Mixed-up community cards

4 cards at trading-card size (63 × 88 mm), nine to a letter page. Print double-sided and flip on the long edge so each back lands behind its front. Then cut along the dashed lines. Card sleeves fit.

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Tiger barb

Tiger barb ≈

Barbs · PuntigrusStaple

  • 21–27°C
  • pH 6–7.5
  • Gentle
  • 2.8 in
  • Mid
  • Mixed
  • Semi-agg.!
  • 6+ group!

Fin nipper. Keep it away from long-finned fish.

Sumatra and Borneo

Tiger barb

Puntigrus tetrazona

Sumatra and Borneo · stream

Temperature
21–27°C
pH
6–7.5
Adult size
2.8 in · 7 cm
Flow
Gentle
Swims
Mid-water
Temperament
Semi-aggressive
Diet
Omnivore
Group
6+
Typical price
$3–5
Rarity
Pet-store staple

Fin nipper. Keep it away from long-finned fish.

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Photo: Ingvar-fed, CC BY-SA 3.0

Betta (Siamese fighting fish)

Betta (Siamese fighting fish) ≈

Gouramis & bettas · Betta

  • 24–30°C
  • pH 6–7.5
  • Calm
  • 2.6 in
  • Top/mid
  • Meat
  • Semi-agg.!

Lone male. Males fight. Keep one, or give each his own space.

Rice paddies and marshes of Thailand

Betta (Siamese fighting fish)

Betta splendens

Rice paddies and marshes of Thailand · swamp or paddy

Temperature
24–30°C
pH
6–7.5
Adult size
2.6 in · 6.5 cm
Flow
Calm
Swims
Top and mid-water
Temperament
Semi-aggressive
Diet
Carnivore
Group
1+
Typical price
$8–40

Lone male. Males fight. Keep one, or give each his own space.

Long fins. Fin nippers will pick on it.

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Photo: ErgoSum88, Public domain

Angelfish

Angelfish ≈

Cichlids · Pterophyllum

  • 24–30°C
  • pH 6–7.5
  • Calm
  • 6 in
  • Mid
  • Mixed
  • Semi-agg.!

Predator. Eats any fish that fits in its mouth.

Flooded forests of the Amazon basin

Angelfish

Pterophyllum scalare

Flooded forests of the Amazon basin · flooded forest

Temperature
24–30°C
pH
6–7.5
Adult size
6 in · 15 cm
Flow
Calm
Swims
Mid-water
Temperament
Semi-aggressive
Diet
Omnivore
Group
1+
Typical price
$8–30

Predator. Eats any fish that fits in its mouth.

Long fins. Fin nippers will pick on it.

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Photo: Rjcastillo, CC BY 4.0

Neon tetra

Neon tetra ≈

Tetras · ParacheirodonStaple

  • 20–26°C
  • pH 5–7
  • Calm
  • 1.4 in
  • Mid
  • Mixed
  • Peaceful
  • 6+ group!
Upper Amazon basin: Peru, Colombia, Brazil

Neon tetra

Paracheirodon innesi

Upper Amazon basin: Peru, Colombia, Brazil · blackwater stream

Temperature
20–26°C
pH
5–7
Adult size
1.4 in · 3.5 cm
Flow
Calm
Swims
Mid-water
Temperament
Peaceful
Diet
Omnivore
Group
6+
Typical price
$2–5
Rarity
Pet-store staple
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Photo: Holger Krisp, CC BY 3.0

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Angelfish

Angelfish ≈

Cichlids · Pterophyllum

  • 24–30°C
  • pH 6–7.5
  • Calm
  • 6 in
  • Mid
  • Mixed
  • Semi-agg.!

Predator. Eats any fish that fits in its mouth.

Flooded forests of the Amazon basin

Angelfish

Pterophyllum scalare

Flooded forests of the Amazon basin · flooded forest

Temperature
24–30°C
pH
6–7.5
Adult size
6 in · 15 cm
Flow
Calm
Swims
Mid-water
Temperament
Semi-aggressive
Diet
Omnivore
Group
1+
Typical price
$8–30

Predator. Eats any fish that fits in its mouth.

Long fins. Fin nippers will pick on it.

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Photo: Rjcastillo, CC BY 4.0

Betta (Siamese fighting fish)

Betta (Siamese fighting fish) ≈

Gouramis & bettas · Betta

  • 24–30°C
  • pH 6–7.5
  • Calm
  • 2.6 in
  • Top/mid
  • Meat
  • Semi-agg.!

Lone male. Males fight. Keep one, or give each his own space.

Rice paddies and marshes of Thailand

Betta (Siamese fighting fish)

Betta splendens

Rice paddies and marshes of Thailand · swamp or paddy

Temperature
24–30°C
pH
6–7.5
Adult size
2.6 in · 6.5 cm
Flow
Calm
Swims
Top and mid-water
Temperament
Semi-aggressive
Diet
Carnivore
Group
1+
Typical price
$8–40

Lone male. Males fight. Keep one, or give each his own space.

Long fins. Fin nippers will pick on it.

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Photo: ErgoSum88, Public domain

Tiger barb

Tiger barb ≈

Barbs · PuntigrusStaple

  • 21–27°C
  • pH 6–7.5
  • Gentle
  • 2.8 in
  • Mid
  • Mixed
  • Semi-agg.!
  • 6+ group!

Fin nipper. Keep it away from long-finned fish.

Sumatra and Borneo

Tiger barb

Puntigrus tetrazona

Sumatra and Borneo · stream

Temperature
21–27°C
pH
6–7.5
Adult size
2.8 in · 7 cm
Flow
Gentle
Swims
Mid-water
Temperament
Semi-aggressive
Diet
Omnivore
Group
6+
Typical price
$3–5
Rarity
Pet-store staple

Fin nipper. Keep it away from long-finned fish.

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Photo: Ingvar-fed, CC BY-SA 3.0

Neon tetra

Neon tetra ≈

Tetras · ParacheirodonStaple

  • 20–26°C
  • pH 5–7
  • Calm
  • 1.4 in
  • Mid
  • Mixed
  • Peaceful
  • 6+ group!
Upper Amazon basin: Peru, Colombia, Brazil

Neon tetra

Paracheirodon innesi

Upper Amazon basin: Peru, Colombia, Brazil · blackwater stream

Temperature
20–26°C
pH
5–7
Adult size
1.4 in · 3.5 cm
Flow
Calm
Swims
Mid-water
Temperament
Peaceful
Diet
Omnivore
Group
6+
Typical price
$2–5
Rarity
Pet-store staple
Scan for the full profile
savethelittlefish.com/species/neon-tetra/

Photo: Holger Krisp, CC BY 3.0