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Black Stripe Tetra

Hyphessobrycon melanostichos

Black Stripe Tetra (Hyphessobrycon melanostichos)
Photo: Carvalho, Tiago Pinto; Bertaco, Vinicius Araújo · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Scientific name
Hyphessobrycon melanostichos
Family
Acestrorhamphidae

Fact sheet

General

Water
Freshwater
Group
Fish

Taxonomy

Family
Acestrorhamphidae
Order
Characiformes

Origin

Native region
América do Sul

Water

Temperature
23–28 °C
pH
5.5–7.5
General hardness (GH)
0–10 °dGH

Size and lifespan

Adult size
2.5 cm
Minimum tank (volume)
54 L
Minimum tank (length)
60 cm

Behavior

Social life
School
Swimming level
Middle

Care

Care difficulty
Easy

Conservation and trade

IUCN status
Least concern (LC)

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