Yellowtail tetra
Alestopetersius caudalis
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An African tetra from the Congo River basin, known as the yellow-tailed tetra. Adult males are more colourful and have elongated, white-tipped fins. It scatters its eggs with no parental care.
- Scientific name
- Alestopetersius caudalis
- Family
- Alestidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Alestidae
- Order
- Characiformes
- Synonyms
- Alestopetersius hilgendorfi grandi, Alestopetersius leopoldianus brumpti, Alestopetersius xenurus xenurus, Hemigrammopetersius caudalis, Hemigrammopetersius xenurus, Hemmigrammopetersius brumpti, Micralestes grandi, Petersius brumpti, Petersius caudalis, Petersius xenurus, Phenacogrammus caudalis, Phenacogrammus leopoldianus brumpti, Phenacogrammus xenurus
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 22–26 °C
- pH
- 5–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 2–15 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 6 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 108 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 120 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Social life
- School
- Minimum group
- 8
- Swimming level
- Middle
Care
- Care difficulty
- Easy
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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