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Threeline tetra

Neolebias trilineatus

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A small fish from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Scientific name
Neolebias trilineatus
Family
Distichodontidae

Fact sheet

General

Water
Freshwater
Group
Fish

Taxonomy

Family
Distichodontidae
Order
Characiformes
Synonyms
Nannaethiops tritaeniatus, Neolebias tritaeniatus

Origin

Native region
África

Water

Temperature
23–26 °C
pH
6–7.2
General hardness (GH)
3–15 °dGH

Size and lifespan

Adult size
3.5 cm
Minimum tank (volume)
41 L
Minimum tank (length)
45 cm

Behavior

Swimming level
Middle

Care

Care difficulty
Easy

Reproduction

Breeding strategy
Egg scatterer

Conservation and trade

IUCN status
Least concern (LC)

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