Tetras and Characids
One-Banded Pencilfish
Nannostomus unifasciatus
Photo: Lochrian · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–28 °C
- pH5–7
- Minimum tank60 l
- Adult size6 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 6 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Lebiasinidae
- Origin
- Amazon and Orinoco Basins
- Size
- 6 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 28°C
- pH
- 5.0 – 7.0
- GH
- 1 – 10 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- higher
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 6
- Minimum aquarium size
- 60 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: A single black band with a gold border. It swims at an angle with its head pointing upward, like the oblique swimmer.
