Peppermint Tetra

She didn t do a water change the whole time she had them and only fed them occasionally. From the ancient greek υπελάσσων hyphesson meaning of lesser stature and used as a prefix in this case plus the generic name brycon. I agreed to take them off her hands for the sake of the fish.

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Peppermint tetra. So a friend of mine had 3 peppermint tetra living in a bowl unsure of size for over 3 weeks. Jump to latest follow 1 5 of 5 posts. I m starting a community tank soon and i figured that if i could keep them alive that long i would buy a propper school for them and they could live.

Numbered among the south american species this fish is relatively new in the us. Hyphessobrycon bentosi is native to the amazon basin in peru and are found in the densely vegetated shaded slow moving creeks that branch off from the amazon river. Males are slightly larger than females and have elongated dorsal and anal fins.

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They look almost identical to bleeding heart tetras body shape wise however they re fins are very colorful black. Hyphessobrycon robertsi anonymous axelrod 1958. Does anyone know if bleeding heart tetras will school with peppermint tetras they look almost identical.

A relatively peaceful fish suitable for all community tanks. Aquarium forum general freshwater aquarium topics freshwater fish species peppermint tetra hy511 compatibility members currently in the chatroom. I m not able to find much info on them though.

They re like a mix of hifin red serpae tetra black phantom tetras and bleeding heart tetras with a unique coloration. Peppermint tetra hy511 compatibility. Anyone familiar with peppermint tetras.

I m considering them for one of my tanks that houses a couple threadfin acara and s. Named to honour colonel bentos who was a volunteer on the thayer expedition during. Hyphessobrycon bentosi durbin 1908 ornate tetra synonymstop.

One of our favorite tetras it s the hy511 tetra aka peppermint tetras. 73 82f origin. Joined jan 25 2012 290 posts.

Thinking about a group of peppermint tetras to add to my rummynose and neons. They are often recommended to beginners because they are hardy and setting up their tank is very straightforward. Extremely hard to find anywhere but we have them.

The candy cane tetra hyphessobrycon bentosi is also known as the hy511 ornate tetra white tip tetra false rosy tetra bentos tetra and white fin ornate tetra. Bleeding heart tetra and peppermint tetra. The tetra group is a very exciting family of beautiful fish whose appearance is truly unmatched.

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