Attribute
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Description
Common Name
Specify the common name(s) of your species. If you know more than one for this species, you can specify them in this field.
AqAdvisor.com will treat them as aliases pointing to the same species.
Scientific Name
Speficy the scientific name here. You should not enter more than one name.
Minimum Number
Specify minimum number required for this species. AqAdvisor.com typically uses "5" for shoaling species and "4" for corydoras species.
If the species can live happily alone, then enter "1" here.
Maximum Number
Specify maximum number required for this species. Set it to "1" if it cannot co-exist with the same kind regardless of the tank size.
For most species, you won't need to enter any numbers here.
Size
Specify the length of your species when fully grown up in either inch or cm.
Mouth Size
Specify the length of species this species is capable of eating.
Biofactor
Specify how much waste this species produces. Is this a clean species or a dirty species for a given size?
Thin species tend to be clean, while Pleco would qualify as a dirty species.
Minimum Living Space
Specify the minimum tank space(footprint) required for this species. Specify the unit (inch or cm).
Aggression against same species
Describe aggression against the same species. Does it get along with the same kind or show high aggressions?
Aggression against different species
Describe aggression against different species.
Biotope
Which part of the world the species come from. At the minimum, which continent.
Diet
Carnivorous/Omniverous/Hervivorous?
Water temperature requirements
Minimum:(C)
Minimum and maximum water temperature requirement
Water pH requirements
Minimum and maximum water pH requirement
Water hardness requirements
Minimum and maximum water hardness requirement
Water position
Which water level does this species normally occupy? Top/middle/bottom? Any combination of these?
Minimum Tank Height
Minimum tank height requirement for this species.
Territorial?
Is this species territorial by nature? Does it occupy an area in a tank and not let others come near it?
Female aggression?
Does female of this species show similar aggression as males do?
Breeding Pair?
Does this species pair off and become territorial? Most new world cichlids show this behavior.
Long Fin?
Does this species feature long fins? Will it be susceptable to fin nipping species?
Fin Nipper?
Does this species nip fins of other species that feature long fins? If yes, does it stop nipping fins if
you add more than certain number? If so, specify the number. i.e. Tiger Barb shows this behavior and will likely to stop
nip fins when there are more than 10.
Harlem Breeder?
Is this species a harlem breeder? Most mbuna shows this behavior.
Collective Breeder?
Does this species form a large family of multiple generation and look after each other? Species of this behavior tends
to occupy very large space in the tank if you give to them.
Minimum Group Space
For some species, they will take up much more space than the minimum required when given to them.
Species showing collective breeding behavior (where generations of offsprings will take care of the
younger ones) is one such group. Minimum Living space is the minimum space reuiqred for the species
to live happily. Minimum Group Space is the maximum space it would take up if the species were to be placed in an unlimited
sized tank.
Brackish?
Does this species need brackish water? Only say yes if it requires this environment. If species can live
happily in freshwater, you should say "no".
Good exceptions?
Are there any species that this species can get along even though common sense says it should not?
e.g. Angelfish will eat neon tetras but will not eat cory catfishes of similar sizes.
Bad exceptions?
Are there any species that this species cannot get along even though common sense says it should not?
WC Factor
Is this species more sensitive to water quality? By setting this factor "high", aqadvisor.com will increase
water change requirement for a given bioload. As an example, puffers require better water quality than usual.
Notes
Should aqadvisor.com display any specific messages each time a user selects this species? Any important
precautionary notes? Plecos requiring driftwood is one example.
Additional Comments
Any other notes that are not covered by the topics above. If you have any reference URLs, please paste them here.