Heterandria formosa
by Tony Bernard
First published in the newsletter of the Hamilton and District Aquarium Society, February 2004
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Heterandria formosa, Agassiz, 1855.
Origin: USA, from North Carolina to Florida, in slow flowing and standing water.
Etymology: unk ...
Heterandria formosa are very hardy. They prefer water that is close to neutral pH and medium hardness, but they will adapt to most aquarium conditions without a problem.
Heterandria formosa is kept in next tanks: Tank No. 2467,
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Heterandria formosa
Dwarf Livebearer, Least Killifish, Mosquitofish, Dwarf Top Minnow
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Species name: Heterandria formosa
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Common Names: Dwarf Livebearer , Dwarf Top Minnow, Least killifish, Mosquitofish, ...
Least Killifish (Heterandria Formosa)
Forktail Rainbow, Forktail Blue-Eye Rainbow, Blue-Eye Rainbow, Furcata Rainbow (Pseudomugil furcatus)
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I have had good luck housing together reproductive colonies of Brachyrhaphis rhabdophora and Ilyodon xantusi in a 55 gallon tank; of Goodea atripinnis and Priapella compressa in a 55 gallon tank; and Skiffia bilineata and Heterandria Formosa in a 20 ...
I recently received an email from a reader concerning water changes in a small 1 gallon planted aquarium. She was planning on keeping a few Heterandria formosa (tiny live bearing fish, pictured above) and live plants but had some questions about ...
A 150-gallon tank is too small for a single 2-foot arowana, but it could easily house a thriving community of 200 or more Heterandria formosa! ...
My favorite general-purpose dither fish is Heterandria formosa. A top-water live bearer, never over 1.5" long, they don't even eat their own babies, much less try to steal others. Nice perky, not hyper, fish that tend to produce a calm environment.
 See also: Water, Aquarium, Fish, Livebearer, Feeding
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