Lemon Tetra

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The Lemon Tetra is a part of the Japanese "Green" series however we will be forced to buy them all separate. anyways I'm using the same tank conditions as the Red Phantom Tetra and I had a mating in the first 24 hours! They are very easy to breed.

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Family: Characidae (Characins), subfamily: Incertae sedis picture (Hypul_u0.jpg) by Marshall, P.

Order: Characiformes
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name: Lemon tetra
Max. size: 3.8 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 40342); 3.6 cm SL (female); max.weight: 1.4 g (Ref. 40342); max.weight: 1.2 g
Environment: benthopelagic; freshwater; pH range: 5.5 - 8.0; dH range: 25.0
Climate: tropical; 23 - 28°C
Importance: aquarium: commercial
Distribution:
Gazetteer South America: Rio Tapajós basin, Brazil.
Biology: Feeds on worms, crustaceans and plant matter (Ref. 7020).
Red List Status: Not in IUCN Red List , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous: harmless
Coordinator: Lima, Flavio C. T.
Citation:

Burt, A., D.L. Kramer, K. Nakatsuru and C. Spry, 1988. The tempo of reproduction in Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis (Characidae), with a discussion on the biology of 'multiple spawning' in fishes.. Environ. Biol. Fish. 22(1):15-27.

Source of Information Found :

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2003. FishBase.
World Wide Web electronic publication.
www.fishbase.org, version 21 April 2003

 Temp

25.0C/77.0F 

 pH

 7.0 - 7.5

 GH

 4.0

HNO3 

 0-5

NH3  

 0-2
Life
730
Juvenile
140
Breeding
225

 Eggs

 3 days
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