Tetras and Characids
Copeina guttata
Copeina guttata
Key facts
- Temperature23–28 °C
- pH6–7.5
- Minimum tank150 l
- Adult size10 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 3 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Lebiasinidae
- Origin
- Amazon Basin
- Size
- 10 cm
- Temperature
- 23 – 28°C
- pH
- 6.0 – 7.5
- GH
- 2 – 12 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- Pacific (males are territorial during breeding)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 3
- Minimum aquarium size
- 150 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous; the male digs a hole in the sand and cares for the clutch
Notes: Scales with red spots. A larger relative of the splatter tetra, but it lays its eggs on the bottom.
