Gold Cardinal Tetra

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Will you choose this one over a classic cardinal tetra? :smile:
Hemigrammus rodwayi (Gold Tetra)
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Scientific Name: Hemigrammus rodwayi
Other Scientific Name(s): Hemigrammus armstrongi
Common Name: Gold Tetra
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Diet: Omnivorous; readily accepts flake foods and any variety of small live foods such as worms or brine shrimp
Temperament: Excellent community fish, do best in schools of 4 or more
Sexing:
Breeding: Egg scatterers; provide soft, acidic water and provide live food in the absence of other rowdy tankmates to induce breeding
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Other Comments: Great beginner fish!

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This are the neon tetra, but is extra big sized! not cardinal neon tetras but is bigger lor!
Paracheirodon innesi (Neon Tetra)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Order: Characiformes (characins, hatchetfishes)
Family: Characidae
Scientific Name: Paracheirodon innesi
Other Scientific Name(s): Hyphessobrycon innesi
Common Name: Neon Tetra
Other Common Names: Neon tetra
Distribution: South America: Black water or clearwater streams, tributaries of the Solimões. Found in Brazil, Colombia, Peru, and Singapore (introduced)
Diet: Omnivorous. Small live foods such as insect larvae and crustaceans, also frozen, flake, and pellet foods, supplemented with green foods/vegetable matter.
Temperament: Keep in a school. These are a brightly colored peaceful community fish.
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Breeding: Egg-scatterer. Eggs hatch in 24 hours.
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Other Comments: Colored along the lines of a Cardinal Tetra, except with a partial red stripe and lighter dorsal coloration, these fish are easy to care for and very popular. Note that these fish are bred and stored in large numbers, so it is important to make sure they are in good condition and show no sign of disease when you buy them, or you may have some fatalities.

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Thayeria boehlkei (Penguin Tetra)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Order: Characiformes (characins, hatchetfishes)
Family: Characidae
Scientific Name: Thayeria boehlkei
Common Name: Penguin Tetra
Other Common Names: Blackline penguinfish
Distribution: Western Australia (Shark Bay to Onslow).
Diet: flake food,will probably eat small live worms like blackworms or bloodworms
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Breeding: they are egg layers
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Other Comments: I got this information from Dr. Axelrod's mini-atlas of freshwater fishes. In this book it says that the species in the picture is actually Thayeria obliqua.

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Aphyocharax paraguayensis (Dawn Tetra)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Order: Characiformes (characins, hatchetfishes)
Family: Characidae
Scientific Name: Aphyocharax paraguayensis
Common Name: Dawn Tetra
Distribution: South America: Paraguay basin.

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Astyanax bimaculatus (Two-Spot Astyanax)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Order: Characiformes (characins, hatchetfishes)
Family: Characidae
Scientific Name: Astyanax bimaculatus
Other Scientific Name(s): Salmo bimaculatus, Astianax bimaculatus, Tetragonopterus maculatus, Tetragonopterus gronovii, Tetragonopterus linnaei, Tetragonopterus wappi, Tetragonopterus vittatus, Poecilurichthys brevoortii, Tetragonopterus bartlettii, Tetragonopterus orientalis, Tetragonopterus bahiensis, Astyanax bimaculatus borealis, Astyanax bimaculatus novae, Astyanax rupununi, Astyanax bimaculatus incaicus
Common Name: Two-Spot Astyanax
Other Common Names: Twospot astyanax
Distribution: Europe: France to eastern Siberia and to Kolyma river. Recently established in Lakes Superior and Michigan, USA (Ref. 3814). Several countries report adverse ecological impact after introduction.

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Hemigrammus bleheri (Rummy Nose Tetra)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Order: Characiformes (characins, hatchetfishes)
Family: Characidae
Scientific Name: Hemigrammus bleheri
Common Name: Rummy Nose Tetra
Other Common Names: Firehead tetra
Distribution: Asia: Myanmar and Northeastern Asia and southward to Central China. This species proved successful in the aquarium fish trade and has also been introduced to other countries (Ref. 1739). At least one country reports adverse ecological impact after introduction.
Diet: Will eat most commercial foods, as long as they a small in size, such as micro-pellets, or flakes
Temperament: The Rumy Nosed Tetras are timid and shy when kept in singles, rather than in shoals. They will be more confident, but peaceful when kept in shoals. They also tend to associate with Neon & Cardinal tetras.
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Breeding: This fish scatters it's eggs. It can be a bit difficult to breed.
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Other Comments: A semi-good fish for beginners. Do not keep them with noisy & agressive fishes though, since as i mentioned above, they are quite shy, even when kept in shoals, though not as much.

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Nematobrycon palmeri (Emperor Tetra)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Order: Characiformes (characins, hatchetfishes)
Family: Characidae
Scientific Name: Nematobrycon palmeri
Other Scientific Name(s): Nematobrycon amphiloxus
Common Name: Emperor Tetra
Other Common Names: Emperor tetra
Distribution: New Zealand (eastern and western coasts of the North and the South Islands, possibly south to Foveaux Strait and even to Auckland Island).
Diet: Omnivorous. Small live foods such as insect larvae; also frozen, flake, and pellet foods, supplemented with green foods.
Temperament: Keep in a school. A nice peaceful communtiy fish.
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Breeding: Not a very prolific species, it lays its eggs one at a time among fine-leaved plants such as clumps of Java Moss - and then typically eats some.
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Other Comments: Prefers aged water and softer, slightly more acidic, conditions than many other tetras.

