Tetras and Characids
Congo tetra
Phenacogrammus interruptus
Photo: André Karwath aka Aka · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH6–7.5
- Minimum tank150 l
- Adult size8.5 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 6 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Alestidae
- Origin
- Congo River Basin (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Size
- 8.5 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 6.0 – 7.5
- GH
- 3 – 15 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- peaceful (shy)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 6
- Minimum aquarium size
- 150 L
- Diet
- omnivore (includes some plant matter)
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Large scales with iridescent sheen and fins with white fringes in males. Needs space to swim and peaceful tankmates; becomes stressed around very fast-swimming fish.
