Penguin Tetra
Scientific Name: Thayeria obliqua
Family: Characidae, Hemigrammus Clade
About the Penguin Tetra
Species Type: Freshwater Fish
Category: Characins ...
Breeding: Penguin Tetras can be breed in aquariums but breeding them are not always easy. Remove eggs or change water after spawning since the males produce a large amount of sperm that might ruin the water quality.
common name: Penguin tetra
Family: Characidae
Continent of origin:
Size: under 6 cm (2.36 inch)
Minimal tank volume: 20 litre (5 US gal)
Temperature: 22 °C (71.6 °F) - 28 °C (82.4 °F)
pH tolerance: 6 - 8 ...
Penguin Tetra
The Penguin Tetra comes from the tributaries and rivers of South America and makes a wonderful addition to any community aquarium.
penguin tetra, young adult.
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Penguin Tetra (Thayeria boehlkei)
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Petitella georgiae (False Rummy-Nose tetra) ...
Penguin tetras are a peaceful and undemanding fish. They are best kept in a group as they are a shoaling fish. I have two pairs and they are happy with four pairs of tiger barbs and a pair of ghost. They eat all types of dried foods. From: Joe ...
Each one had its problems, an early version even killed one of my penguin tetras (sigh). After some research I finally came up with something that I consider usable. The device has been running for several months now, with pleasant results.
Slightly larger Tetras include the Penguin Tetra - Thayeria obliqua and the closely related Hockey-stick Tetra - Th.
I planted it in gravel in a clear glass vase (I like to see how the roots are doing with special plants.) in a 40 liter aquarium occupied by a bristlenose, a betta, and a penguin tetra. There are many other plants in the tank. I probably overfeed.
The most watched tropical tank was immaculately planted and was home to a huge shoal of Cardinal Tetra, a few Penguin Tetras, ...
I have 7 of these wonderful fish in a heavily planted tank with 6 rainbow fish, 3 coris, 2 upside down catfish, 6 penguin tetras, some red eyed tetras, and 2 horse head loaches. these bred and now i have 50 of them fully grown.
The blackline penguinfish (also known as the penguin tetra) is a popular aquarium fish. This fish is a South American species of tetra.
Contents
1 General information
2 Distribution
3 Biology
4 Links ...
 See also: Penguin, Water, Fish, Aquarium, Silver
  
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