Tetras and Characids
Distichodus affinis
Distichodus affinis
Photo: Natural History Museum · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature23–27 °C
- pH6–7.5
- Minimum tank150 l
- Adult size12 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 3 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Distichodontidae
- Origin
- Congo Basin
- Size
- 12 cm
- Temperature
- 23 – 27°C
- pH
- 6.0 – 7.5
- GH
- 2 – 12 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- Peaceful (eats plants)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 3
- Minimum aquarium size
- 150 L
- Diet
- herbivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: A small, silvery Distichodus with reddish fins. It eats all soft plants.
