INTERNAL CODE:
SCIENTIFIC NAME / FAMILY / GENDER
Hemigrammus coloreus, Characidae
COMUN NAME
Hemigrammus coloreus, watermelon tetra
ORIGIN
Rio Meta and Rio Negro in Colombia and Brazil.
CHARACTERISTICS
Color: Size: 5 cm
SEXUAL DIFORMISM.
Only identifiable during spawning when the eggs can be seen on the female’s body. Very difficult to breed in captivity, most of the specimens found will be wild-caught.
IDEAL CONDITIONS WATER HABITAT
| Ph | 5.5 – 7.0 | Oxygen | |
| Hardness Gh | Ammonia | 0ppm |
| Temperature | 23° – 26 ° C |
ETHOLOGY OF FISH
Micropredator and scavenger. Will accept most prepared and frozen foods in the aquarium
threat.
PACKING.
The transport is carried out in plastic bags with compressed oxygen.
