The angelfish is a very popular tropical fish because of its unique shape and interesting personalities (Galib and Mohsin, 2011). This fish is naturally found in Amazon River, Africa and Guinea (Shammi and Bhatnagar, 2002; Saxena, 2003). Life span is
Pearl gourami, Trichogaster leeri (Bleeker, 1852)
Pearl gourami is also known as ‘lace gourami’. It is native to Asia especially Thailand and Indonesia and this was imported in Bangladesh from Thailand (Galib and Mohsin, 2010 and 2011). Life span is 3 to 4 years or longer
Cory cat, Corydoras aeneus (Gill, 1858)
The cory cat is also known as bronze corydoras, bronze catfish, lightspot corydoras or wavy catfish. It is native to South America commonly found on the eastern side of the Andes, from Colombia and Trinidad to the Rio de la
Black skirt tetra, Gymnocorymbus ternetzi (Boulenger, 1895)
The black skirt tetra is also known as black tetra and black widow tetra. This species was introduced in Bangladesh from India and Thailand by the aquarium fish traders of the country (Galib and Mohsin, 2010 and 2011). This fish
Phantom Tetra, Hyphessobrycon megalopterus (Eigenmann, 1915)
The phantom tetra is also known as black phantom tetra. This species was introduced Bangladesh from Thailand and Singapore by the aquarium fish importers of the country (Galib and Mohsin, 2010 and 2011). This fish is native to South America
Roseline Shark, Puntius denisonii (Day, 1865)
The Roseline Shark was recorded from an aquarium shop in Dhaka city (Galib, 2010). It is also known as Red Lined Torpedo Barb, Bleeding Eye Barb or Denison’s Barb and native to fast-flowing hill streams and rivers of the state
Black Ghost Knife Fish, Apteronotus albifrons (Linnaeus, 1766)
The Black Ghost Knife Fish is an exotic aquarium fish recorded from aquarium shops of Dhaka and Khulna city. This fish was introduced in 2009 by the aquarium fish importers from Thailand (Galib, 2010). This fish is native to Amazon