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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.
Guangxi stripe-necked turtle
The Guangxi stripe-necked turtle is a rare, beautifully marked freshwater turtle endemic to Guangxi, China, long suspected—though never confirmed—to be a natural hybrid. In captivity it is an active, omnivorous species that enjoys warm water and is relatively easy for keepers to maintain.
Bolson Tortoise
The Bolson Tortoise (Gopherus flavomarginatus) is the largest of North America's four remaining tortoises, native to the Mapimi Basin of the Chihuahuan Desert in Mexico. Exceptionally long-lived but with very low wild survival, it is rarely traded and depends on burrow-dwelling for safety.
Philippen’s Stripe-necked Turtle
Philippen's Stripe-necked Turtle (Ocadia philippeni) is a large striped-neck turtle endemic to Hainan, China, resembling the Chinese stripe-necked turtle but with a larger carapace. Sensitive to temperature swings, it is omnivorous and fairly easy to keep, though wild individuals are scarce and often mislabeled as the Chinese stripe-necked turtle.
Banded Krait
A strikingly banded, highly venomous elapid of southern China and Southeast Asia - beautiful but dangerous; not a pet and a poor choice for novices.
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