Silver tipped tetra - Hasemania nana

Silver tipped tetra ( common name )

Hasemania nana ( fish name )

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Maximum size in aquariums (min-max): 2 - 3 cm ( 0.79 - 1.18 in )
pH of water: 5.5 - 6.5
Water hardness (dGH): 4 - 18 °N
Recommended temperature: 22 - 28 °C ( 71.6 - 82.4 °F )
Compatibility (temperament to it's family): peaceful (read this answer)
Compatibility (temperament to other fish species): peaceful (read this answer)
Place in the aquarium: Middle levels
The way of breeding: Spawning
Fish origin: South America

Information about care

Food and feeding
This fish will accept all foods offered, a varied diet of quality flake, pellets, blood worms, daphnia, and brine shrimp should be given.

Origin
South America- namely in Brazil, where it lives in the river tributaries.

Sexing
The male tends to be slimmer with more coloration with a white tip on its anal fin. The female will have a yellow tip on her anal fin.

Breeding
These are an easy fish to breed but add some marbles to the substrate for the eggs to fall through. The parents are cannibalistic towards the eggs so care should be taken. The eggs will hatch in 20-30 hours and the fry should be fed on newly hatched brine shrimp.

Lifespan
With the correct conditions, this fish should live for 5 years.

Short description
The silver tipped tetra can live in a wide range of temperatures, 22 deg C to 28 deg C, subdued lighting should be used in the tank with the aid of floating plants.

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Contributed by: koz_mac at hotmail dot com»1

On: September 28, 2007, 11:27 am

I have silver tip tetras and one female is pregnant but she has been holding her eggs for at least 1 month. I was wondering if she should be laying them soon or if this is normal. Maybe you can let me know how I can make her lay them? Thanks you and I will wait for your reply.

T

Contributed by: admin»746

On: September 28, 2007, 2:18 pm

Hi T,

I count on that the pH level is too high or the female doesn’t have enough intimity with the male.

In the first case, use some natural water softener.

I’d like to cite this source (I personally bought the below-mentioned product and it helped me a little):

QUEREX is a biologically active oak bark extract with a high content of natural tannins. Used to create the so-called black water required for breeding some tropical fish, especially characins and small cichlids from rainforest biotopes in South America. These fish require soft water with a low pH value and a high tannin content.

QUEREX reduces the pH value, has a positive effect on fish activity, actively stimulates spawning, protects eggs against fungus, and naturally limits the development of green algae.

In the second case, move the female and the male into the breeding tank. But you probably did it already.

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