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Three-Striped Pencilfish
Three-Striped Pencilfish
Species	Nannostomus eques
Family	Lebiasinidae
Difficulty	Moderate
Min. Tank Size	56.781 liters 56,781.177 mL 15 US Gallons (56.8L)
Size	1.969 in 4-5 cm (1.6-2")
sg	Freshwater
pH	5.0 - 6.0
Temp.	296.15 K 73.4 °F 533.07 °R 301.15 K 82.4 °F 542.07 °R23 -28 °C (73.4-82.4°F)
Water Hardness	5-12 °d
Stocking Ratio	1:2 M:F
Availability	Uncommon
Diet	Omnivore Pellet Foods Flake Foods Live Foods
Life Span	3-5 years
Habitat	South America

Contents 1 Alternative names 1.1 Synonyms 2 Sexing 3 Tank compatibility 4 Diet 5 Feeding regime 6 Environment Specifics 7 Behaviour 8 Identification 9 Pictures 10 External links

[edit] Alternative names

Three-Striped Pencilfish, Brown Pencilfish

[edit] Synonyms

Nannobrycon eques

[edit] Sexing

Unknown

[edit] Tank compatibility

Top, Middle or Bottom feeder?

[edit] Diet

More detail on diet...

[edit] Feeding regime

How often to feed, etc.

[edit] Environment Specifics

Unknown

[edit] Behaviour

Unknown

[edit] Identification

How to id the animal.

[edit] Pictures

[edit] External links

• Fishbase#
• Seriously Fish