Pimephales promelas
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| Fathead Minnow | |
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| Fathead Minnows | |
| Species | Pimephales promelas |
| Difficulty | Easy |
| Min. Tank Size | 37.854 liters 37,854.118 mL 10 US Gallons (37.9L) |
| Size | 3.937 in
8-10 cm (3.1-3.9") |
| sg | Freshwater |
| pH | 7.2 - 7.5 |
| Temp. | 291.15 K 64.4 °F 524.07 °R 297.15 K |
| Water Hardness |
6-10 |
| Stocking Ratio | 1:2 M:F |
| Availability | Common |
| Diet |
Omnivore
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| Life Span |
1-3 years |
| Habitat | |
Contents |
[edit] Alternative names
- Rosy Red Minnow, Fathead Minnow
[edit] Sexing
- The males develop breeding tubercles on their heads similar to [[[goldfish]].
[edit] Tank compatibility
- Top/middle feeder although will spend majority of time at the bottom of the tank. Will benefit from rockery/caves being placed in tank.
[edit] Diet
- Will readily accept common aquarium flakes/pellets. They will also enjoy occasional feeding of live and frozen food. They are known to eat daphnia and other live foods in the wild.
[edit] Feeding regime
- These minnows should be fed once or twice per day. They should only be fed the amount of food that they can consume in 2 minutes, or this will then go on to pollute the water.
[edit] Environment Specifics
- Unknown
[edit] Behaviour
- Social, active and hardy. Females will lay eggs under rocks (halved flowerpots work well) and once they are fertilized the male will guard them until they hatch.
[edit] Identification
- The wild type Fathead Minnow is olive-green in colour. A now-common red-pink colour morph gives this fish it's Rosy Red common name. It is possible that the red-pink colour morph can be mistaken for a juvenile Goldfish to the untrained eye.
