▷ Sparking Tetra (Hyphessobrycon amandae) | All information and details

Data sheet spark tetra

German name:
spark tetra

Scientific name:
Hyphessobrycon amandae

Origin:
Brazil

Size:
Body length about 2 cm

Aquarium

Length:
Length from 60 cm width and from 40 cm width

Contents:
from 80 liters

water values

Temperature:
24°-28° C

pH:
5.5-7

GH:
below 15° dH

Behave

Area:
upper and middle range

Lining:
Live food, frozen food, flake food, dry food

Behave:
calm, peaceful

Number:
Schooling fish from 6 fish

Difficulty level:
normal, breeding possible

Origin

The home of the spark tetras are the water tributaries of the Rio Araguaia and Rio das Mortes in Mato Grosso and Goias in Brazil. The water is clear, soft and acidic.

Look

Hyphessobrycon Amandae – Sparkling Tetra – Image 1 | © Fishtopia GmbH

The fish can be recognized by the elongated and laterally flattened body. You can find yellow and red colors, with the yellow specimens coming from the black water. Occasionally there are also gold-colored specimens. Sometimes the skin is strong transparentso that the skeleton and organs can be seen.

attitude

It is a matter of Swarm fishes, which come into their own when there are too many people on the road. They don’t form territories. When they are doing well they are very agile, swim around a lot and the body coloring intensifies. Important requirements are: a life in a group of 10 or more members in a spacious aquarium, clear water of soft and acidic quality and good food.

The setup of the aquarium may only be densely planted in places so that there is enough space for the tetras to swim. are to be used Stand and many floating plants. A dark ground emphasizes the beautiful body shape of the animals particularly well.

food

are spark tetras omnivore. In the wild, they prefer to feed on live food such as small invertebrates. In the aquarium you can get, for example, white mosquito larvae and types of frozen food such as Artemia or Cyclops. They also take commercial, finely grated dry food.

It’s best to get it twice Smaller amounts of food distributed throughout the day. If there are juvenile fish in the tank, they can be fed three times a day. This way the fish have variety and less/no digestive problems.

As soon as the young fish have eaten the yolk sac and begin to swim freely, paramecia and other protozoa can feed. After a few days they get dust food and Artemia nauplii.

gender differences

The males of Hyphessobrycon amandae show one stronger coloring than the females. As a rule, the females are slightly larger and fuller.

breeding and rearing

These are free spawners with demanding breeding behavior. The water in the pool needs an overall hardness of less than 5° and a pH value of 5.5-6.5.

After mating, the female puts up to 100 eggs on plants, objects and the substrate. The sticky fabric simply sticks to the surface.

It works best breeding with several pairs in an extra small tank. Since the parents spawn robber are, they have to go back to the actual aquarium immediately after laying their eggs. After about 36 hours, the larvae hatch and swim around freely.

socialization

Spark tetras are relative small, quiet and peaceful contemporaries. The Roommates should also be small, quiet and peaceful be. Small mailed catfish, armored catfish, shrimp and dwarf shrimp are suitable, for example.

If there is trouble in the aquarium, the tetras like to withdraw and can wither away. Larger groups are more defensive and will band together when threatened.

With species-appropriate husbandry, the fish species can Age of 2-3 years to reach.

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