Bucktooth Tetra (Exodon paradoxus) ist ein Characidae aus South America; etwa 5.6–8.2 cm bei 23–28 °C.
Pflegeparameter
Temperatur
23–28 °C
pH
5.5–7.5
GH-Härte
4–16 dGH
Größe ausgewachsen
5.6–8.2 cm
Mindestaquarium
81 L
Schwimmebene
Middle of the water column
Schwierigkeit
Mittel
Charakter
Gentle, slightly skittish when kept too few
Herkunft
南美洲
Artübersicht
Exodon paradoxus, a member of the family Characidae, is native to 南美洲. Its colours are honest signalling: pale, scattered fish are telling you something is wrong. It swims in mid-water. Adults reach 5.6–8.2 cm. Schools tightly; never keep below 6. Keep a proper school, dim the glare, and feed small foods several times a day. Maintain 23–28 °C at pH 5.5–7.5. Water quality and diet matter more than décor.
Natürlicher Lebensraum
Lebensraum
Blackwater streams and flooded forest
Strömung
Still to gentle current
Gelöster Sauerstoff
Moderate
Aquascaping & Technik
Substrat
Dark sand and leaf litter
Harte Dekoration
Driftwood and dense plant edges
Pflanzen
Floating and shaded plants appreciated
Charakter, Fütterung & Vergesellschaftung
Schwarmverhalten
Schools tightly; never keep below 6
Fütterung
Mid-water omnivore; colour foods keep the red honest
Empfohlene Mitbewohner
Small Corydoras — Share the lower water peacefully