Belonesox (Pike Livebearer) Belonesox belizanus
Grows to: 8"
Hobbyist Level: A specialized fish not suitable for beginners.
How Many? Should be kept in groups.
Housing: (Temperature- 75-85), (pH 6.0-8.0), Needs salts in water, can tolerate up to brackish conditions.Tank mates: Large barbs, tetras gouramis, sharks, cats.
Feeding: Piscivore- feed guppies and other small fish.
Natural Habitat: North and Central America: Laguna San Julian, northeast of Ciudad Veracruz in Mexico to Costa Rica. Southern Gulf of Mexico, southern Yucatan and along Central American coast south to Nicaragua
Males and Females: Males anal fin is pointy and called a gonopidium fin, females have a more triangular anal fin.
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