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Blue gularis
Fundulopanchax sjostedti
12 cm
Adult size
100 L
Minimum volume
2
Minimum group
8 years
Lifespan
Water parameters
Understand these values- Genus
- Fundulopanchax
- Diet
- carnivore
- Social life
- pair
In the wild
Overview
One of the most spectacular killifish, for the colours of its males and its large size (12 cm). Long called Aphyosemion sjoestedti, it comes in several forms, including a dwarf “Dwarf Red” form. It is listed as endangered in the wild.
- Scientific name
- Fundulopanchax sjostedti (Lönnberg, 1895)
- Classification
- Cyprinodontiformes › Nothobranchiidae
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered (EN)
Natural habitat
Niger Delta (southern Nigeria) and south-western Cameroon
Observations (GBIF) and localities Native countries Rivers and lakes
It lives in temporary swamps, raffia palm swamps and slow streams in the coastal rainforest. It is not an annual killifish: its eggs, laid in the substrate, incubate for about two months.
Behaviour
It lives with peaceful species too large to be eaten (calm cichlids, large characins, Corydoras, Loricariidae). Males fight: space is needed to keep several, and two to three females per male. It feeds on small live or frozen prey and rarely accepts dry food.
Sources:FishBase Seriously Fish GBIF · Base map: Natural Earth