ꯃꯈꯜ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛ
X-ray tetra (Pristella maxillaris)
ꯐꯣꯇꯣ: Richard Bartz, Munich Makro Freak · CC BY-SA 2.5 Wikimedia Commons ꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯊꯥꯡꯗ

X-ray tetra

Pristella maxillaris · Characidae

Pristella tetra, Water goldfinch ꯍꯥꯏꯅꯁꯨ ꯈꯪꯅꯩ

ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕ

Translucent with yellow-black-white flag fins; one of the most adaptable tetras.

ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ
75 L (20 US gal)
ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ
22–28 °C (72–82 °F)
pH
6–8
ꯑꯍꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯁꯥꯏꯖ
4 cm (1.6 in)
ꯀꯥꯡꯕꯨꯒꯤ ꯁꯥꯏꯖ
8+

ꯀꯦꯌꯔ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ

ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯚꯣꯂ꯭ꯌꯨꯝ
75 L (20 US gal)
ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ
22–28 °C (72–82 °F)
pH
6–8
ꯍꯥꯔ꯭ꯗꯅꯦꯁ
4–20 dGH
ꯍꯤꯡꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ
ꯆꯍꯤ 4–6
ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯠ
Omnivore — flake, micro pellets, frozen foods.
ꯀꯦꯌꯔ ꯊꯥꯛ
ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕ

ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯩꯐꯝ

ꯂꯃꯦꯟ ꯂꯃꯗꯝ
Amazon and Orinoco basins, coastal Guianas
ꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯜ
ꯑꯊꯨꯝꯕ ꯏꯁꯤꯡ
ꯕꯥꯌꯣꯇꯣꯞ
Coastal swamps and savannah creeks
ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯐꯤꯚꯝ
Tolerates hard water; even slightly brackish in the wild.

ꯑꯆꯠ-ꯑꯆꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯣꯀꯤꯡ

ꯃꯒꯨꯟ-ꯁꯥꯒꯣꯟ
ꯁꯥꯟꯇꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ
ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯀꯥꯡꯕꯨ
ꯉꯥ 8
ꯏꯔꯣꯏꯕ
ꯃꯌꯥꯏ
ꯑꯐꯕ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯃꯔꯨꯞꯁꯤꯡ
Corydoras
Rasboras
Platy
ꯊꯣꯏꯗꯣꯛꯎ
Large predators

ꯃꯆꯥ ꯃꯤꯔꯣꯜ ꯊꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯋꯥꯕ

ꯃꯆꯥ ꯄꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯕ
ꯃꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ
ꯑꯃꯦꯝ-ꯑꯄꯥ ꯈꯦꯠꯅꯕ
Females are larger and rounder.
ꯅꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡ
Egg scatterer in fine plants.
ꯇꯣꯏꯅ ꯊꯣꯛꯄ ꯑꯅꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ
Ich
Fin rot
ꯃꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯦꯡꯛꯇ ꯆꯥꯟꯅꯒꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ?

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

ꯑꯩꯒꯤ ꯇꯦꯡꯛꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯦꯡꯅꯕ ꯁꯥꯏꯟ ꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ

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