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Black striped limia, Hump-backed livebearer
Regan, 1913 
(Other members of the genus Limia)
ADULT SIZE: 5 cm
WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately hard and alkaline
TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-28 C
FOOD: Feed Limia nigrofasciata anything, a true omnivore
DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from Dominican Republic, Haiti
AQUARIUM CARE: An attractive, if subtle livebearer, that prefers to be in a group of its own kind. Not difficult to keep or breed, given adequate food and accomodation. Like may livebearers, the black-barred limia likes some vegetation in its diet, and it may well graze on algae if present
BREEDING: A typical livebearer – use breeding traps, or separate heavily pregnant females. The yound can be raised on a combination of crushed flake and artemia
Have you bred Limia nigrofasciata? Why not fill in a breeding questionaire?, or examine existing Limia nigrofasciata breeding reports
A male black-barred Limia
The female Limia nigrofasciata is larger and plumper than the male. Note also the smaller dorsal fin.
The male is noticeably smaller than female, but more intensely coloured
BREEDING: A typical livebearer – use breeding traps, or separate heavily pregnant females. The yound can be raised on a combination of crushed flake and artemia
Have you bred Limia nigrofasciata? Why not fill in a breeding questionaire?
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This page summarises breeding reports provided by visitors to this site, along with some statistical analysis. Please feel free to contribute – whatever your experience! 2 breeders have filled in breeding reports, a summary of the results are shown in the graphs below. You can read the full reports here. To add details of your experiences of Limia nigrofasciata, why not fill in a Breeding and maintenance Report. |
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Remember, each record represents only one persons experience; if you had different results, or used different methods, please share your experiences
| Water conditions: Moderately hard and alkaline | Water temperature: 24-27oC |
| Disposition: Active, but not aggresive | Community tank?: Yes, a good community fish |
| Spawning Method: Long term (fry appear with adults) | Breeding problems: none |
| Sex ratio: Roughly equal | Breeding difficulty: Very easy |
| Sucess: Very sucessful | Years Experience: 1 |
| Other Comments: They aren’t selective breeders, if you have a healthy male and a female, they will breed. I’ve seen males in a community tank try to breed with female Turquoise Rainbows which are more than 3x larger than these Limia. | |
| Date this record created: 16th November 2012 | Breeding date: 2012 |
| Breeder: | Location: Portland, OR |
| Water conditions: Neutral | Water temperature: 24-27oC |
| Disposition: Active, but not aggresive | Community tank?: Yes, a good community fish |
| Spawning Method: Long term (fry appear with adults) | Breeding problems: Skewed sex ratio |
| Sex ratio: Somewhat male heavy | Breeding difficulty: Easy |
| Sucess: Average | Years Experience: 5 |
| Other Comments: | |
| Date this record created: 9th July 2012 | Breeding date: 2011 |
| Breeder: aurelian | Location: barcelona |