Blackline tetra
Hyphessobrycon scholzei
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The blackline tetra comes from the Amazon basin in Pará. It eats worms, small crustaceans and plant matter. It reaches 4 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Hyphessobrycon scholzei
- Family
- Acestrorhamphidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Acestrorhamphidae
- Order
- Characiformes
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 22–28 °C
- pH
- 6.8–8
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 4 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Omnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Data deficient (DD)
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