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Name

Scientific name

Nothobranchius foerschi

Described by

Authority Wildekamp & Berkenkamp, Year 1979

Family

Nothobranchiidae

Summary

Nothobranchius foerschi is an annual killifish from eastern Tanzania that may be restricted to a small area of the Ruvu River catchment. Al…

Size and aquarium

Maximum size

55mm, standard length

Tank size

Minimum length 45 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm

Water

Temperature and pH

Temperature 20–24°C, pH 6.5–7.5

Hardness

10–25dGH

Conductivity

Not recorded

Behaviour

Temperament

Not recorded

Temperament
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Social needs

A pair

Community suitability

Not for a community

Where it lives

Countries, regions, rivers and lakes

Tanzania, Ruvu

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Etymology

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Distribution

Described from Soga, a small settlement located west of Dar es Salaam city, eastern Tanzania, and may be restricted to a relatively small area within the Ruvu …

Habitat

Inhabits ephemeral, water-filled depressions, pools and swamps mostly located in lowland floodplains. Water levels in these seasonally-variable habitats typica…

Aquarium size

Unless isolated temporarily for spawning purposes even a single pair should be offered an aquarium with base dimensions of 45 ∗ 30 cm18 ∗ 12 in or more.

Maintenance

This species does not require peat although peat moss is often used as a spawning medium.

Water conditions

Not written yet

Diet

A natural micropredator meaning small live or frozen foods such as Daphnia, Artemia and chopped bloodworm should form the basis of the diet.

Behaviour and compatibility

Not written yet

Sexual dimorphism

Males grow larger and are far more colourful than females.

Reproduction

When its natural habitats become dessicated during the dry season the adult fish die, leaving fertilised eggs encased within the substrate. These are resistant…

Notes

Wild collections are generally labelled with some form of code in order that they can be told apart, thus limiting the possibility of hybridisation, for exampl…

References

References

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