Tetras and Characids
Diamond Tetra
Moenkhausia pittieri
Photo: Neale Monks at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–28 °C
- pH6–7.5
- Minimum tank80 l
- Adult size6 cm
- Difficulty★☆☆☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 6 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Characidae
- Origin
- Lake Valencia (Venezuela)
- Size
- 6 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 28°C
- pH
- 6.0 – 7.5
- GH
- 4 – 15 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★☆☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 6
- Minimum aquarium size
- 80 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Scales that shimmer like glitter in the light. Adult males develop long, purplish fins. Hardy and very showy when kept in a group.
