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Blind Cave Fish
The blind cave fish is a very special ornamental fish, born without eyes. Its ancestors lived mainly in caves, the deep sea, or muddy waters, and over generations the fish lost its sight; some are even born with eyes that soon vanish.
Fish Eye Agate
Fish eye agate is a variety of goldfish with a silvery-white body that shimmers as it swims. It is named for its eyes, one half red and glowing, the other white like agate.
Malawi Eye-biter
The Malawi eye-biter, also called the horseface cichlid, reaches 25 cm as an adult and is native to Lake Malawi in East Africa. Its bizarre, knife-like face and compressed body make it a striking and popular cichlid.
Madagascar Rainbowfish
The Madagascar rainbowfish, also called the Madagascar rainbow or stone beauty, is native to Madagascar. Adults reach 6 to 8 cm and are admired for the shifting bands of color that play across their bodies as the light changes.
Congo Tetra
The Congo Tetra, also called the Congo Neon, is native to Africa's Congo River. Small at 8-10 cm, it is gregarious and can be schooled or mixed with similarly sized fish.
Easter Island Butterflyfish
The Easter Island Butterflyfish is a tropical ornamental fish with a pointed snout (not tubular), a single dorsal fin, and scales bearing gray-white spots that form a net-like pattern.
Fuzhou Ranchu Goldfish
Fuzhou Ranchu is a branch of the egg-shaped goldfish distinguished by its well-developed head growth. Originally introduced from Japan, its unique form has made it one of the most popular goldfish varieties today.
Red and White Phoenix-Tail Pearlscale
Red and White Phoenix-Tail Pearlscale is a variety of Pearl Scale goldfish prized for its granular pearl-like scales and symmetrically spotted red-and-white pattern, best kept in stable, slightly alkaline water.
Cockatoo Dwarf Cichlid
The Cockatoo Dwarf Cichlid (Apistogramma cacatuoides) was found in Brazil in 1951 and has been heavily line-bred since. A relatively easy but shape-sensitive dwarf cichlid from the Colombian Amazon, males reach 8 cm with tall fins and orange-red spots. It likes soft acidic water and live foods.
Upside-Down Catfish
The Upside-Down Catfish is a tropical catfish from Central Africa's Congo River that, true to its name, swims and rests belly-up. Split into river and lake types, it is gentle, reaches 9-10 cm, and prefers soft water at 22-26°C.