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lafia gold.jpgFundulopanchax gardneri
'LAFIA GOLD'
A good beginner's killie.
Male yellow with red spots
Female yellow with no spots
Size about 2 inches
I keep a colony in a bare bottom 20g species tank with java moss on the bottom and Wysteria floating on the surface with the roots hanging down. I have used both a sponge filter and a HOB. They seem to do well in the hard Houston water with temperature in the high 70s and a pH 6.5 – 7.2.
They accept a variety of high protein foods, flake, pellet, frozen and live.
They lay their eggs on the plants in the species tank and hatch in 3 weeks. The larger fish in the colony tolerate the fry which do fine on infusoria, bbs & daphnia. The fry will be sexable in 8 weeks and spawn in 12.
Do not overfeed!
Do 10 -20 % water changes weekly
'LAFIA GOLD'
A good beginner's killie.
Male yellow with red spots
Female yellow with no spots
Size about 2 inches
I keep a colony in a bare bottom 20g species tank with java moss on the bottom and Wysteria floating on the surface with the roots hanging down. I have used both a sponge filter and a HOB. They seem to do well in the hard Houston water with temperature in the high 70s and a pH 6.5 – 7.2.
They accept a variety of high protein foods, flake, pellet, frozen and live.
They lay their eggs on the plants in the species tank and hatch in 3 weeks. The larger fish in the colony tolerate the fry which do fine on infusoria, bbs & daphnia. The fry will be sexable in 8 weeks and spawn in 12.
Do not overfeed!
Do 10 -20 % water changes weekly
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