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Diamond Tetra
Moenkhausia pittieri
6 in the tank
Where it's from
Native to the Guapo and Tuy river basins
Venezuela
Native range: Lista Roja de la Fauna Venezolana 2015 (CC BY 4.0); Tedesco et al. 2017 (CC0).
At a glance
- Size
- 2.5 in
- 6 cm
- Min tank
- 15 gal
- 57 L
- Group
- 6+
- Temp
- 73–82°F
- 23–28°C
- pH
- 6.0–7.5
- GH
- 71–214 ppm
- 4–12 dGH
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Swims
- Middle
- Lifespan
- 3–6 yrs
Ammonia 0 ppm and nitrate under 20 ppm.
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