Sierra leone dwarf characin
Ladigesia roloffi
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A small African characin from Sierra Leone and Liberia, the only member of its genus. Peaceful, it lives in schools and prefers soft, acidic water. Over 97% of Sierra Leone's forest has been destroyed, threatening its habitat.
- Scientific name
- Ladigesia roloffi
- Family
- Alestidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Alestidae
- Order
- Characiformes
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 20–26 °C
- pH
- 5–7
- General hardness (GH)
- 1–8 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 3.1 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 54 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 60 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Social life
- School
- Minimum group
- 8
- Swimming level
- Middle
Care
- Care difficulty
- Easy
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Critically endangered (CR)
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