FreshwaterBrackishSaltwater
Arabian pupfish
Aphaniops dispar
Aphaniidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 7 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 13 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
NativeIntroduced
Lives wild in Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.
Introduced to Israel and Syria.
More about the species
Description
Occurs in coastal zones, also found in oasis pools with hypersaline to fresh water. Forms schools. Chiefly a herbivorous species. Spawn in areas where roots of hyacinth or other floating plants abound. Not a seasonal killifish. Very difficult to maintain in aquarium.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Alphaniops cilensis
- Alphanius darrorensis
- Alphanius eilensis eilensis
- Aphaniops darrorensis
- Aphaniops zaccarinii
- Aphaniops zaccarinii airebejensis
In other languages
- Blåplettet killi
- Helmiäiskillinen
- Arabian killifish, Arabian toothcarp, Red sea killifish
Articles
All articles
How to set up an African aquarium5 min read
Two completely different aquariums: forest rivers with soft, brown water, roots and leaves, and Rift Valley lake cichlids in hard, alkaline water with big rock piles.
How to set up an Asian aquarium5 min read
Two aquariums from Southeast Asia: calm forest streams and peat swamps with soft, brown water, and fast mountain streams with cool, oxygen-rich water.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.