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Buenos Aires Tetra
Hyphessobrycon anisitsi
Family: Characidae
📍 La Plata Basin, Argentina & Brazil
Tough, active tetra with red-tipped fins. Tolerates cooler water down to 18°C. Known to nip fins and eat plants. Best in a species tank or with similarly robust fish.
Keeping this species
- pH
- 5.8–8.5
- diet
- omnivore
- maxSize
- 2.5 inches
- minTankSize
- 30 gallons
- temperature
- 64–82°F (18–28°C)
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Water it likes
- ph
- 6.0–8.0
- hardness
- 5–20 dGH
- temperature
- 64–82°F (18–28°C)
Temperature
64–82°F
18–28°C
Natural Habitat Temperature
64°F — 77°F seasonal range · (Jan low, Jun high)
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Kept by0 hobbyists