科: Notopteridae
アフリカン・ナイフフィッシュ(Xenomystus nigri)は弓背鱼科に分類される淡水魚で、アフリカに分布する。成魚は約 4–8 cm、適水温 20–26 °C。
Xenomystus nigri, a member of the family Notopteridae, comes from Africa, where it inhabits warm freshwater streams and lakes. Peaceful; keep with similar-sized calm tankmates and omnivore; prepared foods with regular variety, it grows to 4–8 cm and adapts well to a properly set-up aquarium in the 20–26 °C range. In a community tank it pairs well with Robust schooling cyprinids.
中級向き。水質の安定が重要。Peaceful; keep with similar-sized calm tankmates。Keep in a group of 4–6 for natural behaviour。
20–26 °C が目安。急変を避け、Stable temperature matching the species origin。
成魚は 4–8 cm。最低 77 L。
Omnivore; prepared foods with regular variety。人工飼料に冷凍餌を組み合わせて。
Peaceful; keep with similar-sized calm tankmates。混泳の相手:Robust schooling cyprinids — Add activity without conflict。Much larger predators — Risk at nightは避ける。
原産地はアフリカ。Warm freshwater streams and lakesに生息。Still to gentle current。Moderate oxygen levels。
リスクは低いが、ふたがあると安心。
繁殖:Breeding is straightforward scatter-spawning。Subtle external differences。