Freshwater
Valencia toothcarp
Valencia hispanica
Valenciidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 8 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 19 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
More about the species
Description
A short-lived species. Adults are found in swamps, lagoons, springs and associated wetlands and other water bodies with little current and plenty of vegetation. They feed mainly on crustaceans and insect larvae. Threatened due to habitat destruction, water abstraction, pollution and competition with the introduced Gambusia holbrooki. The first toothcarp in the German aquarium trade. Not a seasonal killifish. Difficult to maintain in aquarium.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Fundulus hispanicus
- Hydrargyra hispanica
In other languages
- Valenciatannkarpe
- Valenciatandkarp
- Valenciatandkarpe
- Espanjankilli
- Valencian toothcarp
Articles
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Ich (white spot)4 min read
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