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Name
Scientific name
Hyphessobrycon peruvianus
Described by
Authority Ladiges, Year 1938
Family
Characidae
Common names
Peruvian Tetra
Photograph credits
All 4 credited
Summary
The Peruvian tetra, Hyphessobrycon peruvianus, is a characid known only from the upper Amazon basin in Peru. Popular in the trade, it is so…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
40mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 60 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 22–27°C, pH 5–7
Hardness
2–10dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Peaceful
Social needs
A shoal or group
Community suitability
Community-safe
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Peru, Amazon, Corrientes, Itaya, Marañón, Solimões, Tigre, Ucayali
Writing
Etymology
Hyphessobrycon: from the Ancient Greek υπελάσσων (hyphesson), meaning 'of lesser stature', and used as a prefix in this case, plus the generic name Brycon. per…
Distribution
Known only from the upper Amazon basin in Peru including the ríos Amazonas-Solimões, Marañón, Napo, Itaya, Tigre, Corrientes, and Ucayali. Type locality is 'Be…
Habitat
Little information is available, but the majority of collections appear to have been from small, shallow tributary streams often referred to as quebradas in Pe…
Aquarium size
An aquarium with base dimensions of 60 ∗ 30 cm or equivalent should be the smallest considered.
Maintenance
Perhaps looks best in an arrangement comprising a sandy substrate plus some driftwood roots and branches, or heavily-planted planted set-up. The addition of dr…
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
Probably an opportunistic omnivore by nature feeding on aquatic invertebrates, fallen fruit and suchlike. In the aquarium it is easily-fed but the best conditi…
Behaviour and compatibility
Generally peaceful making it an ideal resident of the well-researched community aquarium. It is perhaps best-maintained alongside similarly-sized characids, ga…
Sexual dimorphism
Adult males are slightly more intensely-coloured when in good condition while females tend to grow a little larger and be rounder in shape, especially when gra…
Reproduction
Egg-scatterer exhibiting no parental care.
Notes
This species is popular in the ornamental trade, although it is sometimes confused with the similar-looking congeners H. loretoensis and H. metae. In particula…
References
References
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