Description
Salvinis hail from the river systems of Mexico and Guatemala. Growing up to 20cm in length, these highly aggressive freshwater fish are renowned for their stunning yellow, red and electric blue colouration.
Salvinis benefit from being housed in a tank with lots of hiding places such as caves and driftwood that break up line of sight within tank. Salvinis are diggers so when considering plants, consider options such as Java fern and other epiphytes which can be attached to driftwood, preventing plants form becoming uprooted within the tank. Salvinis also prefer a tank with a sandy bottom or a very fine gravel.
They are aggressive, especially during breeding, so house them alone, as a compatible pair, or with other robust, similarly aggressive tank mates.
At Wirral Aquatics we feed our Salvinis EBO Pro soft artemia, insect meal, mussel sticks and live and frozen foods including mysis shrimp, brine shrimp and bloodworm.
Tank compatibility & care
Ordering livestock
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