BETTA CROWNTAILKING MALE freshwater group_Shrimp The Tanganyika killifish (Lamprichthys tanganicanus)

The Tanganyika killifish (Lamprichthys tanganicanus) is a species of poeciliid endemic to Lake Tanganyika

along the junction of preoperculum and operculum

shading to yellow on the belly

Tankmates with long flowing fins should be avoided

where it inhabits edges of rivers and lakes

BETTA CROWNTAILKING MALE freshwater group_Shrimp The Tanganyika killifish (Lamprichthys tanganicanus)Bettas originate from Thailand. Wild habitats include? still bodies of water like rice paddies, swamps, roadside ditches, ponds and slow moving streams. Bettas? possess a breathing organ known as the labyrinth, which permits the fish to breathe atmospheric air that they "gulp" from the surface of their habitat. This specialized organ allows them to inhabit oxygen poor environments unsuitable for most fish. Bettas naturally inhabit still water