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Splash Tetra
Copella arnoldi
Animalia›Chordata›Actinopterygii›Characiformes›Lebiasinidae
📍 Lower Amazon & Guiana, South America
Famous for its unique spawning behaviour — pairs leap out of water together and deposit eggs on overhanging leaves, which the male then splashes with water to keep moist. A must-have lid is non-negotiable.
Keeping this species
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- diet
- omnivore/surface insects
- maxSize
- 3 inches
- minTankSize
- 20 gallons
- temperature
- 73–82°F (23–28°C)
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Temperature
73–82°F
23–28°C
Natural Habitat Temperature
77°F — 81°F seasonal range · (Jan low, Mar high)