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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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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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