Current Scientific Name:
Nothobranchius guentheri
Described: (Pfeffer), 1893
Common name(s):
Distribution: Tanzania (Zanzibar Island)
Some Recorded Strains:
Zanzibar
Zanzibar TAN 97-2
Zanzibar TAN 97-4
Another spectacularly coloured notho
Visually rather similar to Nothobranchius foerschi, except it has a more pronounced red cheek dot
A strain known as yellow, or pink also exists; it has no red colouration, just a blue body with pink/yellow tail
Like all Nothobranchius species a diet of livefoods is preferred
Breeding Nothobranchius guentheri
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3 other fishkeepers have successfully bred this species and left reports, their results are sumarised below
Method:
Peat (or similar) spawning substrate (100%)
Water Conditions:
Moderately soft and acidic (63%)
Neutral (13%)
Very soft and acidic (13%)
Moderately hard and alkaline (13%)
Temperature:
20-23°C (50%)
28°C+ (25%)
24-27°C (13%)
16-19°C (13%)