ꯃꯈꯜ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛ
Lemon tetra (Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis)
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Lemon tetra

Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis · Characidae

Lemon ꯍꯥꯏꯅꯁꯨ ꯈꯪꯅꯩ

ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕ

Pale yellow with lemon fin edges; a long-lived, undemanding mid-water shoaler.

ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ
75 L (20 US gal)
ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ
23–28 °C (73–82 °F)
pH
5.5–7.5
ꯑꯍꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯁꯥꯏꯖ
5 cm (2 in)
ꯀꯥꯡꯕꯨꯒꯤ ꯁꯥꯏꯖ
8+

ꯀꯦꯌꯔ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ

ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯚꯣꯂ꯭ꯌꯨꯝ
75 L (20 US gal)
ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ
23–28 °C (73–82 °F)
pH
5.5–7.5
ꯍꯥꯔ꯭ꯗꯅꯦꯁ
3–15 dGH
ꯍꯤꯡꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ
ꯆꯍꯤ 4–8
ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯠ
Omnivore — flake, micro pellets, frozen daphnia.
ꯀꯦꯌꯔ ꯊꯥꯛ
ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕ

ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯩꯐꯝ

ꯂꯃꯦꯟ ꯂꯃꯗꯝ
Rio Tapajos basin, Brazil
ꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯜ
ꯑꯊꯨꯝꯕ ꯏꯁꯤꯡ
ꯕꯥꯌꯣꯇꯣꯞ
Clear and blackwater tributaries
ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯐꯤꯚꯝ
Soft to medium water, planted, moderate light.

ꯑꯆꯠ-ꯑꯆꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯣꯀꯤꯡ

ꯃꯒꯨꯟ-ꯁꯥꯒꯣꯟ
ꯁꯥꯟꯇꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ
ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯀꯥꯡꯕꯨ
ꯉꯥ 8
ꯏꯔꯣꯏꯕ
ꯃꯌꯥꯏ
ꯑꯐꯕ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯃꯔꯨꯞꯁꯤꯡ
Corydoras
Rasboras
Apistogramma
ꯊꯣꯏꯗꯣꯛꯎ
Tiger barb
Large cichlids

ꯃꯆꯥ ꯃꯤꯔꯣꯜ ꯊꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯋꯥꯕ

ꯃꯆꯥ ꯄꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯕ
ꯃꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ
ꯑꯃꯦꯝ-ꯑꯄꯥ ꯈꯦꯠꯅꯕ
Males have a black-edged anal fin.
ꯅꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡ
Egg scatterer; parents eat eggs.
ꯇꯣꯏꯅ ꯊꯣꯛꯄ ꯑꯅꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ
Ich
Fin rot
ꯃꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯦꯡꯛꯇ ꯆꯥꯟꯅꯒꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ?

ꯁꯥꯏꯟ ꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ AquaLog ꯅ Lemon tetra ꯕꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯕ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯒ — ꯚꯣꯂ꯭ꯌꯨꯝ, ꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯜ, ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ pH — ꯆꯥꯟꯅꯕ ꯌꯦꯡꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯇꯥꯞ ꯑꯃꯈꯛꯇꯗ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯉꯥꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗ ꯍꯥꯞꯆꯤꯟꯒꯅꯤ꯫

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