Characins

Characins
including tetras, bloodfins, blind cave fish, penguin fish

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Common name: Green Neon Tetra.

Species: Paracheirodon simulans.

Habitat: South America.

Potential size: 4cm.

Social behaviour: A peaceful community fish. Recommended for any small fish community aquarium. Best kept in shoals of 5 or 6+.

Food:  Flake, granules, frozen food, live food etc.

£3.95

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Common name: Yellow Phantom Tetra.

Species: Hyphessobrycon roseus.

Habitat: South America. 

Potential size: 3cm.

Social behaviour: A peaceful community fish. Best kept in small shoals of 5 or 6+.

Food: Flake, granules, frozen food, live food etc.

£3.95

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Common name: Buenos Aires Tetra.

Species: Hemigrammus caudovittatus.

Habitat: Argentina, Paraguay, South East Brazil.

Potential size: 7cm.

Social behaviour: A peaceful schooling fish. Recommended for any community aquarium. Eats plants.

Food: Flake, granules, frozen food, live food etc.

 

£2.95

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Common name: Red-eye Tetra.

Species: Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae.

Habitat: South America; Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina. 

Potential size: 7cm.

Social behaviour: Lively but generally peaceful. Best kept in groups of 5 or 6+ with other species of a similar size and nature.

Food: Flake, granules, frozen food, live food etc.

£2.95

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Common name:'Gold' Flame Tetra.

Species: Hyphessobrycon flammeus.

Habitat: Costal rivers of Rio de Janeiro.

Potential size: 4cm.

Social behaviour: A peaceful community fish. Best kept in groups of 5 or 6+.

Food: Flake, granules, frozen food, live food etc.

£3.95

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Common name: Glass Bloodfin.

Species: Prionobrama filigera.

Habitat: Rio Paraguay, Argentina, Southern Brazil.

Potential size: 2.5cm.

Social behaviour: A peaceful schooling community fish. Best kept in groups of 5 or 6+.

Food: Flake, granules, frozen food etc.

£3.95

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Common name: Cardinal Tetra.

Species: Paracheirodon axelrodi.

Habitat: South America.

Potential size: 5cm.

Social behaviour: A peaceful community fish. Best kept in shoals of 4 or 5+.

Food: Flake, granules, frozen food, live food etc.

£2.95

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Common name: "Super Blue" Emperor Tetra.

Species: Inpaichthys kerri "Super Blue".

Habitat: Captive bred colour morph.

Potential size: 4cm.

Social behaviour:  A lively but peaceful fish. Can be kept in a community aquarium with other species of a similar size & nature. Best kept in groups of 5 or 6+. 

Food: Flake, granules, frozen food, live food etc.

 

£4.95

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Common name: Phoenix Tetra 'Golden'

Species: Hemigrammus filamentosus.

Habitat: South America: Rio Araguaya basin in Brazil. VERY RARELY IMPORTED. 

Potential size: 3.4cm.

Social behaviour: A lively, peaceful, fish. Recommended for community tanks. Best kept in shoals of 5 or 6+.

Food: Flake, granules, frozen food, live food etc.

 

£10.95

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Common Name: Black Neon Tetra 'Diamond'.

Species: Hyphessobrycon Herbertaxelrodi.

Habitat: Brazil.

Potential Size: 4cm.

Social Behaviour: Peaceful schooling fish, recommended for smaller fish community tanks, Best kept in groups of 5 or 6+.

Food: Flake, granules, frozen food, live food etc.

£2.95

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Common name: Scratched Inpa Tetra.

Species: Inpaichthys parauapiranga.

Habitat: Native to tributaries of the Rio Canama in Brazil. Very rarely imported.

Potential size: 4cm.

Social behaviour:  Peaceful community fish. Best kept in groups of 5 or 6+. 

Food: Flake, granules, frozen food, live food etc.

 

£14.95

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Common name: Negu Dagua Tetra.

Species: Hyphessobrycon negodagua.

Habitat: South America; northeast Brazil, in the state of Bahia. 

Potential size: 3-3.5cm.

Social behaviour: Peaceful community fish, beat kept in groups of 5 or 6+. Very rarely imported. 

Food: Flake, granules, frozen food, live food etc.

 

£10.95

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