Wasana ornamental fish farm

19/06/2026

14/06/2026

African banded barb

12/06/2026

Blue badis

08/06/2026

Barb

27/05/2026

26/05/2026

Medaka japanese rice fish

21/05/2026

The Raccoon Tetra (Hyphessobrycon procyon) was scientifically described in 2016 most fish in the trade today are only a generation or two from wild stock, and it shows in how they respond to conditions. The coloration keepers rave about only fully develops in soft, acidic water; what’s sitting in a shop tank under hard water and standard lighting is a fraction of what this fish actually looks like. It gets labeled “easy community tetra” constantly, but hard water tanks produce dull, skittish fish that never reach their potential. People who’ve kept them in blackwater setups and people who’ve kept them in standard community tanks are genuinely describing a different fish.

19/05/2026

Fork tail ranbow fish

18/05/2026

Tucanoichthys tucano looks almost fake once settled, but this is one of those tiny blackwater fish that declines fast in bright, mineral heavy community tanks. Healthy groups stay surprisingly visible when kept over leaf litter with microfoods available all day instead of one big feeding.

Availability: Rare to very uncommon, mostly wild caught specialty imports
Beginner suitability: 2/10 (tiny size and blackwater sensitivity make them unforgiving)
Care difficulty: 9/10 (acclimation, feeding, and water chemistry all matter heavily)
Behavior intensity: 1/10 (peaceful micro schooling fish)
Visual potential: 10/10 (neon blue and red tones peak in mature blackwater setups)
Common mistake factor: 10/10 (keeping them in hard, brightly lit nano tanks)
Water preference: very soft, acidic and stable

Typical parameters (not strict rules):
pH: 4.5 – 6.5
GH: 0 – 4 dGH
TDS: ~10 – 80 ppm
Temperature: 24 – 28°C