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Darter Tetra
Characidium fasciatum
Crenuchidae
📍 South America
An unusual tetra that behaves more like a goby, perching on rocks and darting between surfaces. Features bold vertical bars across a torpedo-shaped body. Prefers well-oxygenated water with moderate current and a sandy bottom.
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Quick Facts
- diet
- Carnivore – frozen bloodworms, brine shrimp, live foods
- lifespan
- 3–5 years
- max size
- 7 cm (2.8 in)
- tank size
- 15 gallons minimum
- temperament
- Peaceful, territorial with conspecifics
Water it likes
- ph
- 6.0–7.5
- ammonia
- 0 ppm
- nitrate
- <10 ppm
- hardness
- 2–12 dGH
- temperature
- 72–79°F (22–26°C)
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