Featherfin tetra
Hemigrammus unilineatus
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A tetra widespread across northern South America, from ponds, ditches and slow streams of clear or turbid water. It eats small crustaceans and insects. Peaceful and schooling.
- Scientific name
- Hemigrammus unilineatus
- Family
- Acestrorhamphidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Acestrorhamphidae
- Order
- Characiformes
- Synonyms
- Hemigrammus unilineatus cayennensis, Poecilurichthys unilineatus, Tetragonopterus unilineatus
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul, América do Norte
Water
- Temperature
- 23–28 °C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 1–20 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 5 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 68 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 60 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Social life
- School
- Minimum group
- 6
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Easy
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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