▷ Redfin tetra in the aquarium | All information and details

Data sheet redfin tetra

German name:
Redfin Tetra

Scientific name:
Aphyocharax anisitsi

Origin:
Brazil, Rio Paraná basin

Size:
Body length up to 5.5 cm

Aquarium

Length:
Length from 60 cm width

Contents:
from 100 liters

water values

Temperature:
20°- 28° C

pH:
6 – 8

GH:
5° – 25° dH

Behave

Area:
middle and upper range

Lining:
omnivorousfrozen and live food (Artemia, bloodworms, daphins), flakes

Behave:
school fishpeaceful, lively

Number:
5 to 10 animals

Difficulty level:
Beginner

Posture recommendation

Synonyms of this lively little tetra are Aphyocharax rubropinnis, Aphyocharax rubripinnis, Aphyocharax ipacarayensis and Aphyocharax affinis. In English usage it is referred to as Bloodfin tetra. The freshwater fish belongs to the real tetra family.

The fish are hardy, adaptable and easy to keep. They can be kept in an unheated tank. If they are to develop their full color splendor and their species-typical swarm behavior, they need optimal conditions, warm water. In the pool should be floating plants are under which the fish can hide. She love shady areas, bright light is uncomfortable for them. The colors of the tetras come into their own best in the subdued light and on a dark floor.

Typical and eponymous for the fish are theirs bright red colored fins. Anal and pectoral fins have white tips. The bodies have a metallic green shimmer, especially against the light.

The lively eye-catchers cavort as a colorful swarm in the aquarium. They catch their food in the upper to middle pelvic area before it sinks to the bottom.

gender differences

It is not easy to distinguish between males and females. The males are slimmer and have two small, pointed hooks on the anal fin. During the During the spawning season the males are colored more intensively than the females.

breed

Redfin tetras are proportionate easy to breed. One is important separate rearing tank, since the animals are spawn robberswho do not stop at their own brood.

The free spawners need delicate aquatic plants in the breeding tank (Java moss).

When the females get fatter and rounder, they carry eggs. The males color more intensely, then the spawning season has come. The fattest female and the prettiest male move into the breeding tank. The willingness to spawn can be increased with high-quality live food.

Spawning is usually early in the morning. The female lays 300 to 500 eggs on the water surface. The male adds his seed and the eggs sink to the ground or remain on the plants.

After laying the eggs, the parents must be removed from the tank immediately, or a spawning grid must be used.

The young hatch after 24 to 30 hours. After 3 days they swim freely. Then they are fed with dust food and then with Artemia nauplii.

socialization

One Socialization is possible with peaceful fish. are ideal small armored catfish or other tetras. Larger shrimp in the tank are also possible. It can then happen that the redfin tetra eat the shrimp offspring.

The fish enrich community tanks in which mainly bottom dwellers live.