Killifish, Rainbowfish, and Medaka
Hypsolebias magnificus
Hypsolebias magnificus
Photo: Andrew Bogott · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature22–28 °C
- pH6.5–7.5
- Minimum tank25 l
- Adult size4 cm
- Difficulty★★★★☆
- TemperamentSemi-aggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Rivulidae
- Origin
- São Francisco River Basin (Brazil)
- Size
- 4 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 28°C
- pH
- 6.5 – 7.5
- GH
- 4 – 12 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★★☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- middle
- Behavior
- semi-aggressive
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1 male and 2 females
- Minimum aquarium size
- 25 L
- Diet
- carnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous; annual killifish
Notes: Males have enormous fins and blue and black bands. A highly endangered Brazilian annual killifish.
