West Australian Pygmy Perch (Edelia vittata)

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West Australian Pygmy Perch

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West Australian Pygmy Perch

Edelia vittata

95 Litres (25 US G.)

7-8 cm (2.8-3.1")

sg

Freshwater

pH

6.5 - 7.5

8 -28 °C (46.4-82.4°F)

6-16 °d

1:1 M:F

Carnivore
Pellet Foods
Flake Foods
Live Foods

5-8 years

Family

Percichthyidae





Additional names

West Australian Pygmy Perch, Western Pygmy Perch

Additional scientific names

Nannoperca vittata

Diet

Easily fed carnivore. In the wild it eats insect larvae, crustaceans, etc. In an aquarium it accepts flake food readily, but benefits from the occasional feeding with live food such as mosquito larvae or daphnia.

Pictures

External links

  • Fishbase (Mirrors:
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