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Name
Scientific name
Psalidodon anisitsi
Described by
Authority Eigenmann, Year 1907, Bracketed
Family
Characidae
Common names
Buenos Aires Tetra
Photograph credits
All 6 credited
Summary
The Buenos Aires tetra, Psalidodon anisitsi, is a characid from the Paraná and Uruguay river systems in Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina and Uru…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
60mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 90 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 16–28°C, pH 5.5–8.5
Hardness
1–20dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Territorial
Social needs
A shoal or group
Community suitability
Community-safe
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Carapá, Cuareim, de la Plata, Paraná, Pilcomayo, Quaraí, Tebicuary, Tietê, Uruguay
Writing
Etymology
Psalidodon: from the Ancient Greek ψαλίς (psalís), meaning 'scissors', and ὀδούς (odoús), meaning 'tooth'. anisitsi: named for Professor J. D. Anisits of Asunc…
Distribution
Widely-distributed throughout much of the Paraná river system in Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina, plus the Uruguay watershed in Uruguay and Brazil. Type locali…
Habitat
Occurs in smaller streams and tributaries more often than in major river channels and is also common in floodplain lakes, backwaters and oxbows. In the Esteros…
Aquarium size
An aquarium with base dimensions of 90 ∗ 30 cm or equivalent should be the smallest considered.
Maintenance
Choice of décor is not especially critical though it tends to show better colouration in a well-structured, ideally planted, set-up. Filtration does not need t…
Water conditions
Temperature: 16 – 28 °C; it should not be maintained at temperatures towards the upper end of this range for extended periods (see 'Habitat'). pH: 5.5 – 8.5 Ha…
Diet
Probably a foraging omnivore feeding primarily on worms, insects and other zooplankton, as well as smaller amounts of plant material and organic detritus in na…
Behaviour and compatibility
Has a reputation for nipping the fins of tankmates though this behaviour only tends to be pronounced when insufficient numbers are purchased or space is limite…
Sexual dimorphism
Sexually mature males are noticeably more intensely-coloured, slimmer-bodied and remain a little smaller than females.
Reproduction
An egg-scattering free spawner exhibiting no parental care. When in good condition adults will spawn often and in a mature aquarium it's possible that small nu…
Notes
This species is a popular and hardy aquarium subject and an albino (sometimes traded as 'golden') strain has been selectively line-bred for the hobby. P. anisi…
References
References
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