Aquatic Curiosities: Fascinating Facts About Fish and Aquarium Life

The Red Neon Blue-eye is native to a very small region of southern New Guinea, making its populations especially vulnerable to habitat disturbance.

In mixed aquariums, the Red Neon Blue-eye often schools comfortably with the Gertrude’s Blue-eye, showing strong interspecies tolerance within the Pseudomugil genus.

Male Red Neon Blue-eye display more intense red pigmentation when kept alongside related species like the Forktail Blue-eye, suggesting visual competition influences coloration.

The Red Neon Blue-eye was officially described in 2015, highlighting how remote freshwater habitats can still reveal unknown fish species.

The Betta Fish creates intricate bubble nests on the water surface to protect its eggs, a unique behavior among freshwater fish.

The Green Kubotai Rasbora is one of the few naturally neon-green fish in the world, possessing a brilliant metallic shimmer that helps it stay visible to its school in the shaded streams of Thailand.

The Green Kubotai Rasbora is known for forming tight, shimmering schools in aquariums, making them both peaceful and visually striking companions.

The Galaxy Rasbora was once considered endangered due to overcollection, but captive breeding restored populations.

The Galaxy Rasbora prefers densely planted aquariums, which reduce stress and support natural behavior.

Male Galaxy Rasbora show brighter colors and red fins, especially during courtship and dominance displays.

The Galaxy Rasbora is a micro-predator that feeds on tiny insects, worms, and zooplankton in nature.

Discovered in 2006 in Myanmar, the Galaxy Rasbora became famous almost instantly due to its star-like spotted pattern.