![]() ![]() ![]() Scientific Name: Hyphessobrycon columbianusĬare: The Colombian Tetra is actually a stunning fish. ![]() ecuadorensis for several years prior to its description.Common Name(s):: Colombian Tetra, Blue-Red Colombian Tetra Initial food should be Paramecium or a proprietary dry food of sufficiently small (5-50 micron) grade, introducing Artemia nauplii, microworm, etc., once the fry are large enough to accept them.Īdditional Information: This species is also traded as ‘blue flame’, ’blue-red’, and ‘Colombian red fin’ tetra, and was misidentified as H. Spawning normally occurs for 2-4 hours and a well-conditioned mature female may lay as many as 2000 eggs during this period, these normally hatching in 24-36 hours at which point the fry still have a good-sized yolk sac attached. When the adult fish are well-conditioned a single pair or group comprising one or two males and several females can then be introduced to each container and left in place until eggs are detected (typically the following morning). The water itself should be of slightly acidic to neutral pH with a temperature within the range suggested above.Īn air-powered sponge filter or air stone(s) should also be included to provide oxygenation and water movement. or spawning mops can also return decent results. The widely available plastic ‘grass’-type matting can also be used and works well, as does a layer of glass marbles.Īlternatively filling much of the tank with a fine-leaved plant such as Taxiphyllum spp. This should be very dimly lit and the base covered with some kind of mesh of a large enough grade so that the eggs can fall through but small enough so that the adults cannot reach them. The adult group can still be conditioned together but a smaller aquarium should also be set up and filled with mature water. However if you want to maximise yield a more controlled approach is required. When in good condition adults will spawn often and in a mature aquarium it’s possible that small numbers of fry may start to appear without intervention. Sexing: Females sometimes develop head tentacles just like the males, but the head tentacles are normally much more pronounced in the males and most females lack head tentacles altogether.īreeding: An egg-scattering free spawner exhibiting no parental care. In the aquarium it’s easily-fed but the best condition and colours offer regular meals of small live and frozen foods such as bloodworm, Daphnia, and Artemia alongside good quality dried flakes and granules, at least some of which should include additional plant or algal content. Cįeeding: Probably a foraging omnivore feeding primarily on worms, insects and other zooplankton, as well as smaller amounts of plant material and organic detritus in nature. Try to buy a mixed-sex group of at least 8-10 specimens, include other schooling fishes to provide security, and you’ll be rewarded with a more natural-looking spectacle. It’s perhaps best-maintained alongside similarly-sized characids and relatives, smaller callichthyid or loricariid catfishes and non-predatory, medium-sized cichlids. Recommended Minimum Aquarium Capacity: 50 gallon / 200 litreĬompatibility: Generally peaceful making it an ideal resident of the well-researched community aquarium. Typical Tank setup: Choice of décor is not especially critical though it tends to show better colouration in a well-structured, ideally planted, set-up.įiltration does not need to be particularly strong though it does seem to appreciate a degree of water movement. Type locality translates as ‘Darien, small stream about 6 kilometers downstream from Acandi, entry of the Rio Acandi, Colombia, Atlantic coast’. Place of Origin: Appears to be known only from the Río Acandí in Chocó Department, northern Colombia, close to the border with Panama. Scientific name: Hyphessobrycon Columbianus Common name: Columbian Red Fin Tetra, Blue Flame, Blue Red
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