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White Pearl Fish
White Pearl Fish
Species	Nematolebias whitei
Family	Rivulidae
Difficulty	Challenging
Min. Tank Size	75.708 liters 75,708.236 mL 20 US Gallons (75.7L)
Size	3.15 in 7-8 cm (2.8-3.1")
sg	Freshwater
pH	6.5 - 7.0
Temp.	288.706 K 15.556 °C 519.67 °R 293.15 K 20 °C 527.67 °R60 -68 °F (15.6-20°C)
Water Hardness	1-10 °d
Stocking Ratio	1:2 M:F
Availability	Uncommon
Diet	Carnivore Pellet Foods Flake Foods Live Foods
Life Span	0.5-1 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

White Pearl Fish, Rio Pearlfish, White's Pearlfish

[edit] Synonyms

Cynolebias whitei, Pterolebias elegans, Cynolebias elegans

[edit] Sexing

Males are brightly coloured, while the smaller females tend to be brownish-grey with a large black dot on the flanks.

[edit] Tank compatibility

Top, Middle or Bottom feeder?

[edit] Diet

Prefers live foods such as bloodworm, daphnia, mosquito larvae, glassworm and whiteworm.

[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
• Live Aquaria