Familia: Characidae
Balloon Penguin Tetra es un caraquino de agua dulce originario de Sudamérica. Alcanza 2.7–4 cm; temperatura 22–28 °C.
Thayeria boehlkei 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. In a community tank it pairs well with Other small peaceful tetras and rasboras.
Dificultad: moderada. Gentle, slightly skittish when kept too few.
Rango ideal: 22–28 °C. Evita cambios bruscos.
Alcanza 2.7–4 cm; es middle of the water column. Acuario mínimo de 25 L.
Mid-water omnivore; colour foods keep the red honest. Forraja sobre dark sand and leaf litter: deja que parte del alimento llegue al fondo.
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.
Se recomienda tapa durante el mantenimiento.
En acuario: egg-scatterer over fine plants; no parental care. Subtle; females fuller-bodied.