Characodon lateralis

[fish4813 1]

Characodon lateralis gave birth to 20 babies a very good number for this species
photo a few days before giving birth

 

[emeraldking46 97]

Yes, that number means a lot of fry for such a goodeid like this. When I kept them, max was 15 but the average was about 10.

 

[fish4813 1]

highest number of fry recorded in John Dawes livebearing fishes is 27 fry, and as we know numbers are usually under 15 .
Characodon lateralis was the first goodeid I witnessed the movement of unborn babies ,