Nannostomus as apistogramma dithers Nannostomus also known as pencil fish is a dither fish a lot of apistogramma keepers like to use in their tanks. Nannostomus who means small mouth is a genus of fish belonging to the Lebiasinidae family. Several of the species have become popular aquarium fish due to their attractive coloration, unique shape, and interesting demeanor. The term dither fish refers to an arbitrary group of aquarium fish used by cichlid keeping aquarists to reduce innate timidity in some species of cichlids.Dither fish typically swim around the top of a tank and this behavior encourages more timid fish to relax and venture out more by reassuring them no predators are around. The technique relies on the ability of cichlids in an aquarium to use the behavior of other fish species as a measure of environmental security The 19 currently recognized species in this genus are: Nannostomus anduzei Nannostomus beckfordi Nannostomus bifasciatus Nannostomus digrammus Nannostomus eques Nannostomus espei Nannostomus grandis Nannostomus harrisoni Nannostomus limatus Nannostomus marginatus Nannostomus marilynae Nannostomus minimus Nannostomus mortenthaleri Nannostomus nigrotaeniatus Nannostomus nitidus Nannostomus rubrocaudatus Nannostomus trifasciatus Nannostomus unifasciatus I have only kept/keeping a few of them, so I do not know them all!! At lest I know Nannostomus beckfordi CAN take some fry, and therefor I do not keep them in tanks where I want to breed apistogramma. Nannostomus thrive best in groups of at least 6
Posted on: Sat, 03 Jan 2015 14:32:46 +0000
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