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Name
Scientific name
Copella arnoldi
Described by
Authority Regan, Year 1912
Family
Lebiasinidae
Summary
The splash tetra, Copella arnoldi, is a lebiasinid from the lower Amazon basin in Brazil and coastal drainages of Guyana, Suriname and Fren…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
55mm, standard length
Tank size
Minimum length 90 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm
Water
Temperature and pH
Temperature 20–28°C, pH 4–7.5
Hardness
1–8dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Peaceful
Social needs
A shoal or group
Community suitability
Community-safe
Where it lives
Countries
Brazil
Supporting text
Etymology
Copella: a diminutive of the generic name Copeina which was named for naturalist Edward Drinker Cope (1840-1897). arnoldi: named for J. Paul Arnold, who collec…
Distribution
Type locality is given simply as 'Amazon' by Regan and most modern reports state that this species is widely-distributed in the lower Amazon basin in Brazil pl…
Habitat
Mostly inhabits streams and minor tributaries and occurs in flooded forests during periods of high water. Its most-favoured habitats are characterised by large…
Aquarium size
Surface dimensions of 90 ∗ 30 cm36 ∗ 12 in or equivalent should be the minimum considered for long-term care although smaller aquaria can be used for breeding.
Maintenance
Best kept in a densely-planted aquarium or paludarium with some overhanging vegetation, roots or branches important if you wish to raise fry alongside the adul…
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
A micropredator feeding on tiny invertebrates and other zooplankton in nature, especially at the water surface. In the aquarium it will accept dried foods of a…
Behaviour and compatibility
Peaceful but somewhat unsuitable for the general community aquarium. It’s perhaps best-maintained alongside similarly-sized characids, gasteropelecids, lebiasi…
Sexual dimorphism
Males grows significantly larger, develop more-extended fins and are more colourful than females. In nuptial males a broad dark band may extend posteriorly alo…
Reproduction
Displays an interesting reproductive strategy in which spawning and egg deposition occurs on overhanging vegetation above the water surface. In a mature set-up…
Notes
This species is also known as the 'spraying', 'splashing' or 'jumping' tetra and these names are sometimes applied to its congeners although none of them exhib…
References
References
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