Tetras and Characids
Red-tailed Pencilfish
Nannostomus rubrocaudatus
Key facts
- Temperature24–28 °C
- pH5.5–7
- Minimum tank40 l
- Adult size3 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 8 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Lebiasinidae
- Origin
- Peru
- Size
- 3 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 28°C
- pH
- 5.5 – 7.0
- GH
- 1 – 8 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 8
- Minimum aquarium size
- 40 L
- Diet
- omnivore (fine food)
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Tiny pencilfish with a red tail and a dark stripe. Ideal for planted nano tanks.
