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Discus, a popular aquarium fish
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Rainforest fish
Tropical rainforest waters -- including rivers, creeks, lakes, and swamps -- are the home to the majority of freshwater fish species. The Amazon Basin alone has over 3000 known species and possibly as many unidentified species.
Many of the tropical fish kept in freshwater aquariums are originally from the rainforest. Fish like Angelfish, neon tetras, Discus, and common algae-eating catfish are from the tropical forests of South America, while Danios, Gouramis, Siamese Fighting Fish (or Betta), and the Clown Loach are from Asia.
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All about Rainforests
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FAQs
May I use graphics from mongabay.com for my projects?
Yes, you may provided that you don't remove the mongabay label from the images. You may use information from the site for class projects and can cite kids.mongabay.com as the source.
Can I interview the founder of mongabay.com for my school project?
Unfortunately due to the large number of requests and the need to work on the main mongabay.com site, Rhett (the person who runs mongabay.com) is not available for interviews. However he has answered some common questions on the Rainforest Interview page.
Do you have any games or activities?
Currently there are a few on the resources page. There may be more in the future.
Who are some scientists who study rainforests?
Take a look at the Interviews with rainforest experts page.
How can I help save rainforests?
Some ideas are listed on the Rainforest Solutions page.
Where can I learn more about rainforests?
There is a wealth of information at the mongabay.com's rainforest site
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