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Hemigrammus ocellifer is a South American freshwater fish, also known by the Common names of beacon fish, beacon tetra, head-and-tail light tetra and head-and-taillight tetra. [3] [4] It is found in the rivers of Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and the Amazon Basin of Brazil and Peru. Most specimens offered for sale in the aquatics trade are ...
Hemigrammus erythrozonus, commonly known as the glowlight tetra, is a small tropical fish from the Essequibo River, Guyana, South America.It is silver in colour and a bright iridescent orange to red stripe extends from the snout to the base of its tail, the front of the dorsal fin being the same color as the stripe.
The emperor tetra is a placid aquarium fish and will be disturbed by more boisterous species. It grows to 4.2 cm. [3] It prefers a pH of 6.5, a hardness of 3–6 dKH and a temperature of 23–27 °C. It does not school as readily as most tetras, and a pair appears happier than with most tetras.
The neon tetra has a light-blue back over a silver-white abdomen. The fish is characterized by an iridescent blue horizontal stripe along each side of the fish from its nose to the base of the adipose fin, and an iridescent red stripe that begins at the middle of the body and extends posteriorly to the base of the caudal fin. The fish is ...
The tetra is a tropical, silver metallic-colored fish, with red-tipped fins and a black marking on the dorsal fin. The tetra is a hardy community fish for beginners, and is optimal for the beginning fish hobbyist. [4] It is also relatively large for a tetra, growing up to 7.5 cm (3 inches). [4] They can live up to 5 or 6 years.
The redeye tetra (Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae), is a species of tetra from the São Francisco, upper Paraná, Paraguay and Uruguay river basins in eastern and central South America. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] This freshwater fish is commonly kept in aquariums and bred in large numbers at commercial facilities in Eastern Europe and Asia. [ 4 ]