Tetras and Characids
Coral Pencilfish
Nannostomus mortenthaleri
Photo: Brian Gratwicke · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–28 °C
- pH5–6.5
- Minimum tank40 l
- Adult size4 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 6 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Lebiasinidae
- Origin
- Nanay (Peru)
- Size
- 4 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 28°C
- pH
- 5.0 – 6.5
- GH
- 0 – 6 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- Pacific (small-scale territorial males)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 6
- Minimum aquarium size
- 40 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Males are a deep coral red with black lines. One of the most spectacular pencilfish.
