Dwarf Pencilfish  

Life Span	Mature Fry	Gestation
910	97	4 - 5

  Aquazone Scale

Raising	Easy	Normal	Slightly Difficult	Difficult	Very Difficult
Breeding	Easy	Normal	Slightly Difficult	Difficult	Very Difficult

    AZ Pool Scale

Raising	1	2	3	4	5
Breeding	1	2	3	4	5

  Breeding Info

Water Temperature	26.0 C
PH	6.8 - 7.0
GH	3.8 - 4.3
NH3	less than 2.000
Light Setting	8 on / 10 off
Feedings	every 7 hours

    Extra Info  Dwarf Pencilfish have to be the easiest to breed. Mostly because they are not particular to their water conditions and will breed in just about any condition. I have had my Dwarf Pencilfish for about a week now and they have already laid and hatched four batches of eggs. Two days after I bought them they started mating. At first I didn't even want to buy them but when I saw that they were last week's $.99 special I just had to try them. They have bred for me, more times than the Red Platy but, the Red Platy has more fry at one time than the Pencilfish does. Just make sure you arrange plenty of plants to the back and sides of the tank and keep the water half-way clean and they'll spawn endless generations just like the CD says they're suppose to. Oh, and it is best to keep them in large numbers like Black Molly and Red Platy and maybe make sure they are the only fish species in the tank (they may not have to be the only species in the tank but I always keep mine separate anyway).   Survival Ranges

PH	6 - 7.5
GH	4 - 15
NH3	0 - 2.100
Temperature	23 - 27 C
HNO3	0 - 8.1

   My Dwarf Pencilfish Stats

Total # of Fish	Current # of Fry	Total # of Tanks
21	9	2