Killifish, Rainbowfish, and Medaka
Blue-finned Lampeye
Procatopus aberrans
Key facts
- Temperature22–26 °C
- pH6–7.5
- Minimum tank60 l
- Adult size5 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 6 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Procatopodidae
- Origin
- Cameroon and Nigeria
- Size
- 5 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 26°C
- pH
- 6.0 – 7.5
- GH
- 2 – 12 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- middle – top
- Behavior
- peaceful
- Minimum number of individuals
- 6
- Minimum aquarium size
- 60 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous; lays eggs in cracks in wood
Notes: Males are silvery blue with large fins. A fish found in fast-flowing streams with well-oxygenated water.
