FreshwaterBrackish
Longfin tetra
Bryconalestes longipinnis
Alestidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 16.4 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- At least 6 together
- Smallest aquarium
- 245 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Congo - Brazzaville, Congo - Kinshasa, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and 8 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Generally found in the upper and lower reaches of big rivers and also in estuarine zones of mixohaline waters. The only Brycinus species to penetrate small rivers and streams, but such specimens are always smaller than those in large rivers. Aquarium keeping: in groups of 5 or more individuals; minimum aquarium size 100 cm.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Alestes chaperi
- Alestes longipinnis
- Brachyalestes longipinnis
- Brycinus longipinnis
- Brycinus longipinnis bagbeensis
- Bryconalestes longipinnis chaperi
In other languages
- Langfinnet congotetra
- Pikkuviirialesti, Pikkuviiritetra, Viirialesti, Viiritetra
- African long-finned tetra, African longfin, African longfin tetra, African tetra, African tetras, Characin, Long finned characin, Long-finned Characin, Silverside, Silversides
Articles
All articles
How many fish can I keep?4 min read
Why "one cm of fish per liter" falls short, and what adult size, schools, territory and swimming zones mean for how many fish a tank can hold.
How to set up an African aquarium5 min read
Two completely different aquariums: forest rivers with soft, brown water, roots and leaves, and Rift Valley lake cichlids in hard, alkaline water with big rock piles.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.