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Scaled Characin
Beautiful Scaled Characin (Copella natteri)
| Synonyms: | ... |
| Stats: |
Adult Size: 2"
(5 cm) Temp: 76-80 F (23-27 C) Tank: 24" (60 cm) minimum |
| Requirements: | Larger tank for these active fish. Floating plants are preferred. |
| Diet: | Carnivore, eat flake, frozen, live with no problems. |
| Breeding: | Males brighter, with a longer caudal fin. Broad Leaf plants needed to spawn on. Male tends spawn. |
| Sociability: | Mildly aggressive with each other, territorial when breeding. Okay with most other fish. |
| Related Spec: | ... |
| Special Info: | In the Splash Tetra family, but like most of them spawning involves no splashing. |
