Tetras and Characids
Golden Pencilfish
Nannostomus beckfordi
Photo: SelEle-MS · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–28 °C
- pH5.5–7.5
- Minimum tank60 l
- Adult size6 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 6 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Lebiasinidae
- Origin
- Lower Amazon, Guianas
- Size
- 6 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 28°C
- pH
- 5.5 – 7.5
- GH
- 2 – 15 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- high – medium
- Behavior
- Pacific (males defend small territories)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 6
- Minimum aquarium size
- 60 L
- Diet
- Omnivorous (fine food, small invertebrates)
- Reproduction
- oviparous; lays eggs among plants
Notes: Pencil-shaped body with a dark stripe and fins with red accents. At night, its pattern changes to stripes. Ideal for peaceful planted aquariums.
