Familia: Characidae
Black phantom tetra es un caraquino de agua dulce originario de Sudamérica. Alcanza 2.7–4 cm; temperatura 22–28 °C.
Hyphessobrycon megalopterus is a Characidae from South America. In the wild it prefers blackwater streams and flooded forest; in the aquarium it stays gentle, slightly skittish when kept too few. Plan on 2.7–4 cm of adult fish at 22–28 °C. Related profiles: Hyphessobrycon amandae, Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi, Hyphessobrycon eques.
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: 22–28 °C. Evita cambios bruscos.
Alcanza 2.7–4 cm; es bottom-dwelling. Acuario mínimo de 25 L.
Mid-water omnivore; colour foods keep the red honest. Dos pequeñas comidas al día.
Gentle, slightly skittish when kept too few. Compañeros recomendados: Other small peaceful tetras and rasboras — Form a mixed, calm mid-water mass. Evita Single-species isolation — A lone tetra is a stressed tetra.
De Sudamérica: blackwater streams and flooded forest, con still to gentle current.
No es propenso a saltar; una tapa estándar ayuda.
Egg-scatterer over fine plants; no parental care. Subtle; females fuller-bodied.