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Kennedy's Tetra

Astyanax kennedyi

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Scientific name
Astyanax kennedyi
Family
Acestrorhamphidae

Fact sheet

General

Water
Freshwater
Group
Fish

Taxonomy

Family
Acestrorhamphidae
Order
Characiformes

Origin

Native region
América do Sul

Water

Temperature
26–29 °C
pH
5.5–7
General hardness (GH)
1–12 °dGH

Size and lifespan

Adult size
5 cm
Minimum tank (volume)
72 L
Minimum tank (length)
80 cm

Behavior

Social life
School
Swimming level
Middle

Care

Care difficulty
Easy

Reproduction

Breeding strategy
Egg scatterer

Conservation and trade

IUCN status
Data deficient (DD)

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