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Aegean Killifish
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.
Brown Oranda with Red Head
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.
White-face Butterflyfish
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.
Ingot Red Goldfish
The Ingot Red Goldfish is a goldfish variety whose head red patch has a rear edge curving inward like an ancient ingot, a very unique form beloved by goldfish fans. Like goldfish it is gentle and can be kept with other gentle fish.
Silver Celestial Eye Goldfish
The Silver Celestial Eye Goldfish is a variety of Dragon-back goldfish whose eyeballs protrude from the sockets and turn upward and forward toward the sky, hence the name sky-gazing eye. It is a relatively rare goldfish variety.
Leaf Fish
The Leaf Fish (Monocirrhus polyacanthus), also known as the Dead-leaf Fish or Many-spined Leaffish, is native to the Amazon River and Guyana. Its body form is so unusual that when motionless on the substrate it is almost indistinguishable from a fallen leaf.
Chinese Sucker
The Chinese Sucker is a peculiar, brightly colored freshwater fish unique to China, also called the Chinese Sailfin Sucker and known as the 'Asian mermaid' in Southeast Asia. A Class II protected species, it is prized by aquarists for its distinctive shape and the auspicious 'smooth sailing' symbolism.
Magpie Goldfish
The Magpie Goldfish, short for 'Magpie', has a blue-based body color and is named for its overall resemblance to a magpie. It mostly derives from blue goldfish such as the Blue Oranda or Blue Dragon Eye.
Four Pompon
The Four Pompon is a variety of goldfish with the classic Wen-style body shape. Its most distinctive feature is four enlarged, fluffy nasal pompons that set it apart from other goldfish. It shares the same general habits as common goldfish and is relatively easy to keep.
Double-banded Dwarf Cichlid
The double-banded dwarf cichlid was first found in 1906; in the wild it lives among layers of fallen leaves in the rainforest, so keep it with black-water treatment. It is fairly easy to keep, needing only stable water and temperature.