Freshwater
Silver tetra
Ctenobrycon spilurus
Acestrorhamphidae, Acestrorhamphinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 8 cm
- Body shape
- Deep-bodied
Care
- Group
- At least 6 together
- Smallest aquarium
- 69 liters
- Diet
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
More about the species
Description
A voracious species. Inhabits calm waters. In nature, it feeds mainly on zooplankton but it also consume plants, worms, insects and crustaceans. An adult female produces around 2,000 eggs which is incubated for a period of 50 to 70 hours. After the third day, the fish search actively for food.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Tetragonopterus spilurus
In other languages
- Silvertetra
- Sølvtetra
- Lanttitetra
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