SPHAERAMIA NEMATOPTERA

Origin: Peaceful West in the northwest of Australia, Islands Ryukyu, New Guinea, Bleat and Pohnpei.

Habitat: They live between chorals how the Porites nigrescens or Porites cylindrical until a depth of 14 m forming groups with other species.

Morphology: Yellowhead, and big eyes crossed by a red band; the back part of the fish is of colour silvery with moles brown, separating both zones is a line of black colour since the dorsal  fin until the ventral fins. Has a approximate size of 8 cm with fins of a  considerable size. Can distinguish between male and females thanks to the observation of the second dorsal fin, more extended in the male that in the females.

Maintenance: His maintenance results easy because of his robustness which allow him a simple transport and some parameters of water no too stringent , are therefore a very recommended species for everything type of aquarium of reef.

They will feel certain if we have a good quantity of rocks in ours aquarium.

PH: 8.2 - 8.4              Temperature: 24 – 28 º C               Density: 1023

Behaviour: To create a ambience in  aquarium, similar his life in wild state, where presents a social behaviour, will need to create a cardumen of at least 5 members.

It can share the aquarium with invertebrates without problems but will be more complicated la conviviality with fishes voracious or very territorial since it will see threatened by them.

Feeding: It is carnivorous. In wild state feeds of small crustaceans . In the period of adaptation only will accept food like artemia and mysis. After this period , also can give him other food frozen and dry.

Reproduction: A characteristic that does to highlight to this fish is the ease with which reproduces in captivity. The put will be of 40 eggs roughly, which will be in the mouth of the male during 19 days, period after the which will come out the fingerlings starring in a fast development. In achieving the 7 living months already will show the physical characteristics of a fish adult.

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