Knife Livebearer

Alfaro cultratus

Difficulty (1-5): 3/5

Description

Slender Central American livebearer with a keeled belly edge. Wants brisk flow and high oxygen, unlike most of this group.

Water test requirements

  • pH: 7 – 8
  • Temperature: 22 – 27 °C
  • General Hardness (GH): 8 – 25 °dGH
  • Carbonate Hardness (KH): 4 – 18 °dKH
  • Nitrate (NO3): ≤ 25 mg/L