Lemon tetra
📖 Overview
Feeds on worms, crustaceans and plant matter . Aquarium keeping: in groups of 5 or more individuals; minimum aquarium size 60 cm .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Lemon tetra is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Lemon tetra is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Lemon tetra is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Based on aquarium observations, males defend territories during the morning spawning period while females school, periodically entering a male's territory individually to spawn . After a brief courtship, there is a short spawning rush near some suitable substrate such as clumps of aquatic plants . There is no parental care, males leaving their territory after the spawning period to school with the females . Produces many batches of eggs per season and releases each of these batches over many spawning acts . Aquarium observations suggest that this species reproduces continuously after reaching maturity .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 5.5 - 8.0; dH range: ? - 25. Tropical; 23°C - 28°C South America: Tapajós River basin.
🌿 Ecology
worms, crustaceans and plant matter (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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