Fishes and Shrimps!

Mid-level Schooling Fish
These fish add colour and life into the fish tank because of their colour and/or behaviour.

Cardinal Tetra (Paracheirodon Axelrodi)
Adopted by Hall Master, Prof Seah
All-time favourite colourful community fish



Rummynose Tetra (Hemigrammus Rhodostomus)
Adopted by Hall Office
Uniquely coloured community fish



Cherry Barb (Punitus Titteya)
Adopted by Ms Gan and Block 3
Attractively coloured community fish; Males are red, Females are orange/yellow



Rocket Pencilfish (Nannostomus Unifasciatus)
Adopted by JCRC
A fish with an interesting behaviour: hovers at 45deg in schools




Bottom-dwelling Foraging Fish
These bottom-feeders help minimise pollution by foraging around the gravel for uneaten food which would otherwise increase the Nitrate and Ammonia levels when they decompose.

Pygmy Corydora (Corydoras Pygmaeus)
Adopted by Ms Hendricks and Block 4


Panda Corydora (Corydoras Panda)
Adopted by Block 6 (Prof Teo don't want to adopt although he donated for the cause)



Algae Eating Fish
These fish help keep the tank clean by eating the algae which contest with the plants for nutrients and carbon dioxide. The algae also make the tank look ugly.

Oto, Xiao Jing Ling (Otocinclus Affinis)
Adopted by Dr Patrick and Block 5
Algae eater, usually seen on leaves or the glass



Siamese Algae Eater, SAE (Crossocheilus Siamensis)
Adopted by Dr Patrick and Block 5
Algae eater, usually seen on leaves or the glass, larger than the Oto



Hillstream/Butterfly Loach (Beaufortia Kweichowensis)
Adopted by Mr Carson and Block 2
Uniquely shaped algae eater, usually seen on smooth surfaces like the filter or glass, unlike its more common "suckerfish" lookalike, the Hillstream Loach will not grow larger than 5cm




Shrimps
Adopted by Daniel, Daniel Kwok.
These crustaceans are an essential crew of the algae-eating brigade as their primary source of food is algae.

Yamato Shrimp (Caridina Japonica)
Hardworking algae-eater which might sometimes eat newgrown leaves if hungry; the largest of the crustaceans inside the RH Fish Tank.

Malayan Shrimp (Neocaridina sp "Malayan")
Hardworking algae-eater which do not have as voracious appetite as the Yamato Shrimps but are a great algae-eater all the same. Sometimes known as the Malayan Rainbow Shrimp due to their ability to change colour as their mood/environment changes. The distinct whitish stripe on its spine is its most obvious identifying feature.



Cherry Shrimp (Neocaridina Denticulata Sinensis)
A cherry-coloured shrimp which will add colour to the shrimp community. The Cherry Shrimp is a favourite among shrimp enthusiasts as it breeds readily and is an easy shrimp to keep, my second-favourite shrimp...



Mosquito Shrimp (Palaemon Scarletti)
[coming soon]
A shrimp which is an interesting addition to the RH Fish Tank not because of its algae-eating ability (workrate: 2/10), but because of its mosquito-like appearance with its pointed red nose, and its mosquito-like behaviour as it hovers around, my favourite shrimp. Watch out for it!




(Click here to see the Fauna in the RH Fish Tank)