Aphyosemion mimbon
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Quick facts
Difficulty3 of 8 measures
More bars, more demanding. Hardiness is not averaged with the rest.
- Space
- any tank
- Water
- prepared water
- Temp
- narrow band
- Diet
- unknown
- Temperament
- unknown
- Social
- unknown
- Compatibility
- unknown
Hardiness on its own can raise the rating, whatever the measures above say.
- Hardiness
- unknown
Described from a minor tributary of the Mvé River running through the village of Akoga, northwestern Gabon and has been recorded in other headwater drainages of the region including the Abanga, Mbei, Komo and Nkam. May occur across the border in southeastern Equatorial Guinea.
Water conditions
Etymology
Aphyosemion: from the Greek aphúe (Gr. ἀφύη), meaning 'a small fish', and semeion (Gr. σημεῖον), meaning 'banner, flag', in reference to the "ornamented, often lyre-shaped" caudal fin in male individuals of genus members.
mimbon: from "M'bon", the local vernacular name for Aphyosemion species among the Fang people of northern Gabon.
Distribution
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Distribution
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