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== Sexing ==
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|identification=:Small elongated and slender body with a bold lateral black line running from the gills to the caudal fin. The rest of the body is pale yellow-brown and slightly iridescent.
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== Tank compatibility ==
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:A peaceful shoaling fish, keep in groups of 6 or more. Due to its tiny size, only keep with peaceful non-predatory tank mates.
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== Diet ==
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:Primarily carnivorous, will take pellets, flake and live/frozen food such as [[brine shrimp]] and [[daphnia]].
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== Feeding regime ==
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:Feed once or twice a day.
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== Environment specifics ==
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:Must be kept in acidic conditions and thrives in a [[blackwater]] environment. Does well in a heavily planted tank.
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== Behaviour ==
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:A peaceful shoaling fish.
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== Identification ==
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:Small elongated and slender body with a bold lateral black line running from the gills to the caudal fin. The rest of the body is pale yellow-brown and slightly iridescent.
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Revision as of 02:43, 13 December 2017

Black Darter Tetra

Black Morpho Tetra-4840.jpg
Black Darter Tetra

Poecilocharax weitzmani

57 Litres (15 US G.)

3-4.1cm (1.2-1.6 ")

sg

Freshwater

pH

5.2 - 6.4

24 -28 °C (75.2-82.4°F)

3-6 °d

1:2 M:F

Omnivore
Pellet Foods
Flake Foods
Live Foods

3-5 years

Family

Crenuchidae



Additional names

Black Darter Tetra, Black Morpho Tetra

Additional scientific names

Poeciliocharax weitzmani


Origin

Found in blackwater freshwater rivers in South America including upper Solimões, upper Negro, and upper Orinoco River basins.[1][2]


Sexing

Females are plumper and rounder in the belly than males.


Tank compatibility

A peaceful shoaling fish, keep in groups of 6 or more. Due to its tiny size, only keep with peaceful non-predatory tank mates.


Diet

Primarily carnivorous, will take pellets, flake and live/frozen food such as brine shrimp and daphnia.


Feeding regime

Feed once or twice a day.


Environment specifics

Must be kept in acidic conditions and thrives in a blackwater environment. Does well in a heavily planted tank.


Behaviour

A peaceful shoaling fish.


Identification

Small elongated and slender body with a bold lateral black line running from the gills to the caudal fin. The rest of the body is pale yellow-brown and slightly iridescent.

Pictures

References

  1. PFK Fish Mapper
  2. Fishbase (Mirrors: Icons-flag-us.png) Distribution

External links