Brown Spike-Tailed Paradise Fish (Pseudosphromenus dayi)
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Brown Spike-Tailed Paradise Fish
Brown Spike-Tailed Paradise Fish
Pseudosphromenus dayi
57 Litres (15 US G.)
7-7.5 cm (2.8-3")
Freshwater
6.5 - 7.5
25 -28 °C (77-82.4°F)
4-15 °d
1:2 M:F
3-5 years
Family
Osphronemidae
Contents
Additional names
- Brown Spike-Tailed Paradise Fish, Spike-Tailed Gourami
Sexing
- Difficult to sex visually, males have more pointed and elongated dorsal, anal and caudal fins.
Tank compatibility
- A generally peaceful fish that should be kept with other peaceful community fish. Do not keep with fin nippers, and one male is best kept to a tank.
Diet
- Will accept most foods including pellet and flake as well as live/frozen food such as bloodworm and daphnia.
Feeding regime
- Feed once or twice a day.
Environment specifics
- Prefers a spacious tank without a strong current and plenty of places to hide. Will show their best colours in acidic to neutral water.
Behaviour
- A generally peaceful fish.
Identification
- The body of this fish is elongated and brown in colour, showing bars when stressed. The dorsal, anal and caudal fins are all pointed and dark red/brown in colour and then edged with iridescent pale blue. These fish have small pointed ventral fins which are red and tipped with the iridescent blue.
Pictures
External links
- Fishbase (Mirrors:
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- Aqua Articles - breeding Pseudosphromenus dayi
