Familia: Lebiasinidae
Brown Pencilfish es un lebiasínido de agua dulce originario de Sudamérica. Alcanza 3.8–5.5 cm; temperatura 23–28 °C.
Nannostomus eques is a Lebiasinidae from South America. In the wild it prefers warm freshwater streams and lakes; in the aquarium it stays gentle, slightly skittish when kept too few. Plan on 3.8–5.5 cm of adult fish at 23–28 °C. Related profiles: Nannostomus beckfordi, Nannostomus harrisoni, Nannostomus marginatus.
Dificultad: moderada. Gentle, slightly skittish when kept too few.
Mantén el agua a 23–28 °C. 23–28 °C recorded range. Stable temperature matching the species origin.
Alcanza 3.8–5.5 cm; es bottom-dwelling. Acuario mínimo de 36 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: warm freshwater streams and lakes, con still to gentle current.
No es propenso a saltar; una tapa estándar ayuda.
Egg-scatterer over fine plants; no parental care. Subtle external differences.