Brown Pencilfish (Nannostomus eques) ist ein Lebiasinidae aus South America; etwa 3.8–5.5 cm bei 23–28 °C.
Pflegeparameter
Temperatur
23–28 °C
pH
5–6
GH-Härte
5–12 dGH
Größe ausgewachsen
3.8–5.5 cm
Mindestaquarium
36 L
Schwimmebene
Bottom-dwelling
Schwierigkeit
Mittel
Charakter
Gentle, slightly skittish when kept too few
Herkunft
南美洲
Artübersicht
Lebiasinidae species Nannostomus eques comes from 南美洲. A mid-water shoaler whose colour and courage arrive together, with the group. It lives on the bottom. Adults reach 3.8–5.5 cm. Schools tightly; never keep below 6. Dark substrate, gentle light, big school — the three levers for this fish. Maintain 23–28 °C at pH 5–6. 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
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