Other Freshwater and Brackish Water Fish
Butterfly Goodeid
Ameca splendens
Photo: Marie France Janelle · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature20–28 °C
- pH7–8
- Minimum tank80 l
- Adult size8 cm
- Difficulty★☆☆☆☆
- TemperamentSemi-aggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Goodeidae
- Origin
- Ameca River (Jalisco, (Mexico)
- Size
- 8 cm
- Temperature
- 20 – 28°C
- pH
- 7.0 – 8.0
- GH
- 8 – 20 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★☆☆☆☆
- Water type
- subtropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- semi-aggressive (nibbles fins)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1 male with 2–3 females
- Minimum aquarium size
- 80 L
- Diet
- Omnivore with a high proportion of plant matter
- Reproduction
- viviparous; the young are born fully developed and attached to a nutrient cord
Notes: Males have a yellow band on their tails. Extinct in the wild for years and reintroduced thanks to aquarists. Keeping this species helps conserve it.
