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Coral Red Pencilfish
Coral Red Pencilfish
Species	Nannostomus mortenthaleri
Family	Lebiasinidae
Difficulty	Moderate
Min. Tank Size	45.425 liters 45,424.941 mL 12 US Gallons (45.4L)
Size	1.181 in 2.8-3 cm (1.1-1.2")
sg	Freshwater
pH	5.8 - 7.0
Temp.	297.039 K 23.889 °C 534.67 °R 300.928 K 27.778 °C 541.67 °R75 -82 °F (23.9-27.8°C)
Water Hardness	2-10 °d
Stocking Ratio	1:2 M:F
Availability	Uncommon
Diet	Carnivore 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

Coral Red Pencilfish, Ruby Red Pencilfish, Red Pencilfish

[edit] Synonyms

Nannostomus marginatus mortenthaleri

[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
• Practical Fishkeeping - Breeding Nannostomus mortenthaleri