| Gardneri Killifish | Aquarium Fish Care |
| Size | Up to 2 ¼ inches or 6 cm |
| Origin | Central West Africa |
| Natural habitat | Streams and marshes |
| Fish Hardiness | Easy to keep |
| Water Temperature | 70 – 79 ºF or 21 - 26 ºC |
| Water pH | 6.0 – 7.5 pH |
| Water Hardness | 1 - 10 dH |
| Strata | All but mostly middle to lower |
| Peaceful or Aggressive | Allthough generally peaceful tank mates need to be chosen carefully |
| Number of same species in one aquarium | One male to two or three females |
| Minimum tank size | 10 gallons or 40 liters for every group of three fish |
| Community Fish | Yes, with some species |
| Compatible with | Dwarf Cichlids, Cory Cats, Plecos and Loaches |
| Sexes | Males are distinctively more colorful than females |
| Food | Mostly Carnivorous – feed them a good amount of live or frozen daphnia, blood worms or brine shrimp, supplemented with flakes |
| Breeding | Relatively easy to breed |
| Breeding temperature | 75 - 79 °F or 24 - 26 °C |
| Other names | Blue Lyretail, Blue Lyretail Killi, Blue Lyretail Killifish, Steel Blue Killifish, Steel Blue Aphyosemion, Steel Blue Lyretail |
| Scientific name | Fundulopanchax gardneri gardneri |
| Other Scientific names | Aphyosemion gardneri, Aphyosemion brucei, Fundulus gardneri |
| Lifespan | Up to 5 years |
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