Tetras and Characids
Roloff's tetra
Ladigesia roloffi
Photo: Cedricguppy - Loury Cédric · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature23–26 °C
- pH5.5–7
- Minimum tank60 l
- Adult size4 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 8 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Alestidae
- Origin
- Sierra Leone, Liberia and Ivory Coast
- Size
- 4 cm
- Temperature
- 23 – 26°C
- pH
- 5.5 – 7.0
- GH
- 1 – 8 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium – high
- Behavior
- peaceful (shy)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 8
- Minimum aquarium size
- 60 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Small, translucent African tetra with golden highlights and red-edged fins. Jumps; requires a lid.
