Tetras and Characids
Ternetz's Anostomus
Anostomus ternetzi
Key facts
- Temperature23–28 °C
- pH6–7.5
- Minimum tank250 l
- Adult size15 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- TemperamentSemi-aggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Anostomidae
- Origin
- Guianas and the Lower Amazon
- Size
- 15 cm
- Temperature
- 23 – 28°C
- pH
- 6.0 – 7.5
- GH
- 2 – 12 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium – low
- Behavior
- semi-aggressive (toward its own species)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1 or a large group
- Minimum aquarium size
- 250 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Related to the striped anostomus, with thinner black and gold bands and fins without red.
