Nannobrycon eques (Pencil)

Very sociable, this gregarious species prefers to live in the bench of a dozen specimens. Generally not very active, the pencil fish park between two waters in the oblique position the head upwards. Population density: 5 or 6 for a 50 -liter tank. He likes a dense plantation including floating plants. Osmosis water and peat filtration allow the qualities of water necessary for the maintenance of these fish. Dark ground will allow them to be secured but also to bring out their colors. The timid pencilfish must live in the company of just as calm species or in a specific aquarium. Each fish remains apart from its neighbor a few centimeters This shy and gregarious fish, he preferred to live in bench and swim in the upper half (sometimes, outside) of the aquarium. A sole body, with a black strip from the nose to the caudal fin. Small black spots on the yellowed back and flanks. The lower half of the caudal fin is black-brown with a red spot. The anal fin is reddish in the males. The mouth, small and tubular.

Nannobrycon eques fish is a freshwater fish from the tropical waters of South America. It is also known as Zélande-fisherman, due to its resemblance to parrots. The nannobrycon eques has an elongated body and compressed laterally, with a wide and rounded head and a protractile mouth located forward. Its coloring varies according to age and sex, but it can generally be described as green with horizontal black bands on the body, and red and yellow spots on the head and fins.

Nannobrycon Eques is a gregarious fish that likes to live in a group in shallow waters and crowded with aquatic plants. It feeds mainly on small crustaceans and insects, but can also eat algae and aquatic plants. Nannobrycon eques is an oviparous fish, which means that females lay eggs that males fertilize. The eggs hatch about a week later and the fry feed on a diet mainly composed of plankton until they are large enough to drive out small animals.

Nannobrycon eques is a relatively easy fish to maintain in aquarium, but it needs an adequate environment to prosper. He needs a medium -sized aquarium with enough space to swim and hide, as well as aquatic plants to feel safe. The Nannobrycon Eques prefers slightly acidic to neutral pH waters, with a temperature between 22 and 26 degrees Celsius. It is also important to maintain clean water by regularly making water changes and using a filter to remove waste and impurities.

In summary, Nannobrycon Eques fish is a gregarious freshwater fish from South America, characterized by its resemblance to parrots. It is easy to maintain in aquarium if it is offered an adequate environment and take care to maintain clean water.

In the male, even thinner than the female, the anal fin is redest and bordered by a marked white line.

Quite easy: isolate a couple in a 30 -liter -lightened 30 -liter tank garnished with java mousse (dubyana vesicularia), and fitted with a plastic wire to subtract the eggs from the parents' voracity. Increase the temperature up to 30 ° C, and remove the parents after laying. 6 days after laying, fry can be fed with rotifers