Viviparous Species
Cuban Limia
Limia nigrofasciata
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Key facts
- Temperature22–28 °C
- pH7–8.5
- Minimum tank60 l
- Adult size6 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Poeciliidae
- Origin
- Haiti
- Size
- 6 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 28°C
- pH
- 7.0 – 8.5
- GH
- 10 – 25 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1 male with 2–3 females
- Minimum aquarium size
- 60 L
- Diet
- Omnivore with a high proportion of plant matter
- Reproduction
- viviparous
Notes: Known as the black-banded limia: males have a high back and dark vertical bands. It feeds on algae.
