Blue Congo Tetra

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Blue Congo Tetra
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Blue Congo Tetra ( Phenacogrammus interruptus )

Systematics
Sub-cohort : Ostariophysi
Otophysa
Order : Tetras (Characiformes)
Family : African tetras (Alestidae)
Genre : Phenacogrammus
Type : Blue Congo Tetra
Scientific name
Phenacogrammus interruptus
( Boulenger , 1899)

The blue Congo tetra ( Phenacogrammus interruptus , Syn . : Alestopetersius interruptus , Hemigrammalestes interruptus , Micralestes interruptus , Petersius codalus ) is a freshwater fish from the African tetra family (Alestidae). It lives in the central Congo Basin in the Democratic Republic of the Congo , its typical habitat are rainforest rivers.

description

The blue Congo tetra reaches a body length of up to twelve centimeters and can live a maximum of eight to ten years. In sexually mature males, the central rays of the caudal fin are elongated.

Way of life

The blue Congo tetra is a schooling fish . It lives bentho - pelagic , i.e. in the open water area close to the ground, and at an average water temperature of 23 to 26 degrees Celsius. It feeds on worms, small insects and crustaceans, as well as aquatic plants.

Aquaristics

Due to the splendor of colors in the males - the females remain inconspicuous - and its adaptability, the blue Congo tetra is one of the aquarium fish that are often kept.

literature

Web links

Commons : Blue Congo Tetra ( Phenacogrammus interruptus )  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Rüdiger Riehl and Hans A. Baensch: Aquariums Atlas. 9th edition. Volume 1, Mergus Verlag, Melle 1992, ISBN 3-88244-017-1 , p. 222.
  2. a b c d Blue Congo Tetra on Fishbase.org (English)