Best kept as a shoal in a spacious softwater aquarium.
Overview
Synonyms
Tetragonopterus costae
Distribution
Brazil
Maximum Size
6cm (2.4")
Temperature
24-28°C
Water Parameters
Will acclimatise to a wide range of conditions. pH: 6.0-7.5, dH: 5-18 degrees.
Compatibility
Community with no long-finned fish
Lighting
No special requirements
Sexual Dimorphism
Mature females deeper bodied compared to the males.
Feeding
Flake, granules and frozen foods
Description
Care
Costa's Tetra is known from the heavily vegetated margins of the Sao Francisco and Itapicuru rivers in eastern Brazil. This is an active shoaling species that should be maintained in groups of 6 or more. They can sometimes be a little nippy (although a larger shoal size can help to control this) so they should not be kept with any species which have elaborate finnage. The tank should be well-planted and have a dark substrate and background to best show off the subtle colours of these fish. Not commonly imported.
May also be seen as Blackline tetra.
Feeding
Flake, micropellets, small frozen foods such as daphnia, vitamin-enriched brineshrimp, bloodworm, and white mosquito larvae.
Breeding
This species has not been bred in the home aquarium. Likely to breed in a similar manner to that of Diamond or Red Eye Tetras.
Where can I buy these aquarium fish?
If you like this species and would like to find out more, we have an enormous range of aquarium fish and invertebrates available to buy in all of our stores across the UK (including freshwater tropical and marine fish).
However, please note that this species may not be available in your chosen store, even if the store specialises in this particular species. This is due to seasonality and stock availability from store-to-store. Please check with your local store about availability of specific species to purchase before making a journey.
For delivery before Christmas, orders must be placed on or before 3pm on Wednesday 20th December. We cannot guarantee delivery of these orders pre-Christmas as we are reliant on our couriers, but will use our best endeavours to get orders placed on this date out to you before Christmas. For full details of our festive delivery and opening times click here
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