Ameca splendens

The male butterfly goodeid is more brightly colored than the female, and his anal fin less clearly modified than in males of the Poeciliidae. Breeding requires hard water, with the addition of salt: 1 teaspoonful per 10 liters. Size: 8-10 cm.

• Symphysodon aequifasciata
• Nimbochromis livingstonii
• Melanochromis johannii
• Pseudotropheus tropheops
• Pterophyllum altum