I’ve had one breeding pair in a tank for several years, and had hoped to purchase a started colony of them… my colony consists of the pair, and several babies they have had over the years… ( not a very big gene pool ) in the mean time, I’ve not seen them available from the sellers I normally use, or in stock from a search on the web… quite an interesting fish, as I believe they are the smallest live bearer, and possibly one of the smallest fish of all… with them maturing as small as a cm, they are litterally lost in a 10 gallon… since most listings list them as bred in Europe, I’m wondering if they are still available anywhere, or are lost to the hobby???
my 10 gallon is a hard water tank full of plants, with their tiny size, it’s near impossible to get a count, but they are numerous enough I can nearly always see one or two, without too long of a search… I add a small scoop of fry food occasionally, but the babies seem to be able to fend for themselves, I assume grazing on biofilm, and the sponge filter…
my 10 gallon is a hard water tank full of plants, with their tiny size, it’s near impossible to get a count, but they are numerous enough I can nearly always see one or two, without too long of a search… I add a small scoop of fry food occasionally, but the babies seem to be able to fend for themselves, I assume grazing on biofilm, and the sponge filter…
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