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(Other members of the genus Jordanella)
ADULT SIZE: 9 cm
WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical
TEMPERATURE RANGE: 22-27 C
FOOD: Feed Jordanella floridae a predominantly vegetarian diet
DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from USA
AQUARIUM CARE: The American flagfish is an algae grazer primarily, but will take most foods. It hails from Florida, and the Gulf coast in general, and is widespread in the aquarium hobby. This is one of the few killifish regularly seen in the shops.
BREEDING: Breeding is probably best using the long term set up which allows the young to grow up with the parents in a well planted tank.
Have you bred Jordanella floridae? Why not fill in a breeding questionaire?, or examine existing Jordanella floridae breeding reports
Other members of the genus Jordanella
Other killifish species
Other species from USA
The American flag fish is primarily vegetarian, grazing on algae
A pair; male foreground, female behind.
BREEDING: Breeding is probably best using the long term set up which allows the young to grow up with the parents in a well planted tank.
Have you bred Jordanella floridae? Why not fill in a breeding questionaire?
Sorry no records.
Give your fish a treat! Flaked fish foods are excellent nutritionally, but most fish really enjoy tucking into live, or frozen live foods. Insect larvae such as bloodworms can be collected in summertime from your water barrel, but it is also very worthwhile to attempt to culture Daphnia or white worms for a free food source absolutely relished by aquarium fish. Frozen bloodworm are almost as good and are widely available, though freeze dried live foods tend not to go down as well. See more on feeding fish
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