods like bloodworms and artemia, and is hardy and easy to keep.

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Brown Oranda with Curled Opercula

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In goldfish, curled opercula is usually a disease sign, but the Brown Oranda with Curled Opercula has gill covers that grow everted from inside out like a wound - a hereditary variation.

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Sunburst Butterflyfish

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The Sunburst Butterflyfish (Chaetodon kleinii) is pale tea-colored in front and dark yellow behind. Though not vivid at depth, it is liked by some aquarists and can mix with other butterflies, including its own kind, if added together.

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Cinnabar-eye Big Butterfly-tail Goldfish

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The Cinnabar-eye Big Butterfly-tail Goldfish is a goldfish variety with a pure white belly and only cinnabar-red eyes, very striking. Gentle, it is beloved by hobbyists.

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Brown Oranda with Red Head

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The Brown Oranda with Red Head is a goldfish variety, a rather precious one of the Wen-jin group. Because it resembles the Purple Oranda, care is needed when buying to tell them apart.

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Pearl Lined Lamprologus

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The Pearl Lined Lamprologus (Neolamprologus tetracanthus) is mainly distributed in Lake Tanganyika, favoring the boundary of rock and sand. A cichlid with strong territoriality and fast growth, it is best kept alone.

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White-face Butterflyfish

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The White-face Butterflyfish (Chaetodon mesoleucos), also called the White-face Butterflyfish, has a white face with complex colors behind it, giving the name 'white-face butterflyfish'. Unfriendly to its own kind, it is not suited to gentle community fish.

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Pearl Gourami

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The Pearl Gourami is a common ornamental fish, named for pearl-like spots covering its body and fin edges. Its stately look makes it popular with aquarists.

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Pearl Stingray

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The Pearl Stingray (Potamotrygon motoro), also called the Amazon River Stingray, is a common stingray in aquariums. Its charming pattern of round cream spots like pearls gives the name 'Pearl Stingray'.

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