Siamese Fighting Fish
The Siamese Fighting Fish is native to the South-East Asian region of Thailand (formerly Siam), Cambodia and Vietnam. It survives in the wild anywhere where still water lies, such as rice paddies, stagnant ponds and road-side drains. The species ... [... more]
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Cichlids and Aquariums
If you are too busy to walk a dog or care for a cat but would still like a pet, fish are an obvious low maintenance choice. In the past there were problems maintaining good water quality, which made large aquariums difficult to manage. The good ... [... more]
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Gymea Lily
Gymea lilies are spectacular Australian native plants with large, compact heads of nectar filled red flowers atop tall, thick stems. Most Australian natives resent being transplanted, but Gymea lilies can be dug up, moved and planted bare rooted. ... [... more]
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Nemo Roadtest
The recent Disney film 'Nemo' is set to start a craze for these cute little fish as pets. However, although they may look cute, they are very expensive and tricky to look after. Clown fish are so called because of the way they swim in a 'bobbing' ... [... more]
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Archerfish
The Australian native Archerfish (Toxotes jaculator) shoots strong jets of water to bring down insects and other small prey resting on overhanging vegetation. It does this by pushing its tongue against a groove on the roof of its mouth to form a ... [... more]
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Discus Fish
Discus fishes belong to the Cichlid family, a family of fishes which comes in a surprising diversity of shapes, sizes and colours. Discus fishes are derived from the many wild-occurring forms of two closely related species: Symphysodon ... [... more]
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Tropical fish
There are hundreds of species of tropical fish to choose from. Tank set-ups can range from a few hundred dollars to thousands of dollars, but either way they will require plenty of work, and smaller doesn’t necessarily mean easier. Tropical ... [... more]
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Fancy Goldfish
Goldfish are very popular as pets because they are attractive, cheap to buy and fairly easy to look after. You can find goldfish in most pet shops for around $2.50 each. Rare varieties of goldfish, known as fancy goldfish, are much more expensive ... [... more]
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