Head-and-tail light tetra (Hemigrammus ocellifer)

Pflegeparameter

Temperatur

22–26 °C

pH

6–8

GH-Härte

5–19 dGH

Größe ausgewachsen

3.7–5.4 cm

Mindestaquarium

35 L

Schwimmebene

Bottom-dwelling

Schwierigkeit

Mittel

Charakter

Peaceful but shy in bare or bright tanks

Herkunft

南美洲及菲律宾

Artübersicht

Characidae species Hemigrammus ocellifer comes from 南美洲及菲律宾. A mid-water shoaler whose colour and courage arrive together, with the group. It lives on the bottom. Adults reach 3.7–5.4 cm. Shoaling; 8–10+ unlocks full colour and calm. Dark substrate, gentle light, big school — the three levers for this fish. Maintain 22–26 °C at pH 6–8. A rewarding species for the aquarist who reads before buying.

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

Shoaling; 8–10+ unlocks full colour and calm

Fütterung

Unfussy; a varied small diet preserves colour

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; females fuller-bodied

Fortpflanzungsart

Scatters eggs among plants; light-proof the setup or add mops