Tetras and Characids
Six-banded Distichodus
Distichodus sexfasciatus
Photo: S Willams · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature22–26 °C
- pH6–7.5
- Minimum tank1000 l
- Adult size70 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- TemperamentSemi-aggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Distichodontidae
- Origin
- Congo Basin and Lake Tanganyika
- Size
- 70 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 26°C
- pH
- 6.0 – 7.5
- GH
- 4 – 15 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- semi-aggressive (as an adult)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1
- Minimum aquarium size
- 1000 L
- Diet
- herbivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Juveniles are orange with six black bands and are very striking, but as adults they grow to a large size and lose their color. They eat all plants.
