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| Family
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Characidae |
| Common name
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Silvertips |
| Origin
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Eastern Brazil |
| Adult size
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(cm) |
(inches) |
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5.08 |
2
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| Community tank?
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Yes, preferably in a shoal |
| Food
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Tubifex, water fleas, dried food |
| Water
temperature
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24 ° C (75 ° F) |
| Breeding
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Difficult.
Egg scatterer. |
| Additional
information
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A lively fish, often confused with
Hasemania
marginata, from which it differs by having an adipose fin.
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Tetras and Other Characins. With a special chapter: The tetra aquarium
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