Common Name: Live-bearing toothed carps


Scientific name: Alfaro cultratus

Appearance: Very slender pike like with shiny blueish scales eyes steel blue

Tank size minimum: 20 gallons/80 liters

Water: Ph 7-8 dh 5-20degrees temp 24-28

Stratum: Top


Biotope: moving water preferably with plants

heres a few livebearers you should try

ENDLERS, ten spotted livebearer (cnestorodon decemmaculatus),
mosquito fish (gambusia species)and limia's

got them years ago and they where great but unfortnatley don't see them very much now

Hi sheag35,
I will be adding more over the coming weeks one or two each week and will but them up shortly. And If any sponsors whould like to pm with any unusual livebearers they will be stocking i will get a profile up in advance of their arrival if they thing that will help!

I have to say do you have mention one of my personal favourites there Poecilia wingei i am one of the people that beleive that Endlers are Not a form of Guppy but are closely related. At the moment i have about forty fry of the t bar strain Endlers. If i am not mistaken Valerie is another Fan and of course Daragh Owens

If you can think of any others worth a mention please let me know
Mickey

I was about to add some info on Belonesox belizanus, The Pike Livebearer but I wont hijack you thread. Some info on them would be good though as they are very interesting livebearers.

This is actually one of only four species of livebearer I have ever kept (the others being Ameca Splendens, Potamotrygon motoro and Anableps anableps). Obviously very different to your average livebearer so would make an interest profile.

Come to think of it, the other three species I mentioned would be worthy of profiles themselves.

Good luck with the thread.

Hi Monsterfish,
Please feel free to add information, this what the site is about sharing ideas and information. And i for one would love to hear other people ideas and information.later on we can combine the information to be added to the ITFSwiki


And thanks to Darragh for adding that!

Common Name: Pike Livebearer or Pike Topminnow

Scientific Name: Belonesox belizanus



Appearance: An elongate pike shaped fish whose lower jaw extends further than its upper one.

Size: Males 10cm Females 13cm-20cm

Minimum Tank Size: 36" or greater, planted heavily and with some floating vegetation to protect any fry, as well as the much smaller males.

Water: Alkaline freshwater is ideal but can easily be kept in brackish or even marine set-ups. Temp - 25

Stratum: Top

Availability: Are available in Ireland, ask your LFS!

Special Remarks: These are a highly predatory livebearer and any fry should be regularly separated by size to prevent predation.

Biotope: inhabits still marshes and lakes from Honduras to Southern Mexico

Cheers MonsterFish

Common Name: Elfin Goode, black finned goodeid, two lined skiffia



Scientific name: skiffia bilineata


Appearance: males will fight to establish rank usually with out injury the highest ranking male is usually most colourful. Males are usually 4cm the males are grey with black fins. Females are about 5cm with grey with a bluefish shine

Tank size minimum: 50liters+ minim number 10

Water: Ph 7- 9 temp 21-24 (as low as 15)

Special Notes: this particular fish copes well with most types of water. But caution should be used when it comes to temp above 26 they become prone to disease. They also survive better when seasonal difference in temp is followed


Biotope: slow moving rivers, lakes and ponds with plants, rocks and roots. Usually murky with lots of algae

i was just reading this so i added to list
www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/item.php?news=1606

sorry to any one trying to read about the sting ray but file was made off line and won't copy correctly

Mickey