Hemigrammus stictus

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Red Base Tetra‎
Red Base Tetra‎
Species	Hemigrammus stictus
Difficulty	Moderate
Min. Tank Size	56.781 liters 56,781.177 mL 15 US Gallons (56.8L)
Size	1.969 in 4-5 cm (1.6-2")
pH	6.0 - 7.0
Temp.	296.15 K 73.4 °F 533.07 °R 300.15 K 80.6 °F 540.27 °R23 -27 °C (73.4-80.6°F)
Water Hardness	8-12
Stocking Ratio	1:2 M:F
Availability	Uncommon
Diet	Omnivore Pellet Foods Flake Foods Live Foods
Life Span	5-8 years

[edit] Alternative names

Red Base Tetra

[edit] Sexing

Females are larger and plumper than males.

[edit] Tank compatibility

A peaceful community fish that should be kept in shoals of 6 or more. Keep with other peaceful community fish.

[edit] Diet

Will accept most foods but can prove fussy. Feed a mix of pellet and flake as well as live/frozen food such as daphnia and brine shrimp.

[edit] Feeding regime

Feed once or twice a day.

[edit] Environment Specifics

Does best in acidic water. Decorate the tank with bogwood and dense planting. Does not like bright lighting.

[edit] Behaviour

An active peaceful shoaling fish.

[edit] Identification

A small oval-shaped fish with a silver base colour on the body with a black spot just behind the gill plates on either side of the body. The caudal peduncle is bright red, the other fins are translucent. The top half of the iris is red.

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[edit] External links

• Fishbase
• Aqua-Fish
• Seriously Fish