Scientific name:
Aphyosemion cognatum

Natural spread:
Africa: Zaire, in the surroundings of the Stanley Pools

the Aphyosemion cognatum lives in the middle water-regions of your aquarium. The basin-length of the aquarium should amount to at least 70 cm for these fish. A red Prachtcarp-fish is peaceful in the mormalfall. Males like females can gain a length of up to 6 cm.

Attitude: Optimal-proof prevail water-temperatures of 22 to 24 °C in the aquarium. The pH-area should lie between 6.0 and 6.5. The attitude of these fish in the aquarium is relatively unproblematic.

Differentiation of the sexes: Males essentially more splendidly and more colorfully colored, back and anus-fin with red-males sow-males and blue-males edge, colored females gray until sallow

Natural spread: Africa: Zaire, in the surroundings of the Stanley Pools