Lemon Tetra

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The Lemon Tetra is apart of the Japanese "Green" series however we will be forced to buy them all seperate. anyways I'm useing the same tank conditions as the Red Phantom Tetra and I had a mating in the first 24 hours! They are very easy to breed.

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Family: Characidae (Characins), subfamily: Incertae sedis picture (Hypul_u0.jpg) by Marshall, P.

Order: Characiformes
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name: Lemon tetra
Max. size: 3.8 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 40342); 3.6 cm SL (female); max.weight: 1.4 g (Ref. 40342); max.weight: 1.2 g
Environment: benthopelagic; freshwater; pH range: 5.5 - 8.0; dH range: 25.0
Climate: tropical; 23 - 28°C
Importance: aquarium: commercial
Distribution:
Gazetteer South America: Rio Tapajós basin, Brazil.
Biology: Feeds on worms, crustaceans and plant matter (Ref. 7020).
Red List Status: Not in IUCN Red List , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous: harmless
Coordinator: Lima, Flavio C. T.
Citation:

Burt, A., D.L. Kramer, K. Nakatsuru and C. Spry, 1988. The tempo of reproduction in Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis (Characidae), with a discussion on the biology of 'multiple spawning' in fishes.. Environ. Biol. Fish. 22(1):15-27.

Source of Information Found :

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2003. FishBase.
World Wide Web electronic publication.
www.fishbase.org, version 21 April 2003

 

 Temp

25.0C/77.0F 

 pH

 7.0 - 7.5

 GH

 4.0

HNO3 

 0-5

NH3  

 0-2
Life
730
Juvenile
140
Breeding
225

 Eggs

 3 days
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