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Fisheasy
Norman's Lampeye Killifish
Poropanchax normani
Poeciliidae
📍 West Africa
A delicate, translucent fish with a distinctive glowing blue-green eye. Peaceful and elegant, it schools beautifully in planted tanks under subdued lighting. The bioluminescent eyeshine is its most captivating feature.
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Quick Facts
- diet
- Micro carnivore – micro pellets, crushed flake, baby brine shrimp
- lifespan
- 3–4 years
- max size
- 4 cm (1.6 in)
- tank size
- 10 gallons minimum
- school size
- 8+
- temperament
- Peaceful, schooling
Water it likes
- ph
- 6.0–7.5
- ammonia
- 0 ppm
- nitrate
- <20 ppm
- hardness
- 2–12 dGH
- temperature
- 72–79°F (22–26°C)
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