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(Other members of the genus Nothobranchius)
ADULT SIZE: 5 cm
WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical
TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-28 C
FOOD: Feed Nothobranchius palmqvisti small live-foods and fine grade dried foods
DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from Tanzania
SEXUAL DIFFERENCES: Male Nothobranchius are intensely coloured, whilst females are somewhat smaller and a drab grey/brown colour.
AQUARIUM CARE: The genus Nothobranchius holds some of the most deliciously coloured freshwater fish known. They inhabit temporary waters throughout East, and to a lesser extent Southern and Central Africa. These species are only short lived (9 months to 1 year) and most people who keep them breed them also. They are unfussy with regard water conditions, light levels etc, though can be fussy eaters, preferring live food,to commercially available dried foods; though they can be trained to eat anything.
BREEDING: A typical soil spawning killi, with an incubation time of 3 months. Eggs must be incubated in moist peat until they are ready to hatch
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Other members of the genus Nothobranchius
Other killifish species
Other species from Tanzania
The Gezani strain of Nothobranchius palmqvisti
Female killifish are very often less colourful than males, and in the case of Nothobranchius, they are very drab indeed
BREEDING: A typical soil spawning killi, with an incubation time of 3 months. Eggs must be incubated in moist peat until they are ready to hatch
Have you bred Nothobranchius palmqvisti? Why not fill in a breeding questionaire?
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Low light plants Java moss, Java fern, and several of the Anubias species all do fine in low-light conditions. That is not to say that they do not thrive with stronger lighting, but in an aquarium with a lot of floating plants, or one with timid fish that prefer a dimmer tank, these plants are very useful indeed. All are epiphytes; that is to say they need not be planted, and can be attached to stones, bogwood or just left free floating
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