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chelaine  Big Fish Posts: 383 Kudos: 343 Votes: 78 Registered: 23-Jul-2005   | How many heterandia formosa (killifish) are okay to house in a 10 gallon????? the profile says "more like 10 for every gallon" is that ACCURATE? that sounds like a little much???!?@? Chelle  *Chelle* I love the fishes cuz they're SOOO delicious... |
 Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:22 |       |
Callatya       Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001   | one per gallon seems ok from the quick search I just ran, but i'll zip this over to "killifish" forum to get more info for you |
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abob Hobbyist Posts: 62 Votes: 0 Registered: 30-Jan-2004  | Despite being called the "least killifish" it is really a livebearer more similar to guppys or the various "mosquito fish" and leopard livebearers. In a heavily planted tank 5 per gallon would be perfectly ok. On the other hand, in an open 10 gallon though 10 would be the max as they like cover and are not a scholoing fish. The best setup for them would be a heavily planted tank full of java moss, hortwort, water sprite etc with half a dozen fish. You'll see the numbers increase over time as fry are born and add to the colony. Dean |
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ACIDRAIN  Moderator Posts: 3162 Kudos: 1381 Votes: 416 Registered: 14-Jan-2002  | I used to keep and breed these little guys on a regular basis. I kept about30-40 in a 5 gal tank. They breed great. Do not eat their young, and spawn regularly. There are many interesting facts about this little guy, including that they were once known as the smallest vertabrate in the world. And yes, truth be told, these are more in the live bearer catagory, but are considered a killifish as well. There is always a bigger fish... |
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