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Red Paradise Fish (Macropodus opercularis)
Colorful, and very hardy, but not suitable for standard community tanks. Member of the Antabantoid family from Asia. They are slow moving, and sometimes will take a gulp of air from the surface.
Compatibility: They can be aggressive toward smaller, or slow moving fish. Often suitable in tanks with active fish such as barbs, sharks, swordtails, and small cichlids such as severums and kribensis. Can not be trusted with guppies, angels, goldfish, and small tetras.
Housing: They are adaptalbe to cool or warm water (temperature 65-80)
They have a special air breathing organ to gulp atmospheric air. Provide live or plastic vegetation. Paradise fish are good choices for small aquariums of 3-6 gallon that have a filter, and some bushy plants.
Feeding: Flakes and standard foods once or twice a day.
Aquarium bred color varieties include: Albino, Blue, and Black
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