Ansorge's Neolebias
Neolebias ansorgii
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A small fish from West and Central Africa (Cameroon, Nigeria, Gabon, Benin and the Congo).
- Scientific name
- Neolebias ansorgii
- Family
- Distichodontidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Distichodontidae
- Order
- Characiformes
- Synonyms
- Nannaethiops geisleri, Neolebias ansorgei, Neolebias landgrafi
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 24–28 °C
- pH
- 5–6
- General hardness (GH)
- 5–12 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 3.5 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 41 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 45 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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