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Name

Scientific name

Moenkhausia ceros

Described by

Not recorded

Family

Characidae

Common names

Ceros Tetra

Photograph credits

All 3 credited

Summary

The ceros tetra, Moenkhausia ceros, is a small characid from the Amazon basin in Peru and Brazil. Rare in the UK hobby, it occasionally sho…

Size and aquarium

Maximum size

50mm, standard length

Aquarium size

Minimum length 60 cm, Minimum depth 38 cm, Minimum height 30 cm

Water

Water conditions

Temperature 24–26°C, pH 5.5–7

Hardness

5–15dGH

Conductivity

Not recorded

Behaviour

Temperament

Peaceful

Social needs

A shoal or group

Community suitability

Not recorded

Where it lives

Countries, regions, rivers and lakes

Brazil, Peru, Amazon

Writing

Etymology

Not written yet

Distribution

Amazon basin in Peru and Brazil.

Habitat

Slow moving rivers, tributaries and floodplain lakes.

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Aquarium size

A 60 ∗ 38 ∗ 30 cm - ~68 litres tank could house a small group of these comfortably.

Maintenance

A biotope setup would be very simple to arrange. Use a substrate of river sand and add a few driftwood branches (if you can't find driftwood of the desired sha…

Water conditions

Temperature: 24 – 26 °C pH: 5.5 to 7.0 Hardness: 5 to 15°H

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

It's a very peaceful species that won't compete well with very boisterous or much larger tankmates. Ideally keep it with other South American species, such as …

Sexual dimorphism

Adult females tend to be fuller-bodied than males.

Reproduction

Unreported, but it can most likely be bred in a similar way to other species in the genus. You'll need to set up a separate tank if you want to raise decent nu…

Notes

A rather rare fish in the UK hobby. It occasionally shows up as a contaminant among imports of more popular species. Moenkhausia has long been used as somethin…

References

References

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