Black phantom tetra (Hyphessobrycon megalopterus) ist ein Characidae aus South America and the Philippines; etwa 2.7–4 cm bei 22–28 °C.
Pflegeparameter
Temperatur
22–28 °C
pH
6–7.5
GH-Härte
5–15 dGH
Größe ausgewachsen
2.7–4 cm
Mindestaquarium
25 L
Schwimmebene
Bottom-dwelling
Schwierigkeit
Mittel
Charakter
Gentle, slightly skittish when kept too few
Herkunft
南美洲及菲律宾
Artübersicht
From the waters of 南美洲及菲律宾 comes Hyphessobrycon megalopterus, a member of the family Characidae. A mid-water shoaler whose colour and courage arrive together, with the group. It lives on the bottom. Adults reach 2.7–4 cm. Schools tightly; never keep below 6. Dark substrate, gentle light, big school — the three levers for this fish. Maintain 22–28 °C at pH 6–7.5. Undemanding once its core needs are met.
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
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