Orange dwarf toothcarp
Neoheterandria elegans
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- Scientific name
- Neoheterandria elegans
- Family
- Poeciliidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Poeciliidae
- Order
- Cyprinodontiformes
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 24–30 °C
- pH
- 7–8
- General hardness (GH)
- 5–25 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 2.5 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 12 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 30 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Social life
- School
- Swimming level
- Middle
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Livebearer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Data deficient (DD)
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