Jewel tetra
Megalamphodus eques
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The serpae tetra from the Amazon and La Plata basins lives near submerged vegetation in slow or still waters. It is one of the most popular tetras, but is known for nipping the fins of other fish and its own kind.
- Scientific name
- Megalamphodus eques
- Family
- Acestrorhamphidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Acestrorhamphidae
- Order
- Characiformes
- Synonyms
- Cheirodon eques, Chirodon eques, Hemigrammus melasopterus, Hemigrammus serpae, Hyphessobrycon callistus, Hyphessobrycon eques, Hyphessobrycon serpae, Tetragonopterus callistus
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 22–26 °C
- pH
- 5–7.8
- General hardness (GH)
- 10–25 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 4 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Omnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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