Oneline pencilfish
Nannostomus unifasciatus
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The one-lined pencilfish from the Amazon, the Orinoco and Guyana lives in slow, acidic, densely vegetated waters. It swims at an angle, head up, like Nannostomus eques. There is no reliable record of captive breeding.
- Scientific name
- Nannostomus unifasciatus
- Family
- Lebiasinidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Lebiasinidae
- Order
- Characiformes
- Synonyms
- Poecilobrycon ocellatus
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 23–28 °C
- pH
- 4–7
- General hardness (GH)
- 1–10 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 4 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 68 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 75 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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