Pseudochalceus kyburzi

Alternative names

 * Kyburz Tetra

Sexing

 * Difficult to sex visually.

Tank compatibility

 * A generally peaceful fish that's best kept in shoals of 6 or more with larger robust fish and nothing with long finnage such as larger Barb species.

Diet

 * Will accept most foods such as pellet and flake but prefers live/frozen food such as bloodworm and daphnia.

Feeding regime

 * Feed once or twice a day.

Environment Specifics

 * Prefers a spacious tank with some hiding places as well as open swimming space. Does best in acidic water.

Behaviour

 * A generally peaceful shoaling fish but can be nippy.

Identification

 * An elongate and hump-backed tetra with a pale silver-white base colour and a broad black lateral line running from the nose to the caudal peduncle. The dorsal fin is long and all fins are mostly transparent.