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Name
Scientific name
Axelrodia stigmatias
Described by
Authority Fowler, Year 1913, Bracketed
Family
Characidae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 5 credited
Summary
Axelrodia stigmatias is a tiny characid from the western Amazon region in Brazil and Peru, sometimes traded as the 'white star' or 'pepper'…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
20mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 60 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 20–28°C, pH 4–6.5
Hardness
1–5dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Peaceful
Social needs
A shoal or group
Community suitability
Not for a community
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Brazil, Peru, Amazon, Solimões, Ucayali
Writing
Etymology
Axelrodia: named for American author, publisher, and entrepreneur Dr. Herbert R. Axelrod. stigmatias: from the Latin stigmatias, meaning 'one who is branded', …
Distribution
Native to the western Amazon region with confirmed records existing from the rio Madeira and lago Manacapuru complex off the rio Solimões (Amazon) main channel…
Habitat
Said to be an inhabitant of blackwater environments, but detailed information is lacking. Presumably it inhabits smaller, forested tributaries rather than larg…
Aquarium size
Despite its small size minimum base dimensions of 60 ∗ 30 cm or equivalent are recommended for long-term care, though smaller aquaria can be used for breeding.
Maintenance
Best-maintained in a well-structured set-up, ideally comprising a sandy substrate plus some driftwood roots and branches. The addition of dried leaf litter fur…
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
Probably a micropredator feeding on tiny invertebrates and other zooplankton in nature. In the aquarium it will normally accept dried foods of a suitably small…
Behaviour and compatibility
Peaceful with other species but does not make an ideal community fish due to its small size and somewhat specialised requirements Ideally it should be maintain…
Sexual dimorphism
Sexually mature females should appear rounder-bodied than males, however, especially when gravid. It is unclear whether the differences in colour pattern in ne…
Reproduction
Has been achieved and in a properly-structured, mature aquarium it is possible that small numbers of fry may start to appear without intervention. The main req…
Notes
This species is sometimes traded as 'white star' or 'pepper' tetra. Axelrodia was proposed as a new genus when it was revealed that the type species Hyphessobr…
References
References
3 on this profile