Bryconaethiops boulengeri

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Boulenger's Featherfin Tetra
Boulenger's Featherfin Tetra
Species	Bryconaethiops boulengeri
Difficulty	Moderate
Min. Tank Size	208.198 liters 208,197.648 mL 55 US Gallons (208.2L)
Size	9.843 in 15-25 cm (5.9-9.8")
pH	7.0 - 8.0
Temp.	295.15 K 71.6 °F 531.27 °R 300.15 K 80.6 °F 540.27 °R22 -27 °C (71.6-80.6°F)
Water Hardness	6-10
Stocking Ratio	1:2 M:F
Availability	Uncommon
Diet	Omnivore Pellet Foods Flake Foods Live Foods
Life Span	5-8 years

[edit] Alternative names

Boulenger's Featherfin Tetra

[edit] Sexing

Males have more colour to them, their anal and pectoral fins will have a pink hue to them.

[edit] Tank compatibility

A large but peaceful shoaling fish that do best in groups of 5 or more, keep with similar sized peaceful fish.

[edit] Diet

Will accept most foods including pellets 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

Require a large and long tank as they are active fish. Plenty of open swimming space should be provided with some hiding places in tall plants and bogwood.

[edit] Behaviour

Fast swimming and active shoaling fish.

[edit] Identification

An elongate and chunky fish with a forked caudal fin. They have a silver body with bold black lateral line markings which are not solid. Fins are generally translucent.

[edit] Pictures

[edit] External links

• Fishbase
• Seriously Fish