Fundulus heteroclitus.Popular name Local or Bait Killie. Origin Atlantic Coast from Cannda to Mexico.Size To 4.5 inches.Appearance Very variable. The male is often greenish-brown with transverse iridescent blue bands on flank. The female is ochre and only very faintly banded. Different varieties have yellowish or reddish fins. Behavior Rather peaceful for such a large fish.Feeding Accepts all foods. Water conditions Hard alkaline water with salt added at the rate of one or two teaspoonfuls per gallon. Temperature dependent on origin, usually between 65°F.-72°F. Sexing As above. Brooding See breeding surface spawners above, under Genera APlocheilus and Oryzias. Spawns over one or two weeks. Eggs hatch in 12 to 14 days. Recommened feeding system Aquaze Tropical.

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