Seriously Fish
AdminAccount
AdminAccount

Edit Hyphessobrycon amapaensis

You can suggest changes to this profile. A moderator will review each change.

Name

Scientific name

Hyphessobrycon amapaensis

Described by

Authority Zarske & Géry, Year 1998

Family

Characidae

Common names

Amapá Tetra

Photograph credits

All 5 credited

Summary

The Amapá tetra, Hyphessobrycon amapaensis, is a small characid from the rio Preto and rio Maraca drainages in Amapá state, northeastern Br…

Size and aquarium

Maximum size

30mm, standard length

Aquarium size

Minimum length 60 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm

Water

Water conditions

Temperature 23–28°C, pH 5–7

Hardness

1–8dGH

Conductivity

5–15 μS/cm

Behaviour

Temperament

Peaceful

Social needs

A shoal or group

Community suitability

Community-safe

Where it lives

Countries, regions, rivers and lakes

Brazil, Maraca, Preto

Writing

Etymology

Hyphessobrycon: from the Ancient Greek υπελάσσων (hyphesson), meaning 'of lesser stature', used as a prefix in this case, plus the generic name Brycon. amapaen…

Distribution

Known only from a small area within the rio Preto and rio Maraca drainages in Amapá state, northeastern Brazil. Type locality (translated from German) is 'Smal…

Habitat

Collected from small streams flowing through savanna grassland containing clear, light brown-coloured water with substrates of sand and gravel and little in th…

Aquarium size

An aquarium with base dimensions of 60 ∗ 30 cm or equivalent should be the smallest considered.

Where does this come from?

Paste the address of the page that says this. What counts as a source

Paste a DOI and we will look up the rest of the reference. A DOI looks like 10.11646/zootaxa.4694.4.1, and most papers print it on the first page.

Enter the title of the paper, book or page. If you leave it empty, we will use the website's address.

Separate authors with semicolons, e.g. Tan, H.H.; Ng, P.K.L.

Enter the page that says this, e.g. 218 or 218–221.

Describe what you saw, or which part of the source says this.

Maintenance

Perhaps looks best in an arrangement comprising a sandy substrate plus some driftwood roots and branches although it should also thrive in a planted set-up. Th…

Water conditions

Not written yet

Diet

Likely to be omnivorous feeding on small invertebrates, crustacea, filamentous algae, fallen fruit and suchlike in nature. In aquaria it may survive on a diet …

Behaviour and compatibility

Very peaceful making it an ideal resident of the well-researched community aquarium. It is best-maintained alongside similarly-sized characids, gasteropelecids…

Sexual dimorphism

Sexually mature females are noticeably deeper-bodied and a little larger than males.

Reproduction

An egg-scattering free spawner exhibiting no parental care. When in good condition adults will spawn often and in a mature aquarium it is possible that small n…

Notes

This species is sometimes referred to as 'red line', 'scarlet', or 'neon black red stripe' tetra. It is very similar to the flag tetra, H. heterorhabdus, which…

References

References

10 on this profile