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Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis (Lemon Tetra)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Order: Characiformes (characins, hatchetfishes)
Family: Characidae
Scientific Name: Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis
Other Scientific Name(s): Hemigrammus erythrophthalmus
Common Name: Lemon Tetra
Other Common Names: Lemon tetra
Distribution: West Africa: endemic to Lake Barombi-Mbo, West Cameroon.
Diet: Omnivorous. Small live foods such as insect larvae; also frozen, flake, and pellet foods, supplemented with green foods.
Temperament: Keep in schools. This fish makes a great peaceful community fish.
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Breeding: Egg-scatterer
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Other Comments: These fish prefer a tank that is heavily planted at the sides, and relatively soft, acidic conditions. Without such care, they tend to lose their deep yellow color.

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Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi (Black Neon Tetra)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Order: Characiformes (characins, hatchetfishes)
Family: Characidae
Scientific Name: Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi
Common Name: Black Neon Tetra
Other Common Names: Black neon tetra
Distribution: Oceania: known only from southern Papua New Guinea between the Port Moresby district and the Fly River.
Diet: Omnivorus, will eat most of any type of small food.
Temperament: This is a very peacful, shoaling fish.
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Breeding: Uncommon in home aquariums
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Other Comments: This fish makes a great addition to the community aquarium. Soft, acidic water will bring out the fish's colors.

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Moenkhausia oligolepis (Glassy Tetra)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Order: Characiformes (characins, hatchetfishes)
Family: Characidae
Scientific Name: Moenkhausia oligolepis
Other Scientific Name(s): Tetragonopterus oligolepis
Common Name: Glassy Tetra
Other Common Names: Glass tetra
Distribution: Western Pacific: northern Australia and southern New Guinea.
Diet: Omnivorus, eats any type of fish food.
Temperament: A peaceful fish
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Breeding: Not common in the home aquarium
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Other Comments: Another common name for this fish is the Silvertip Tetra

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Hyphessobrycon ecuadoriensis (Columbian Tetra)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Order: Characiformes (characins, hatchetfishes)
Family: Characidae
Scientific Name: Hyphessobrycon ecuadoriensis
Common Name: Columbian Tetra
Distribution: South America: Only known from the type locality.
Diet: Omnivore, eats a wide varity of flake, frozen, freeze-dried, and live foods.
Temperament: Very peaceful. I have a shoal of 7 in a 45-gallon commmunity tank containing dwarf gouramis, black mollies, cories, and a pleco, and have never seen these fish chase or otherwise harass any other fish.
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Other Comments: This is a hardy, peaceful fish well suited to a community tank. While they prefer slightly acidic water, they adapted very well to the alkaline (pH 8.0-8.2) water found in my area of central Florida. The red and blue colors of these fish become more pronounced as the fish mature.

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Phenacogrammus interruptus (Congo Tetra)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Order: Characiformes (characins, hatchetfishes)
Family: Alestiidae
Scientific Name: Phenacogrammus interruptus
Other Scientific Name(s): Micralestes interruptus, Hemigrammalestes interruptus, Alestopetersius interruptus
Common Name: Congo Tetra
Other Common Names: Congo tetra
Distribution: Central and Southern Africa: Upper and Lower Ogowe and its tributary the Ivindo; Chiloango system; Niari Kouilou. Also reported from Gambia and Senegal (Ref. 3538) and Guinea (4517).
Diet: Insectivorous. Live or frozen foods such as mosquito larvae and bloodworm, as well as flake foods; feed fry on infusoria and brine shrimp.
Temperament: Keep in a school with both sexes.
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Breeding: Spawning can be initiated by sunlight or a water change. Use the recommended breeding setup to prevent eggs falling to the bottom and being eaten. Feed the fry plenty of brine shrimp.
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Gymnocorymbus ternetzi (Skirt Tetra)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Order: Characiformes (characins, hatchetfishes)
Family: Characidae
Scientific Name: Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
Other Scientific Name(s): Tetragonopterus ternetzi, Gymnocothymbus ternetzii
Common Name: Skirt Tetra
Other Common Names: Black tetra
Distribution: South America: Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and northern Argentina. Unusually resistant to low water temperatures.
Diet: not picky. mainly carniverous, feed with flakes, bloodworms, brine shrimp etc.
Temperament: peaceful, can be a bit nippy at times, if not kept in a large enough school, but it is a rarity in my experience.
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Breeding:
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Other Comments: an extremely hardy fish, excelent for beginners as they are very tolerant. Males and females can be told apart by the females generally more plump appearance, and the anal fin. In the female the anal fin is narrower and the front edge runs parallel with the second vertical line, the males anal fin is slightly wider, and the front edge slants back towards the tail. This is the natural colour form of Gymnocorymbus ternetzi there are also white skirt, blushing, long fin and painted varieties. the painted variety are normally sold as 'painted white skirt tetras' 'mixed fruit tetras' and 'blueberry, strawberry, etc. tetras' they are NOT injected with tye, they are fed dye filled foods which slowly colours them over time. the paintd varieties will eventually lose the colour, but overall I find them to be just as healthy and robust as the natural variety.