Description
Should ideally be kept in a heavily-plantedset-up, preferably with a darksubstrateand some patches of floating vegetation around which the fish will tend to congregate, bodies angled towards the surface.
Driftwood branches and dried leaf litter can also be added, the latter in particular drivingestablishment of microbe colonies asdecompositionoccurs.
Such microorganisms can provide a valuable secondary food source forfry, whilst the tannins and other chemicals released by the decaying leaves are also thought beneficial.
Use gentle filtration; an air-powered sponge-style unit should prove adequate in most cases though a degree of flow is acceptable.
Very peaceful but does not make an idealcommunityfish due to its small size and rather timid nature.
In a community its best kept with similarly-sized, peaceful characids and smaller callichthyid or loricariid catfishes.
It also makes an ideal dither fishforApistogrammaspp. and other dwarf cichlids since it tends to inhabit the middle-to-upper regions of thetank, and does not actively predatefry.
Its very much agregariousanimal so buy as many as possible, ideally 10 or more, as when kept in larger groups any aggression is spread between individuals plus the fish are bolder and exhibit more natural behaviour.
Unlike some relatives rival males rarely spar or do each other harm in any way
Temperature:22 28 C
pH:4.5 7.5
Size:40-50mm
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