Name: Leptagoniates pi
Common Names: Triangle Glass Tetra, Mountain Crystal Tetra
Origin: South America
A rare schooling fish in the aquarium hobby, does well in a tank with live plants
Name: Kryptopterus bicirrhis
Common Names: Glass Catfish, Ghost Catfish, Glass Cat
Origin: Asia
These are peaceful catfish, great in community tanks
Name: Parambassis ranga
Common Names: Indian glass tetra, Painted Glass Tetra
Origin: Asia
These are peaceful fish that are fairly common in the aquarium hobby. They are considered controversial by some hobbyists due to the artificial coloring injected into them. This is due to many of them dying prematurely due to the injection procedure.
Name: Parambassis pulcinella
Common Names: Humphead Glassfish, Humphead Perchlet, Humphead Glass Perchlet
Origin: Asia
These are also a peaceful type of fish that look go great together. They require a high oxygen environment to do well.
Name: Salpidae Family
Common Names: Salp
Origin: Southern Ocean
These are by far my favorite of anything translucent, it’s a shame that they’re nowhere to be seen in the aquarium hobby. They are a type of tunicate, they move by contracting and pumping water through their bodies. Salps strain the pumped water through their internal filters and feed on plankton.
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