Spotted Tail Mosquitofish (Heterandria bimaculata)

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Spotted Tail Mosquitofish

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Spotted Tail Mosquitofish

Heterandria bimaculata

95 Litres (25 US G.)

7-15 cm (2.8-5.9")

sg

Freshwater

pH

7.0 - 7.2

20 -28 °C (68-82.4°F)

10-15 °d

1:2 M:F

Omnivore
Pellet Foods
Flake Foods
Live Foods

5-8 years

Family

Poeciliidae





Additional names

Two Spot Mosquitofish, Twospot Livebearer, Spotted Tail Mosquitofish

Additional scientific names

Xiphophorus bimaculatus, Pseudoxiphophorus bimaculatus peninsulae, Pseudoxiphophorus bimaculatus taeniatus


Origin[edit]

Found across Central America, Mexico to Belize, Honduras and Guatemala.


Sexing[edit]

Females are substantially larger than males. Males have a gonopodium.

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