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(Other members of the genus Heterandria)
ADULT SIZE: 5 cm
WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately hard and alkaline
TEMPERATURE RANGE: 18-30 C
FOOD: Feed Heterandria formosa small live-foods and fine grade dried foods
DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from USA
AQUARIUM CARE: A very small fish, somtimes referred to (incorrectly) as the least killifish. It is not a killi of course, being a liveberer. It is found in Southeast USA amongst dense vegetation in smaller bodies of water.
BREEDING: Live young are laid a few at a time, daily, throughout the spawning period.
Have you bred Heterandria formosa? Why not fill in a breeding questionaire?, or examine existing Heterandria formosa breeding reports
Other members of the genus Heterandria
Other livebearer species
Other species from USA
BREEDING: Live young are laid a few at a time, daily, throughout the spawning period.
Have you bred Heterandria formosa? Why not fill in a breeding questionaire?
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The biggest killer of tropical fish is overfeeding. Uneaten food decays and pollutes the water, even with adequate filtration. Adult fish should remain unfed one day each week, and almost all commonly available species will be completely fine if unfed during a two week vacation
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