Familia: Characidae
Bucktooth Tetra es un caraquino de agua dulce originario de Sudamérica. Alcanza 5.6–8.2 cm; temperatura 23–28 °C.
Exodon paradoxus, a member of the family Characidae, comes from South America, where it inhabits blackwater streams and flooded forest. Gentle, slightly skittish when kept too few and mid-water omnivore; colour foods keep the red honest, it grows to 5.6–8.2 cm and adapts well to a properly set-up aquarium in the 23–28 °C range. In a community tank it pairs well with Small Corydoras.
Nivel medio: la estabilidad del agua importa más que el equipo. Gentle, slightly skittish when kept too few. Schools tightly; never keep below 6.
Rango ideal: 23–28 °C. Evita cambios bruscos.
Alcanza 5.6–8.2 cm; es middle of the water column. Acuario mínimo de 81 L.
Mid-water omnivore; colour foods keep the red honest. Combina pienso con alimentos congelados o vivos.
Sí, con criterio. Gentle, slightly skittish when kept too few — combínalo con Small Corydoras — Share the lower water peacefully. Aleja Large or predatory fish — Tetras are snacks.
Su hábitat natural es Sudamérica, en blackwater streams and flooded forest.
Se recomienda tapa durante el mantenimiento.
Egg-scatterer over fine plants; no parental care. Subtle; females fuller-bodied.