Freshwater
Redtail notho
Nothobranchius guentheri
Nothobranchiidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 3.5 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 4 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Swims
- Missing
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Water values
Smallest tank
4 liters23 × 12 × 14 cm · For one fish
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Lives wild in Tanzania.
More about the species
About the species
Found in temporary pools, swamps, ditches and small streams. Used for biological control of mosquitos. One of the so called 'annual fishes' which has eggs that can withstand seasonal droughts. A bottom spawner, 3-4 months incubation. Quite popular with aquarists; difficult to maintain in an aquarium.
Source: FishBase
Other names
Other scientific names
- Adiniops guentheri
- Aphyosemion guentheri
- Fundulus guentheri
- Fundulus orthonotus
- Fundulus taeniopygus
- Nothobranchius orthonotus
In other languages
- Kirjoviuhkapyrstö
Articles
All articles
Velvet and dropsy4 min read
Velvet is a fast-moving parasite. Dropsy is a sign that something is seriously wrong inside the fish. How to recognize them, and what you can do.
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 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.