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These good community fish live well with all other friendly fish. They get their name from their characteristic swimming motion of tail down. They prefer water that has a soft acidic quality. Keeping your water quality to their liking will reward you with a long living, undemanding fish.
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| SIZE |
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The maximum size these fish will grow to is about 6 cm.
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| FOOD |
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See recommended sera Foods below,
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| SEXING |
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The sexes are hard to distinguish. However, at breeding time, the female's abdomen is noticeably larger which makes the male appear more slender and slightly smaller.
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| BREEDING |
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A male and two or more females should be placed in a spawning tank in order to breed. Several females are required because spawning is apt to get a bit rough. If there is only one female, she may wind up quite battered after all the chasing.
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