Blackline penguinfish
Thayeria boehlkei
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The penguin tetra from the Peruvian Amazon and the Araguaia River is popular in the hobby. It eats worms, insects and crustaceans. It scatters many eggs among plants, which hatch in about 20 hours. Its name honours the ichthyologist James Böhlke.
- Scientific name
- Thayeria boehlkei
- 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
- General hardness (GH)
- 0–20 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 3.6 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 68 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 60 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Social life
- School
- Minimum group
- 6
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Easy
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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