Alestes bimaculatus

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Two Point Tetra
Two Point Tetra
Species	Alestes bimaculatus
Difficulty	Moderate
Min. Tank Size	170.344 liters 170,343.53 mL 45 US Gallons (170.3L)
Size	5.512 in 12-14 cm (4.7-5.5")
pH	7.2 - 7.8
Temp.	295.15 K 71.6 °F 531.27 °R 301.15 K 82.4 °F 542.07 °R22 -28 °C (71.6-82.4°F)
Water Hardness	6-15
Stocking Ratio	1:2 M:F
Availability	Uncommon
Diet	Carnivore Pellet Foods Flake Foods Live Foods
Life Span	3-5 years

[edit] Alternative names

Two Point Tetra

[edit] Other Scientific Names

Brycinus bimaculatus

[edit] Sexing

Difficult to sex, females may appear fuller in the belly than males.

[edit] Tank compatibility

A shoaling fish, keep in groups of 6 or more. Can be kept with similar sized peaceful but robust tankmates, smaller fish may run the risk of being eaten or nipped.

[edit] Diet

A carnivorous fish, will accept pellet and flake as well as live/frozen food such as bloodworm and daphnia.

[edit] Feeding regime

Feed once or twice a day.

[edit] Environment Specifics

Prefers a spacious tank with plenty of open swimming space.

[edit] Behaviour

A shoaling fish that mainly occupies the middle section of the water column.

[edit] Identification

An elongate Tetra that is silver iridescent in colour with large scales. It gets its common name from the two sets of black spots, one at the base of the caudal fin which has some yellow hues around it, the second set in the mid-section of the fish on the lateral line just behind the dorsal fin. All fins are otherwise translucent, the caudal with some black edging.

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[edit] External links

• Fishbase