Viviparous Species
Red-tailed Goodeid
Xenotoca eiseni
Photo: Mattia Nocciola · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature18–26 °C
- pH7–8
- Minimum tank80 l
- Adult size7 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentSemi-aggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Goodeidae
- Origin
- Nayarit and Jalisco (Mexico)
- Size
- 7 cm
- Temperature
- 18 – 26°C
- pH
- 7.0 – 8.0
- GH
- 8 – 20 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- subtropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- semi-aggressive (nibbles fins)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1 male with 2–3 females
- Minimum aquarium size
- 80 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- viviparous; young attached to a nutrient cord
Notes: Males have an orange rear end with blue iridescence. This Goodeid is threatened in its natural habitat; keeping it helps conserve the species.
