Tetras and Characids
Buenos Aires tetra
Psalidodon anisitsi
Also called: Hyphessobrycon anisitsi
Photo: Mattia Nocciola · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature18–28 °C
- pH6–8
- Minimum tank120 l
- Adult size7 cm
- Difficulty★☆☆☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 6 or more
- TemperamentSemi-aggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Characidae
- Origin
- Paraná River Basin (Argentina), (Paraguay)
- Size
- 7 cm
- Temperature
- 18 – 28°C
- pH
- 6.0 – 8.0
- GH
- 5 – 25 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★☆☆☆☆
- Water type
- subtropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- semi-aggressive (bites fins and eats plants)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 6
- Minimum aquarium size
- 120 L
- Diet
- Omnivore with a high proportion of plant matter
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Very hardy and tolerant of freshwater. It eats almost all soft plants; it’s best kept with Anubias, ferns, and rock decorations.
