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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?
Sorry no records.
Too many fish? Overstocked tanks stress the fish in many ways: competition for food and space, bullying from other fish, deterioration of water quality and increased concentration of disease vectors. A lightly stocked tank will always be easier to care for, with more stable water quality
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