Fish Profiles at Pet Resources -- Black banded Pyrrhulia

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Black Banded Pyrrhulina (Copella nigrofasciata)

Synonyms:	...	Links to sites with pics: Randy's Journal -- Scroll down.
Stats:	Adult Size: 2 1/2" (6 cm) Temp: 70-77 F (21-25 C) Tank: 24" (60 cm) minimum
Requirements:	Floating plants, ande long leafed plants.
Diet:	Carnivore, eat flake, frozen, live with no problems.
Breeding:	Males fins more colorful and pointed. Broad leaf plants to spawn on.
Sociability:	Mildly aggressive with each other, territorial when breeding. Okay with most other fish.
Related Spec:	...
Special Info:	Can lay over 1000 eggs in one spawning. Very easy to care for.