Neohaterandria elegans (Elegant heterandria)

One of the smallest fish, the smallest being a 0.8 cm catfish, it can be very colorful and parade strangely for its female during breeding period.

Neohaterandria Elegans is a very special fish that has many unique characteristics. First of all, it is from the warm and soft waters of South America, more precisely from the Rio Negro basin in the Amazon. It is a rather small fish, measuring about 4 to 5 centimeters in length. Its color is generally greyish or brown, with darker longitudinal strips on the body and black spots on the fins.

Neohaterandria Elegans is a gregarious fish, which means that it tends to live in a group with other individuals of its species. He has a rather peaceful behavior and feeds mainly on small invertebrates which he finds in his natural habitat.

One of the most interesting characteristics of Neohaterandria Elegans is its reproductive mode. Unlike most fish, who lay eggs, this fish is ovoviviparous, that is to say that it gives birth to alive young people. The female carries the eggs in her body until they hatch, then she gives birth to small fish that swim freely from birth.

Neohaterandria Elegans is a fascinating fish that deserves to be known and admired for its unique characteristics. Unfortunately, it is threatened with extinction due to the destruction of its natural habitat and water pollution. It is therefore important to take care of this animal and to preserve your home so that it can continue to live and to reproduce safely.

The male is more colorful and has a gonopod.

The male parade in front of the three females required he swims, his head in the bench, leaps out of the water, make kinds of looping, and when the females are ready the males fertiles and when the gestations is finished, It can give birth to 0 to 3 young people per day, but only in limited number therefore.