Garnet tetra
Holopristis pulchra
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The garnet tetra comes from the Iquitos area of the Peruvian Amazon. In aquaria it spawns among plants, and the eggs hatch in 20 to 24 hours.
- Scientific name
- Holopristis pulchra
- Family
- Acestrorhamphidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Acestrorhamphidae
- Order
- Characiformes
- Synonyms
- Hemigrammus pulcher, Holopristis pulcher
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 23–27 °C
- pH
- 5–6
- General hardness (GH)
- 5–12 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 3.3 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Omnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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