Head-and-taillight tetra
Holopristis ocellifera
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The head-and-taillight tetra from the Amazon basin and the Guianas lives in groups in waters with little current. Very popular in the hobby, it is prolific and breeds easily in aquaria.
- Scientific name
- Holopristis ocellifera
- Family
- Acestrorhamphidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Acestrorhamphidae
- Order
- Characiformes
- Synonyms
- Hemibrycon ocellifer, Hemigrammus ocellifer, Hemigrammus ocellifer falsus, Holopristis ocellifer, Tetragonopterus ocellifer
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 22–26 °C
- pH
- 6–8
- General hardness (GH)
- 5–19 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 4.9 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Omnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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