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Name
Scientific name
Astyanax kennedyi
Described by
Authority Géry, Year 1964
Family
Characidae
Common names
Kennedy's Tetra
Photograph credits
All 1 credited
Summary
Kennedy's tetra, Astyanax kennedyi, is a small characid endemic to the upper Amazon basin in Peru, around the city of Iquitos. Like most As…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
50mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 80 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 26–29°C, pH 5.5–7
Hardness
1–12dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Not recorded
Social needs
A shoal or group
Community suitability
Community-safe
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Peru, Amazon, Itaya, Nanay
Writing
Etymology
Not written yet
Distribution
Endemic to pthe upper Amazon basin in Peru, around the city of Iquitos.
Habitat
No data available.
Aquarium size
A tank with base dimensions measuring 80 ∗ 30 cm or similar should prove sufficient.
Maintenance
Thrives in a typical Amazon-themed set-up, with a sandy substrate, driftwood branches, twisted roots, and tannin-stained water. A few handfuls of dried beech o…
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
Apparently preys on invertebrates and smaller fishes in nature. Its captive diet should contain plenty of small live and frozen morsels alongside good quality …
Behaviour and compatibility
Shouldn't be kept with very tiny fish as it might predate on them but suitable for most communities of similarly-sized, peaceful species. Ideal tankmates inclu…
Sexual dimorphism
The female is rounder in the body than the male, especially when full of eggs.
Reproduction
Unreported in the hobby as far as we know.
Notes
Most Astyanax spp. are not popular in the aquarium hobby, though the genus is among the most speciose within the family Characidae. A. kennedyi is no exception…
References
References
No references