Glossolepis multisquamata

Males have red bars on silvery flanks; their mature fin shape is also worth observing.

Adult length: Up to 12 cm (standard length, without the tail fin)
Water temperature: 26–30 °C
pH: 6.2–6.8

Natural habitat: Inhabits swampy lagoons, lakes and small side channels of large rivers on floodplains.

Reaches around 14–15 cm.

Appearance and identification

Males have red eyes, longer fins and red markings on a silver ground; females are more silvery gray with shorter fins. Mature males have markedly elongated second dorsal and anal fins with uneven margins. Females are difficult to tell from kabia by appearance alone. Do not tell it from dorityi by red bars alone.

Space requirements

Use an aquarium 150 cm long.

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