Familia: Characidae
lemon tetra es un caraquino de agua dulce originario de Sudamérica. Alcanza 2.8–4.2 cm; temperatura 23–28 °C.
A Characidae species native to South America: Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis lives bottom-dwelling over blackwater streams and flooded forest. Gentle, slightly skittish when kept too few. Adults reach 2.8–4.2 cm. It is one of the aquarium-kept Hyphessobrycon species we profile, alongside 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.
Mantén el agua a 23–28 °C. 23–28 °C recorded range. Heater for stable tropical warmth.
Tamaño adulto: 2.8–4.2 cm. Mínimo 25 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 Other small peaceful tetras and rasboras — Form a mixed, calm mid-water mass. Aleja 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.
En acuario: egg-scatterer over fine plants; no parental care. Subtle; females fuller-bodied.