Home›Where they come from›OgunRiverOgunOne profile names the Ogun. That is what has been written, not what lives there.Species1Families1Photographed1 of 1Difficulty rated1 of 1BasinOgun basinThat fish is also recorded fromNigerRuns throughNigeriaArnoldichthys spilopterusAfrican Red-eyed TetraAlestidae · Boulenger, 1909Max length100mm SL3.9in SLTank120 × 30cm48 × 12inTemp24–27°C75–81°FpH6.0–7.5Endemic to Nigeria, where it occurs in the Ogun and lower Niger river systems. Despite its popularity in the aquarium hobby it's relatively scarce in the wild and is known from less than 10 localities, all lying in an area where deforestation and pollution are uncontrolled and continue to occur extensively.Easy
