Rachow's splendid ground carp - Nothobranchius rachovii - single specimen

From the family of the Kilifishes Rachows Prachtgrundkärpfling is probably one of the prettiest representatives, which is endemic in Africa. No wonder that this colorful fish, which belongs to the Nothobranchius, has a huge circle of fans, because with its colorfulness its name is more than just program. In addition, he can be great socialize, maintain and also breed.

You will receive our Prachtgrundkärpflinge as a pair.

Especially the males show incredible colors. The basic color of the animals is almost turquoise and they have a great red net pattern over the whole body. Also the fins show red spots and partly red and black fin fringes. On the ventral side, Nothobranchius rachovii appears lighter, the ventral and pectoral fins are transparent yellow, the latter occasionally even purple. The females are clearly distinguished by their rather mousey color. The splendid carps grow to about 6 cm in size and live for a maximum of 2 years.

Rachow's splendid carps can be bred in the aquarium. The pretty animals are bottom spawners and prefer peat fibers as spawning substrate, in which the animals lay their eggs. This is then removed from the spawning aquarium together with the spawn and dried. At the appropriate time, it is again poured with water, and salt additions also strengthen the health of the offspring. After a while the first young hatch, which can be fed with Artemia nauplii. Generally, the development of embryos takes a little more than half a year.

The aquarium for Rachnow's splendor ground corys can already have an edge length of 60 cm. A peculiarity of these pretty comrades is above all their sensitivity to fluctuations in temperature, but also to water values. Therefore they should not be kept above 24 °C, also they react suspiciously to current - a weak filtration with a HMF is sufficient for them. A dense planting in places serves them as a retreat, a dark substrate provides a sense of security. Regarding their water parameters they can be maintained at a total hardness of 2-15 °dGH, as well as a carbonate hardness of maximum 7 °dKH and an optimal pH value of 6.5. Small amounts of salt added to the water strengthen their defenses.

These peaceful animals can be socialized well with other peaceful fish that can cope with their water parameters. However, dwarf shrimps are likely to be eaten, dwarf crayfish could also nip the fins of these great animals, which is why they are rather unsuitable for socialization.

In their habitat, the great carnivorous Prachtgrundkärpflinge feed preferentially on approach insects and other smaller invertebrates, but also smallest crustaceans. They also prefer this menu in the aquarium, which is why they are rather difficult to get used to commercially available foods. Their menu may therefore regularly include small Live- and Frozen food such as Artemia, water fleas, Gammarus, Enchytraen and Cyclops.

Our feed recommendation: NatureHolic professional main feed is a professional main feed for all aquarium fish. We supply Hauptfeed in the form of soft granules, which, thanks to its grain size of half a millimeter, can be easily ingested by small to medium-sized fish. The soft consistency resembles the texture of insect larvae in nature and protects the fish mouth from micro-injuries.

Our plant recommendation: Use for planting NatureHolic InVitros. These are free of snails, planarians and other unwanted co-inhabitants. Also free of algae spores, bacteria and fungi.

Expert Tip: We recommend when keeping fish the NatureHolic 3 Phase Liquid. The care set offers the best all-round protection for your animals. It ensures optimal conditions for successful breeding and keeping.