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Poecilia reticulata |
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7.0 |
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76-80 deg. F. |
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3 inches / 6 cm. |
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Do not place in tanks smaller than 2 gallons, 10+ gallons is preferred. |
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Live Bearers |
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Mainly Flake. |
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Inexpensive and easy to breed. Super for the kids or first time out! |
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This species is usually a keepers first experience with breeding fish. |
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Bright, but not direct sunlight. |
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Peaceful, very good community fish. |
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A varied fish, many different shapes and colors. Easy to breed and do not get very large at all, so ideal for the smaller aquarium. Males are the more colorful with a distinctive tail. Females are larger than the males but very plain in appearance. Very durable fish, but not extremely long lived. |
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If buying to be bred, select one male for every two or three females, this will ensure a constant inflow of baby fry into your aquarium. |
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Interesting fact is that the female of the species can actually retain the milt (sperm) from a single encounter with a male, thusly producing broods of fry many times over, this amazing ability is the explanation behind so many immaculate conceptions when these fish are first brought home from the store. |