Breeding Red Phantom Tetra (Hyphessobrycon Sweglesi) In The Aquarium

Location

This freshwater fish comes from Brazil and Colombia. It lives in dark waters in the woods.

Body description

Colour of the fish is red with darker belly. There is a black spot behind gills cover and on the dorsal fin. The anal fin and the pelvic fins have black-white border. Male is smaller than female and has longer dorsal and caudal fin tips.

Temperament and behaviour

This fish swims in the bottom part of water in large shoal. It is peaceful and sensitive species. In aquarium you should keep several individuals of this species.

Aquarium decoration

This species likes places to hide, dimmed light and clear water. Aquarium should be decorated with floating plants.

Breeding

This fish is oviparous. Breeding should be made in a separate tank with soft and acidic (pH=5,5-6,5) water. Water should also have temperature of 24-26°C, with clumps of fine-leaved plants or fish hatchery. There should be no light in the tank (eggs and fry are light sensitive). Water should be filtered through peat. Spawning may be in groups. You may also separate males from females and feed them with live food. Then selected pair should be transferred to the spawning tank in the evening. They should spawn next day in the morning. During the spawning the pair often turns upside-down. After the breeding you need to remove parents immediately from that tank because they will eat eggs. The eggs hatch after 1-1,5 days and fry starts swimming 3-4 days later.