SYN: None PD: The body color ranges from brown to red, depending on the water conditions. The belly is silver. The back half of the body, the pelvic, and the anal fin are blood red. Three vertical spots are located just behind the gill cover. The dorsal, adipose, and pectoral fins are transparent. SIZE: To 1.5" (4 cm) SS: Flame Tetra ( H. flammeus) HAB: South America; Brazil. S: Middle TANK: 20" (50 cm) or 10 gallons (38 L). The tank should be arranged in the same manner as H. flammeus. WATER: pH 5.8-7.5 (6.8), 4-25 dH (8), 72-82°F (22-28°C) SB: A peaceful, schooling fish that is recommended for community tanks. Keep in groups. SC: Tetras, Corydoras, Apistogramma, Loricarids, Discus, Colisa. FOOD: Flake; live; insect larvae, Brine Shrimp, Tubifex. SEX: The anal fin of the male is blood red while the females is lighter. Males are slimmer. B: A prolific fish that breeds easily. Spawning is similar to H. flammeus. Also see the Hyphessobrycon genus description. BP: 4. Breeding comes easily. R: Most fish available to the hobby are captive-bred in Southeast Asia. DC: 2. A hardy fish that is recommended for a community tank. Recent articles about fish Overfishing may hurt Amazon forest trees (2/5/2008) Overfishing is reducing the effectiveness of seed dispersal by fish in the Brazilian Pantanal, reports Nature. The research suggests that fishing practices can affect forest health. Scientists find fish that literally lives in trees (10/17/2007) Scientists have found a fish that literally lives in trees, according to research published in The American Naturalist and highlighted in New Scientist Magazine. Piranhas originated when Amazon was flooded by seawater (12/4/2007) South America's piranha family of fish -- notorious as eaters of flesh -- can be traced back to a single ancestor which dispersed when the Amazon was flooded by seawater some five million years ago, report researchers from the Institut de Recherche Pour le Developpement (IRD). Today piranhas are exclusively freshwater fish found from the Orinoco River basin in Venezuela to the Parana in Argentina. |
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