blainep
Sep 3rd 2007, 04:41 PM
Poeciliopsis gracilis
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Common Name - Porthole livebearer
Scientific Name - Poeciliopsis gracilis
Family - Poeciliidae
Location - Central America: southern Mexico to Honduras.
Sexing - Males have a gonopodium.
Environment - Tropical, 24 to 28°C. Minimum tank size 20 gallons. PH 6.5 to 8.0, prefers slightly hard, alkaline water.
Breeding - Livebearer, females produce small broods approx. every 28 days.
Size - Males 1.5 to 1.75 inches, females 2.0 to 2.25 inches.
Notes - Porthole livebearers are an extremely active, shy little fish that need swimming space. Their colour is slightly greenish with iridescent blue sparkles, the flank is covered with 3 to 6 black spots, hence the name 'Porthole livebearer'.
They accept a variety of foods including various flake, pellet and live foods. Their hyperactivity would not make them useful as a dither fish, but their temperament would make them a good community fish.
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/port/single3.jpg http://tlfs.org/ntanks/port/single2.jpg http://tlfs.org/ntanks/port/single4.jpg
Copyright © 2007 Blaine Popp/Canadian Aquarium Connection
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/port/group.jpg
Common Name - Porthole livebearer
Scientific Name - Poeciliopsis gracilis
Family - Poeciliidae
Location - Central America: southern Mexico to Honduras.
Sexing - Males have a gonopodium.
Environment - Tropical, 24 to 28°C. Minimum tank size 20 gallons. PH 6.5 to 8.0, prefers slightly hard, alkaline water.
Breeding - Livebearer, females produce small broods approx. every 28 days.
Size - Males 1.5 to 1.75 inches, females 2.0 to 2.25 inches.
Notes - Porthole livebearers are an extremely active, shy little fish that need swimming space. Their colour is slightly greenish with iridescent blue sparkles, the flank is covered with 3 to 6 black spots, hence the name 'Porthole livebearer'.
They accept a variety of foods including various flake, pellet and live foods. Their hyperactivity would not make them useful as a dither fish, but their temperament would make them a good community fish.
http://tlfs.org/ntanks/port/single3.jpg http://tlfs.org/ntanks/port/single2.jpg http://tlfs.org/ntanks/port/single4.jpg
Copyright © 2007 Blaine Popp/Canadian Aquarium Connection