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Aires Tetra
Buenos Aires Tetra (Hemigrammus caudovittatus)
| Synonyms: | ... |
| Stats: |
Adult Size: 2
3/8" (10 cm) Temp: 77-82 F (22-28 C) Tank: 40" (120 cm) minimum |
| Requirements: | Heavy Plantings (plastic) Also prefer Floating Plants. Cover the sides and back of the tank with a background or dark paper to keep them calm. |
| Diet: | Anything. These are very voracious eaters. Flake, live, frozen, and pellet taken well. Also very good scavengers |
| Breeding: | Egg-scatterers. Will eat their own eggs. Females Plumper. |
| Sociability: | Watch Out. These guys are more aggressive than you would expect, and must be kept in groups of 6 or more to curb the aggression. |
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| Special Info: | These fish love plants, eating them anyway. They will even eat Java Fern, a plant most other fish will not touch. |
