Macropodus Opercularis Var. Flame Paradise Fish
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Macropodus opercularis is kept in next tanks: Tank No. 542, Tank No. 1040, 30Liter, Tank No. 1826, Tank No. 2065, Tank No. 1664, Tank No. 2198,
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Macopodus Opercularis
Species Information
Common to the rice fields of China where they endure varying water temperatures.
Macropodus opercularis, Linnaeus, 1758
Origin:China, Korea, Taiwan, Hai-nan, Malakka and on Ryukyu, in slow flowing or standing, usually shallow water with dark soil. In Southern Spain and in Florida(USA) introduced populations exist.
This fish was first described and named Labrus opercularis in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus in his monumental Systema Naturae, the classification of all then-known species of life on earth that has become our present-day binomial nomenclature system.
Breeding: Macropodus opercularis (Paradise Fish) is easy to breed and can be triggered to breed by rising the temperature towards the higher end of their temperature span. Lowering the water level also helps trigger spawning.
Photo of: Paradise Gourami (Macropodus opercularis)
Scientific Name(s): Macropodus opercularis, Labrus opercularis
Common Name(s): Paradise Gourami, Paradise Fish ...
The Paradise Fish, or Macropodus opercularis, comes from Southern China, including Korea, Taiwan, China, the Ryukyu Islands and Malacca.
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opercularis
Binomial name
Macropodus opercularis
(Linnaeus, 1758)
The paradise fish or paradise gouramis (Macropodus opercularis), are small freshwater labyrinth fish found in ditches and paddy fields in East Asia, ...
· Preopercular = located before the operculum, anterior gill cover (see relevant entry)
· Pro - = Gk prefix indicating "before" (equivalent to "Pre - ") as in prokaryotic.
Biotoecus opercularis...A CHALLENGE? by Rich Grenfell
Summary: Rich found these seldom seen "Green Cichlids" easier to keep and breed than he had been told.
Macropodus opercularis
Your comments:
From: Rachel
Date:04/17/2002
I have a paradise fish(female) and I recently purchased a smaller size albino, the female seems curious, but is also not aggressive.
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Macropodus opercularis concolor doesn`t have the transversal lines, the only difference is that Macropodus opercularis concolor becomes almost black in the reproduction period and its fins are very prolonged.
Macropodus opercularis
SYN: Labrus opercularis, Macropodus concolor, M. filamentosus, M. venustus, Polyacanthus opercularis
PD: An elongated fish with long fins.
One of the most spectacular species is the red-striped hogfish (Bodianus opercularis). Unfortunately, this species is rarely observed in the aquarium trade. There is a closely related, but undescribed form, that shows-up more often then B.
Both sexes have interopercular odontodes of almost the same size except that males are slightly thicker; the pectoral odontodes are also small on this species so it is easiest to sex them are the body shape; ...
opercularis in the middle Rio Negro and found them to be only somewhat delicate. We lost a few in holding, but none in transport back to Canada.
Paradise fish (Macropodus opercularis)
This was reputedly one of the first fish introduced to the hobby.
A better choice for keeping alone in a bowl or small tank is the Paradise Fish - Macropodus opercularis. These are much hardier fish than the Fighters and can withstand temperatures down to 60F.
Foerschi and Mandor have red opercular bars, Strohi have gold bars. Rubra have red opercular bars and males can exhibit red stripes in the body.
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Paradise fish (macroodus opercularis): This is another colourful fish, with red, brown and blue bands running across its body. The fish can be quite aggresive.
SizeOriginEase of keepFoodTempType
75 mm
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The bearing of this fish (Macropodus opercularis) and its siightiy raised scales suggest a poor state of health.
To do this they will swim really fast, lifting the body out of the water. The opercular fins are moved really fast until they actuall "walk" on the fins over the water.
Head length
the distance from the tip of the snout or upper lip to the most distant point of the opercular membrane (gill cover).
You can also distinguish Crenicichla mandelburgeri from other crenicichlas by the distinct caudal blotch, the number of scales in the lateral row and in the E1 row, the lower jaw (which is longer than the upper), and the serrated preopercular margin.
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