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Grande do Sul

2 profiles across 2 families name the Grande do Sul as a locality.

Species
2
Families
2
Photographed
2 of 2
Difficulty rated
2 of 2

Shares fishes withspecies recorded from both

Adult male specimen.

Hyphessobrycon bifasciatusYellow Tetra

Characidae · Ellis, 1911

Max length
45mm SL1.8in SL
Tank
not recorded
Temp
20–25°C68–77°F
pH
5.0–7.5

Generally peaceful making it an ideal resident of the well-researched community aquarium. It is perhaps best-maintained alongside similarly-sized characids, gasteropelecids, lebiasinids, smaller callichthyid or loricariid catfishes and non-predatory, medium-sized cichlids. Try to buy a mixed-sex group of at least 8-10 specimens, incl...

Beginner
1 field missing
The spotted colour form is sometimes referred to as P. caudimaculatus 'reticulatus'.

Phalloceros caudimaculatusDusky Millions Fish

Poeciliidae · Hensel, 1868

Max length
70mm SL2.8in SL
Tank
not recorded
Temp
16–22°C61–72°F
pH
7.0–8.0

Occurs naturally in Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina with feral populations in Australia, New Zealand, Ethiopia and Malawi which were purportedly introduced for purposes of mosquito control but are now considered invasive. Following Lucinda (2008) its natural range comprises the Lagoa dos Patos system, lower rio Uruguai, rio Tramandaí, and rio Mampituba in Rio Grande do Sul st...

Moderate
1 field missing