False Rummynose

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 The Rummy fish are a type to feel more comfortable in groups. the breeding is not quite easy, and the average fry is about 2 - 3 per hatching. I put in lots of different plants they love to hide in them. I change 10 percent of water per week with a chlorine cut, and I feed the bloodworms mixed with their regular food. I keep their filter at about 20 percent dirty give or take 5.  

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Petitella georgiae Géry & Boutière, 1964
Family: Characidae (Characins), subfamily: Incertae sedis No FishBase pictures available. Try GoogleImages.
Order: Characiformes
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name: False rummynose tetra
Max. size: 3.9 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 38376)
Environment: pelagic; freshwater; pH range: 5.5 - 7.0; dH range: 12.0
Climate: tropical; 22 - 26°C
Importance: aquarium: commercial
Distribution:
Gazetteer South America: Upper rio Amazonas basin in Peru; rio Purus, rio Negro, and rio Madeira basins in Brazil.
Biology: Feeds on worms, small crustaceans and plant matter (Ref. 7020).
Red List Status: Not in IUCN Red List , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous: harmless
Coordinator: Lima, Flavio C. T.

Citation:

Benine, R., V.A. Bertaco, P.A. Buckup, L. Casatti, F. Langeani, F.C.T. Lima, C.A.S. Lucena, Z.M.S. Lucena, L.R. Malabarba, M.C. Malabarba, N.A. Menezes, C. Moreira, O.T. Oyakawa, C.S. Pavanelli, J.F. Pezzi da Silva and R.E. Reis, 2001. Characidae.. pp. In [Editorial list.]. Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. In preparation.

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
790
Juvenile
110
Breeding
190

 Eggs

 2 days

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