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Name
Scientific name
Zoogoneticus tequila
Described by
Authority Webb & Miller, Year 1998
Family
Goodeidae
Common names
Tequila Splitfin
Photograph credits
All 2 credited
Summary
The tequila splitfin, Zoogoneticus tequila, is a goodeid endemic to the Río Teuchitlán in the Río Ameca headwaters of Jalisco, Mexico. Thou…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
50mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 90 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm, Minimum height 30 cm
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 17–27°C, pH 6.8–7.6
Hardness
8–20dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Not recorded
Social needs
A shoal or group
Community suitability
Not for a community
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Mexico, Río Ameca, Río Teuchitlán
Writing
Etymology
Zoogoneticus: Greek, zoon meaning little animal and the Latin, genesis meaning genesis. presumably in reference to the viviparous nature of the species. tequil…
Distribution
Endemic to the Mexican federal state of Jalisco. It was historically only known from the type locality, the Río Teuchitlán in the Río Ameca headwaters and was …
Habitat
Z. tequila can be naturally found in clear, clean freshwater springs, ponds and shallow lagoons. Typically, such bodies of water contain sandy/gravel substrate…
Aquarium size
An aquarium with base dimension of 90 ∗ 30 ∗ 30 cm should be aimed for. Despite the smaller size of this fish, plenty of space should be afforded for females a…
Maintenance
These fish are unfussy with regards to the decoration of an aquarium, though fine leaved plants may be damaged. Plastic plants and larger, thick stemmed plants…
Water conditions
Temperature: 17 °C - 27 °C pH: 6.8 - 7.6 Hardness: 8 dGH - 20 dGH As the water in which Zoogoneticus tequila inhabits is often quite shallow, the species has d…
Diet
Conical shaped teeth and a short gut would point to a chiefly carnivorous nature, unlike many other livebearers. In the wild, insect larvae and small aquatic i…
Behaviour and compatibility
Quite a nippy species, tankmates are very limited. Small to medium sized Central American cichlids may work well as will larger livebearers suited to similar w…
Sexual dimorphism
Sexual dimorphism is vast. Males posses a gonopodium like other livebearers, the namesake "splitfin". This is a specially modified anal fin used as an aid in i…
Reproduction
As with other livebearers, this species carries out internal fertilisation. Spawning occurs above 21 degrees celsius and the gestation period may take up to 50…
Notes
A single male of the Tequila Splitfin was sampled in 1955 by Miller and Greenbank, but identified erroneously as Zoogoneticus quitzeoensis, with which species …
References
References
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