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Name
Scientific name
Holopristis ocellifera
Described by
Bracketed
Family
Characidae
Common names
Head-and-tail light Tetra
Photograph credits
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Summary
The head-and-tail light tetra, Holopristis ocellifera, is a small characin from Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Peru and Brazil. Also know…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
45mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 60 cm, Minimum depth 38 cm, Minimum height 30 cm
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 24–28°C, pH 5.5–7.5
Hardness
5–20dGH
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
Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname
Writing
Etymology
Not written yet
Distribution
Fairly widespread in nature. Populations are known from parts of Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Peru and Brazil. You're unlikely to see any wild fish for sal…
Habitat
Slow moving rivers, tributaries and floodplain lakes.
Aquarium size
A 60 ∗ 38 ∗ 30 cm - ~68 litres tank could house a small group of these comfortably.
Maintenance
As it is captive bred, it's adaptable and will do well in most tanks. It does look particularly effective in a heavily-planted arrangement, though, and can app…
Water conditions
Temperature: 24 – 28 °C pH: 5.5-7.5. Preferably below neutral. Hardness: 5-20°H. It will show its best colours towards the lower end of this range.
Diet
Easy to feed. It will readily accept just about anything offered. For the best condition and colours offer regular meals of small live and frozen foods such as…
Behaviour and compatibility
One of the best tetras for the 'general' community setup. It is lively, quite colourful and peaceful. It's a good tankmate for most livebearers, danios, rasbor…
Sexual dimorphism
Apparently, it can be sexed by examining the swim bladder, which is fairly visible through the translucent skin of the fish. This tapers to a point in males, b…
Reproduction
Quite easily accomplished. You'll need to set up a separate tank if you want to raise decent numbers of fry. Something around 18" x 10" x 10" in size is fine. …
Notes
Also known as the beacon tetra, this species is ubiquitous in most dealers' tanks and is one of the best choices for the newcomer to fishkeeping. It's both har…
References
References
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