Common Name: Crescent Goodeid
Description: The Tequila Splitfin is native to the Upper Rio Ameca basin including the Teuchitlan River and Springs in Mexico. It is a livebearer inhabiting streams and springs. It prefers warm, hard, slow moving water and is a carnivore feeding on small invertebrates.
Category: Livebearers
Global Region: North America
Distribution: Río Teuchitlán, Jalisco Mexico
CARES Classification: Endangered
Genetic Line: Aquarium Strain
Year Acquired: 2017
Original group came from a European source, have since added fish from the triple crown ALA in 2022
Spawning notes:
Species Spawned: Yes
Typical Goodeid, fry at born large for a livebearer. Adults aren't too hard on fry if well fed
Have Reared Fry? Yes
Fry hide well in rocks and plants or can be easily collected and raised separate on bbs and small dry food
Young fish available? Yes