Status specie: Accepted by all authors
Maintenance in captivity: Fragile species, especially as most
Aphyobranchius due to its extremely small size at birth, which makes the
use of infusoria essential for at least a week. It lives in the upper part of the
aquarium, which, together with the configuration of its flat back, clearly
indicates that its diet is specialized in small flying insects. After 10 or 15
days after birth they are already able to eat nauplii of newly hatched brine
shrimp and their maintenance does not differ much from standard care.