Scheel's magnificent carrot
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Scheel Killie ( Fundulopanchax scheeli Aphyosemion scheeli ) is from the rainforest - and gallery forest streams Nigeria originating killifish .
The colorful animals reach a maximum length of up to 6 cm.
The animals are easily suitable for keeping in the aquarium , preferably in a species tank. Like most members of the genus Fundulopanchax , the animals prefer soft, slightly acidic water. Breeding successes can be achieved even when kept in very small tanks. The fish are plant spawners, a peat base is not required for breeding. The fry hatch after three weeks. However, some juvenile fish are eaten by their siblings when they are started continuously (preferably the slower-growing and smaller females). When keeping them in smaller aquariums, the young fish must therefore be separated.
See also: freshwater ornamental fish
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- ↑ Gerhard Schreiber & Dr. Jürgen Schmidt, Killifische, page 78, bede-Verlag GmbH, Ruhmannsfelden 2000, ISBN 3-931792-88-9
- ↑ Wally Kahl / Burkard Kahl / Dieter Vogt, Kosmos Atlas Aquarienfische, page 146, Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co Stuttgart 2003, ISBN 3-440-09476-6
- ^ Ines Scheurmann, aquarium fish breeding, page 104, Gräfe and Unzer GmbH Munich 1989, ISBN 3-7742-5063-4
Web links
- Scheel's Prachtkärpfling on Fishbase.org (English)
- Fundulopanchax scheeli in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2013.2. Posted by: Lalèyè, P. & Olaosebikan, BD, 2006. Retrieved January 11, 2014.