Brown pencilfish
Nannostomus eques
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The diptail pencilfish from the Amazon (Brazil, Peru and Colombia) swims at an angle, head up — a habit it shares in the genus only with Nannostomus unifasciatus. It is popular in the hobby. It eats small invertebrates.
- Scientific name
- Nannostomus eques
- Family
- Lebiasinidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Lebiasinidae
- Order
- Characiformes
- Synonyms
- Poecilobrycon auratus, Poecilobrycon eques
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 22–28 °C
- pH
- 4.5–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 1–10 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 3.5 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 54 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 60 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Social life
- School
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Easy
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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