Killifish, Rainbowfish, and Medaka
Amiet's killifish
Fundulopanchax amieti
Photo: Cisamarc · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature22–25 °C
- pH6–7
- Minimum tank40 l
- Adult size7 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentSemi-aggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Nothobranchiidae
- Origin
- Cameroon
- Size
- 7 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 25°C
- pH
- 6.0 – 7.0
- GH
- 2 – 10 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- semi-aggressive
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1 male and 2 females
- Minimum aquarium size
- 40 L
- Diet
- carnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous; eggs in peat or mop
Notes: Males are red with blue bands and filamentous fins. This species is threatened in its natural habitat.
