Familie: Characidae
Head-and-tail light tetra ist ein Salmler aus Südamerika. Länge 3.7–5.4 cm, Temperatur 22–26 °C.
Hemigrammus ocellifer is a Characidae from South America. In the wild it prefers blackwater streams and flooded forest; in the aquarium it stays peaceful but shy in bare or bright tanks. Plan on 3.7–5.4 cm of adult fish at 22–26 °C. Related profiles: Hemigrammus bleheri, Hemigrammus rhodostomus, Hemigrammus erythrozonus.
Mittleres Niveau: stabiles Wasser steht an erster Stelle. Peaceful but shy in bare or bright tanks. Shoaling; 8–10+ unlocks full colour and calm.
Ideal sind 22–26 °C ohne starke Schwankungen.
Endgröße: 3.7–5.4 cm. Minimum: 35 L.
Unfussy; a varied small diet preserves colour. Es wühlt in dark sand and leaf litter — lass etwas Futter den Boden erreichen.
Peaceful but shy in bare or bright tanks. Empfohlene Mitbewohner: Other small peaceful tetras and rasboras — Form a mixed, calm mid-water mass. Meide Single-species isolation — A lone tetra is a stressed tetra.
Sein natürlicher Lebensraum liegt in Südamerika, in blackwater streams and flooded forest.
Geringes Risiko, Deckel trotzdem sinnvoll.
In der Zucht: scatters eggs among plants; light-proof the setup or add mops. Subtle; females fuller-bodied.