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Top 10 Beginner-Friendly Tropical Fish

AmpullariidaeAug 26, 2025

New to fishkeeping? Discover the top 10 tropical fish perfect for beginners—easy to care for, hardy, and full of personality.

Classifying Fishes: Order Cyprinodontiformes

CyprinodontiformesAug 17, 2023

The order Cyprinodontiformes contains the livebearers - fish that give birth to live fry rather than lay eggs, killifishes and a handful of other families.

OATA Care Guide: Killifish

Care SheetsMay 27, 2022

OATA produce a good range of free care sheets for coldwater, tropical freshwater and marine fish as well as for invertebrates, aquatic reptiles and plants. Killifish, or ‘killies’, are a diverse group of generally small, colourful fish. Their name is believed to be derived from the Dutch for ‘pool’ or ‘puddle’.

Are Golden Panchax Killifish aggressive?

KillifishMar 04, 2022

The Golden Panchax, also known as the Golden Wonder Panchax, or the Golden Wonder Killifish is a captive bred gold colour variation of the Indian Striped Panchax (Aplocheilus lineatus).

Why is the Golden Wonder Panchax called a Killifish?

KillifishMar 04, 2022

Panchax are suitable for community aquariums with similar sized fish, and plenty of hiding places and spacious areas for swimming. They are predatory, although not aggressive.