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Alexandrine Parakeet
The Alexandrine Parakeet (Psittacula eupatria) is the largest parakeet in Asia — over 55 cm long, mostly green with a red beak and a gray-blue neck. Loved for its beauty, speech, and gentle nature, it needs a large cage, daily interaction to avoid feather-plucking, and fresh branches to chew. Captive-bred birds are easier to keep and breed.
Red-breasted Parakeet
The Red-breasted Parakeet (Psittacula alexandri), also called the Moustached Parakeet, is a common, green-plumaged pet parrot prized for its ability to mimic speech. Talking takes patient training, and sexes differ in beak and throat color. It needs a roomy cage or a tether, a varied diet, and an owner willing to invest time.
Anglo Mink
The Anglo Mink is the domesticated pet ferret (Anglo / Marshall lines) kept as a companion animal. Intelligent, gentle, and easy to litter-train, it is heat-sensitive and mischievous when unwatched, needs a large wire-free cage and 4+ hours out daily, and eats a meat-based diet (30–35% protein, 15–20% fat). Lifespan 8–12 years.
Neon Tetra
The Neon Tetra is a tiny, peaceful characin from the Amazon basin, famous for its iridescent blue stripe over a red one that shimmers as it schools through a planted tank. Easy to keep in dim, acidic soft water at 22–24°C, it lives 1–2 years and is sensitive to sudden water changes.
Giant Pangasius
The Giant Pangasius (Pangasius sanitwongsei), also called the Genghis Khan Fish or Paroon Shark, is a large, fast, predatory catfish from the Mekong and Chao Phraya basins. Reaching well over a meter, it needs a very large tank and must be kept only with similarly sized fish — it will swallow much smaller tankmates. Hardy and easy to keep, but sensitive to cold.
Halfmoon Betta
The Halfmoon Betta is a tail-form of Betta splendens whose caudal fin spreads to a full 180 degrees (or more, in the prized Over-Halfmoon type), resembling a half moon. A labyrinth fish that breathes air at the surface, it is easy to keep but must be housed alone or with peaceful tankmates because males fight.
Koi
Koi (Cyprinus carpio) are ornamental carp kept worldwide as pond fish and symbols of good fortune. Hardy and long-lived — often 60 to 70 years — they are relatively easy to keep, but steady water quality, correct temperature, and a good diet are what keep their colors vivid and their health strong.
Cardinal Tetra
The cardinal tetra (Paracheirodon axelrodi) is a small South American characin with a glowing blue-green stripe and red lower body. A peaceful schooling fish, it needs soft acidic water at 24–26 °C and dim light.
Goldfish
The goldfish (Carassius auratus), native to China, is the world's oldest ornamental fish with more than 125 varieties. This guide covers its taxonomy, body and head shapes, care, tank environment, and feeding.
Guppy
The guppy (Poecilia reticulata) is a peacock-tailed livebearer from South American river basins—easy to keep, with hundreds of strains. Keep at 22–26 °C, pH 7.0–8.5, and feed a varied diet of flakes, brine shrimp and daphnia.