Pseudosphromenus dayi

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Brown Spike-Tailed Paradise Fish
Brown Spike-Tailed Paradise Fish
Species	Pseudosphromenus dayi
Difficulty	Moderate
Min. Tank Size	56.781 liters 56,781.177 mL 15 US Gallons (56.8L)
Size	2.953 in 7-7.5 cm (2.8-3")
pH	6.5 - 7.5
Temp.	298.15 K 77 °F 536.67 °R 301.15 K 82.4 °F 542.07 °R25 -28 °C (77-82.4°F)
Water Hardness	4-15
Stocking Ratio	1:2 M:F
Availability	Uncommon
Diet	Carnivore Pellet Foods Flake Foods Live Foods
Life Span	3-5 years

[edit] Alternative names

Brown Spike-Tailed Paradise Fish, Spike-Tailed Gourami

[edit] Sexing

Difficult to sex visually, males have more pointed and elongated dorsal, anal and caudal fins.

[edit] Tank compatibility

A generally peaceful fish that should be kept with other peaceful community fish. Do not keep with fin nippers, and one male is best kept to a tank.

[edit] Diet

Will accept most foods including pellet and flake as well as live/frozen food such as bloodworm and daphnia.

[edit] Feeding regime

Feed once or twice a day.

[edit] Environment Specifics

Prefers a spacious tank without a strong current and plenty of places to hide. Will show their best colours in acidic to neutral water.

[edit] Behaviour

A generally peaceful fish.

[edit] Identification

The body of this fish is elongated and brown in colour, showing bars when stressed. The dorsal, anal and caudal fins are all pointed and dark red/brown in colour and then edged with iridescent pale blue. These fish have small pointed ventral fins which are red and tipped with the iridescent blue.

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[edit] External links

• Fishbase
• Aqua Articles - breeding Pseudosphromenus dayi