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(Other members of the genus Girardinus)
ADULT SIZE: 5 cm
WATER CONDITIONS: Brackish (tablespoon of seasalt/gallon)
TEMPERATURE RANGE: 22-26 C
FOOD: Feed Girardinus metallicus small live-foods and fine grade dried foods
DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from Costa Rica, Cuba
AQUARIUM CARE: The metallic livebearer is a rather charming fish, which is both easy to keep and attractive, but it is also a great algae eater too. Like many livebearers, they do slightly better with slightly brackish conditions, but other than this require no special treatment; being at home in a brackish community tank.
BREEDING: These livebearers are easy to breed - acting much like guppies. Removing the parent fish from the fry may or may not be necessary
Have you bred Girardinus metallicus? Why not fill in a breeding questionaire?, or examine existing Girardinus metallicus breeding reports
Other members of the genus Girardinus
Other livebearer species
Other species from Costa Rica, Cuba
A male metalic livebearer.
Female metalic livebearers are considerably bigger than males.
BREEDING: These livebearers are easy to breed - acting much like guppies. Removing the parent fish from the fry may or may not be necessary
Have you bred Girardinus metallicus? Why not fill in a breeding questionaire?
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Many aquarium species are territorial; these should only be kept with other fish in a larger tank with space for each. In a well-stocked dealers tank there is no chance to set up a territory, but problems will arise once introduced into your home community aquarium
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