Twospot astyanax
Astyanax bimaculatus
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A two-spot tetra widely distributed in South America. Omnivorous, it eats zooplankton, detritus and plants, and sometimes plucks scales from other fish.
- Scientific name
- Astyanax bimaculatus
- Family
- Acestrorhamphidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Acestrorhamphidae
- Order
- Characiformes
- Synonyms
- Astianax bimaculatus, Astyanax bimaculatus borealis, Astyanax bimaculatus incaicus, Astyanax bimaculatus novae, Astyanax fasciatus bimaculatus, Astyanax rupununi, Poecilurichthys brevoortii, Salmo bimaculatus, Tetragonopterus bahiensis, Tetragonopterus bartlettii, Tetragonopterus gronovii, Tetragonopterus linnaei, Tetragonopterus maculatus, Tetragonopterus orientalis, Tetragonopterus vittatus
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul, América do Norte
Water
- Temperature
- 20–28 °C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 2–20 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 15 cm
- Lifespan
- 4 years
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 432 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 120 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- School
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Omnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Easy
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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