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Common Name-
The Black Chin livebearer
Water Conditions- Not Critical. Temp 70- 78 Degrees,
Plants, Vegetable in Diet,
Water Movement
Behavior- Good Community Fish, Small fry may be
Eaten by other Fish
Breeding- 10-30 Young born after 25-30 Day Gestation.
Size- 2.0 inches
A very hardy,
attractive and reasonably prolific fish, the metallicus is
originally from Cuba, but has been
introduced to a number of places in the US. A popular
aquarium fish worldwide, the black coloration from
the jaw to the gonopodium on the males is not the
normal wild coloration. That trait, however, is found in
many wild populations. Today, the metallicus is in the
hobby carrying the black coloration, and also
without, though the Black coloration is far more
popular. Non black marked males can be difficult to
obtain. However, when breeding them, an occasional male
will appear without it, and most hobbyists
cull them to maintain the colored line.
Females are best separated to have their fry, allowed
to drop their fry in a 10 gallon tank filled with fine
leaved plants such as Java moss or Najas grass. Remove
the female after she has dropped and raise the
fairly small fry on BBS and finely powdered flake food,
releasing them in with the adults at about a month
old.
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