Spark tetra
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Spark tetra ( Hyphessobrycon amandae ) |
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The spark tetra , fire tetra or fire tetra ( Hyphessobrycon amandae , Syn . : Hemigrammus amandae ) is a small freshwater ornamental fish from the family of the real tetras (Characidae).
features
The spark tetra reaches a maximum total length of only about 1.7 to 2 centimeters. The males are about 1.5 centimeters tall, the females 1.8 centimeters. His body is translucent, the spine clearly visible. The head, abdomen, dorsal and caudal fins are reddish in color. The eyes appear large in relation to the body, the mouth is terminal. The male remains smaller and slimmer than the plump-looking female, which is only slightly retarded in color. The spark tetra is a schooling fish.
ecology
Occurrence
It lives in the flood zones of the Rio Araguaia , its tributaries Rio das Mortes and Rio Garças as well as their tributaries in Mato Grosso , Brazil , which typically have blue-green, cloudy white water. The waters there have the following water values:
- a pH of 4.5 to 6.5
- a conductivity of about 17 µS / cm
- a GH value of 1 ° to 8 ° dH
- a temperature of 24 to 28 ° C.
Reproduction
As is usual with tetras, the spark tetra probably reproduces during the rainy season or is dependent on it. Exact reports on this are not yet known and refer to information from an aquatic perspective. But he is certainly a free-spawner who lays his eggs in dense and delicate plants.
literature
- Hans A. Baensch , Rüdiger Riehl : Aquariums Atlas. 3. Edition. Volume 4, Mergus Verlag, Melle 2004, ISBN 3-88244-105-4 .
- Rolf Meyer: Lexicon freshwater aquarium fish. Bechtermünz Verlag, Augsburg 2001, ISBN 3-8289-1599-X .
