Pike livebearer

Pike Livebearer - Belonesox belizanus
By: Troy
Species Name: Belonesox belizanus
Common Name: Pike Livebearer ...

common name: Pike killifish, Pike Livebearer
Family: Poeciliidae
Continent of origin: North America
Origin country: Belize, Mexico, Honduras,
Size: under 20 cm (7.87 inch)
Minimal tank volume: 80 litre (21 US gal) ...

Title: Belenesox belizanus, The Pike Livebearer
Summary: These fish are highly predatory, and feeding them and their young enough so that they don't eat each other is a challenge. John is experimenting with different foods.

An exception is the Pike Livebearer which can reach 9" (23 cm)
S: Most species swim in the middle water levels.
TANK :The required tank size varies according to the species, although usually a 20" (51 cm) tank is sufficient.

list of brackish water fishes: Scats (Scatophagus spp.) Monos (Monodactilus spp) Anableps Achirus species (chose the tropical brackish soles) Pipefishes Sailfin mollies and their relatives like mosquito fishes (Gambusia species) and pike livebearer ...

pike livebearer = Belonesox belizanus
shovelnose catfish = Sorubim lima
spiny eels = Mastocembelus sp.
arawanas = Osteoglossum bicirrhosum
Oscars = Astronotus ocellatus
clown knife fish = Notopterus chitala
Pictus catfish = Pimellodella pictus ...

Belonesox belizanus belizanus, Kner, 1860
Topminnow, Pike killifish, Pike livebearer, Pike top livebearer, Pike topminnow ...

Of interest to almost all aquarists are the genera Poecilia (molly, guppy and endler), Xiphophorus (platy and swordtail) and Gambusia, with Limia (21 species, found on the islands of the Greater Antilles) and Belonesox (pike livebearer) of interest ...

See also: Livebearer, Fish, Species, Belonesox Belizanus, Cichlid