Origin Peru, Brazil. Size 1-1/4 inches.Appearance Widely accepted as one of the most beautiful of aquarium fishes. The iridescent greenish-blue strip and the deep red band have an intensity rarely matched in other species. Behavior This is a rather hardy fish, well able to look after itself even in company of fishes twice its size. An ideal community fish which usually swims in the lower half of the tank. Feeding Takes all foods. Sexing The females are unmistakably larger and fatter than the male, the belly of which is flat or slightly sunken. Breeding This is considered to be a difficult feat. Recommended feeding system Aquaze tropical.

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