Tetras and Characids
Cochu Blue Tetra
Boehlkea fredcochui
Photo: Il le faut · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature22–27 °C
- pH5.5–7.5
- Minimum tank80 l
- Adult size5 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 8 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Characidae
- Origin
- Upper Amazon (Peru), (Colombia)
- Size
- 5 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 27°C
- pH
- 5.5 – 7.5
- GH
- 2 – 12 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- Peaceful (active; may nip at others in small groups)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 8
- Minimum aquarium size
- 80 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Metallic blue that changes depending on the light. Restless and a strong swimmer: it needs open space and a large group to keep its activity confined to the school.
