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Blue Lyretail

Fundulopanchax gardneri gardneri

The Blue Lyretail (Fundulopanchax gardneri gardneri) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Nothobranchiidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 6.5 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 20–26 °C.

Size: 6.5 cmtotal length
Temperature: 20–26 °C
pH: 6.0–7.5
Climate zone: Tropical

In the aquarium

Temperature20–26 °C

pH6.0–7.5

Hardness1–10 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Tropical
Habitat: Midwater, close to the bottom
Aquarium trade: Traded commercially

Conservation status

Classification

OrderCyprinodontiformes
FamilyNothobranchiidae
GenusFundulopanchax
SpeciesFundulopanchax gardneri gardneri

Quick answers

Blue Lyretail size: how big does it get?: It grows to 6.5 cm (total length).
Blue Lyretail water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 20–26 °C, pH 6.0–7.5, hardness 1–10 °dGH.
Blue Lyretail: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.