Pseudosphromenus dayi

Alternative names

 * Brown Spike-Tailed Paradise Fish,

Sexing

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

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.

Diet

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

Feeding regime

 * Feed once or twice a day.

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.

Behaviour

 * A generally peaceful fish.

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.