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Silver Tetra

Gymnocorymbus bondi

Silver Tetra (Gymnocorymbus bondi)
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Scientific name
Gymnocorymbus bondi
Family
Acestrorhamphidae

Fact sheet

General

Water
Freshwater
Group
Fish

Taxonomy

Family
Acestrorhamphidae
Order
Characiformes
Synonyms
Gymnocorymbus socolofi, Moenkhausia bondi, Moenkhausia profunda, Phenacogaster bondi

Origin

Native region
América do Sul

Water

Temperature
22–27 °C
pH
5.5–7.5
General hardness (GH)
5–20 °dGH

Size and lifespan

Adult size
5 cm
Minimum tank (volume)
68 L
Minimum tank (length)
60 cm

Behavior

Social life
School
Minimum group
6
Swimming level
Bottom

Care

Care difficulty
Easy

Reproduction

Breeding strategy
Egg scatterer

Conservation and trade

IUCN status
Least concern (LC)

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