Killifish, Rainbowfish, and Medaka
Nothobranchius furzeri
Nothobranchius furzeri
Photo: Ugau · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature22–28 °C
- pH6.5–7.5
- Minimum tank30 l
- Adult size6 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- TemperamentSemi-aggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Nothobranchiidae
- Origin
- Zimbabwe and Mozambique
- Size
- 6 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 28°C
- pH
- 6.5 – 7.5
- GH
- 4 – 15 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- semi-aggressive
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1 male and 2 females
- Minimum aquarium size
- 30 L
- Diet
- carnivore
- Reproduction
- annual oviparous
Notes: One of the shortest-lived vertebrates (a few months), widely used in studies on aging. Males have red or yellow tails.
