Species -Anableps anableps
Scientific name: Anableps anableps
Popularname: Foureyesfish

Habitat:

Central America
Living in nature: In the mangrovedeltas
Size: Around 30cm
Aquariumsize: Minimum 1 square metre
Food: They eat insects that fall to the surface in the wild and in captivity it will eat shrimpmix and white mosquito larvea.
Water type : Brackishwater
In the aquarium: They stays constantly on the surface. They get "tame" and eat straight out of the hand.
Misc: Anableps got a split pupil which it can see below and above the surface at the same time. Livebreeder.

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