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elegysanft
I went to a club meeting on Saturday and heard a fascinating lecture on guppies/life theory so I wanted to get into Livebearers again.

I picked up some Limia Melanogaster from the auction and they are neat little fish but I am having issues finding solid information on them.

Has anyone kept these specific fish before or have information on them that is correct?
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Grah the great
Limia species are typical livebearers who like hard water and temps in the seventies. I have heard that they are sensitive to dirty water, but otherwise are easy to work with, and that males take a long time to sex out.
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plaakapong
You might try posting here.
http://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/limia-melanogaster/
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lauraleellbp
Hobbyists I've known who kept them said the care is pretty much the same as guppies, just that they aren't as bad about eating their offspring.

http://www.tfhmagazine.com/blogs/2010/02/22/other-limia-species-i-have-known-and-loved/

http://www.tropicalfishkeeping.com/livebearer-species/black-bellied-limia-limia-melanogaster-187337/
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elegysanft
much appreciated everyone, ill take a look at the links
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