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It grows up to 5 cm (2.0 in) in length, but this does not include the Threadfin's long tail. Sexing is easy by examining fins: males have larger, gaudier finnage than females. Males also have more intense colours. [2] When reproduction takes place eggs are scattered among the leaves of submerged vegetation, and hatch after 7–10 days. [3]
Eleutheronema tetradactylum adults show a preference for shallow muddy substrates in coastal waters and they may enter rivers. The juveniles occur in estuaries. In the winter the adults move up rivers. It is normally observed in loose schools, but larger fish are more often recorded as pairs or individuals.
A very peaceful species, that does not make an ideal community fish due to its small adult size. It is easily intimidated by larger tank mates and will not compete well with them for food. [13] 42.4 L (11 gal) [13] 72 to 79 °F (22 to 26 °C) [13] 6.4 to 7.4 [13] Rust corydoras: Corydoras rabauti: 5 cm (2 in) Mosaic corydoras, reticulated corydoras
Also known as golden wrasse, golden rainbowfish, and canary wrasse; scientific name halichoeres chrysus. Maximum length: 5.5 inches Wild habitat: Australia, Indonesia.
Whether you know the humble Guppy by its various other nicknames, like its more formal name, Poecilia Reticulata, Million Fish, or Rainbow Fish, this freshwater species is one of the most well ...
Ranging in length from 11 cm (4.5 in) in the dwarf threadfin (Parapolynemus verekeri) to 2 m (6.6 ft) in fourfinger threadfin (Eleutheronema tetradactylum) and giant African threadfin (Polydactylus quadrifilis), threadfins are both important to commercial fisheries as a food fish, and popular among anglers. Their habit of forming large schools ...
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The threadfin bream has life history characteristics that make it vulnerable to overfishing, such as longevity and late maturity. It is thought that over three generations (39 years) the population has suffered at least 50% decklined, this is based on the rapid declines onserved over shorter periods, these are made worse by the life history ...