Splash Tetra (Copella arnoldi)

Pflegeparameter

Temperatur

25–29 °C

pH

6–8

GH-Härte

5–12 dGH

Größe ausgewachsen

3.2–4.6 cm

Mindestaquarium

25 L

Schwimmebene

Bottom-dwelling

Schwierigkeit

Mittel

Charakter

Peaceful mid-water shoaler; confidence comes in numbers

Herkunft

南美洲

Artübersicht

From the waters of 南美洲 comes Copella arnoldi, a member of the family Lebiasinidae. A mid-water shoaler whose colour and courage arrive together, with the group. It lives on the bottom. Adults reach 3.2–4.6 cm. Groups of 8 minimum; more is visibly better. Dark substrate, gentle light, big school — the three levers for this fish. Maintain 25–29 °C at pH 6–8. Water quality and diet matter more than décor.

Natürlicher Lebensraum

Lebensraum

Warm freshwater streams and lakes

Strömung

Still to gentle current

Gelöster Sauerstoff

Moderate oxygen levels

Aquascaping & Technik

Substrat

Fine sand and gravel

Harte Dekoration

Driftwood and smooth stones

Pflanzen

Hardy common aquarium plants

Charakter, Fütterung & Vergesellschaftung

Schwarmverhalten

Groups of 8 minimum; more is visibly better

Fütterung

Small omnivore; quality flakes and small frozen foods

Empfohlene Mitbewohner

• Other small peaceful tetras and rasboras — Form a mixed, calm mid-water mass

Nicht vergesellschaften mit

• Single-species isolation — A lone tetra is a stressed tetra

Zucht & Hinweise

Geschlechtsdimorphismus

Subtle external differences

Fortpflanzungsart

Typical egg-scattering characin; adults eat the eggs