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Protopterus dolloi Boulenger 1900, the Slender Lungfish. Central
Africa, lower and middle Congo. To fifty two inches in length.
http://fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=8736&genusname=Protopterus&speciesname=dolloi |
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Mastacembelus erythrotaenia Bleeker 1850, the Fire Eel. Asia;
Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia. To forty inches in length (not a
mis-print). Cond.s: pH 6-8, dH 5-19, temp. 24-28 C. This species is a
standard "odd-ball" in the aquarium field. Easily lost on first
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Monocirrhus polyacanthus Heckel 1840, the Amazon Leaffish. South
America; Guyana to Brazil and the Peruvian Amazon. to about three inches
in length. Feeder on live fishes. Cond.s: pH 5-6, dH 5-8, temp. 22-25 C.
A beauty that perishes all too frequently from too hard, alkaline water
conditions, starvation and being placed with too active tankmates.
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| Chitala chitala (Hamilton 1822), the Clown Knife
Fish. A hardy animal that gets to four feet in length. East Asia, mainly
the Indus and Ganges of India. pH 6.0-8.0, dH 5-19. |
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