Family: Characidae
Distribution: 2002 heralded the discovery of Hyphessobrycon diancistrus in the Negro and Orinoco River basins, South America.
PH: 4.5 – 5.5 pH
Temperature: 24 – 28°C (75 – 82°F)
Hardness: 0 – 4 dH
Description: Due to the recency of its discovery, there is little known about Hyphessobrycon diancistrus. The one solid piece of information is that it reaches a length of 3cm.
If it turns out to be anything like its Hyphessobrycon relatives, this fish will be peaceful, calm and non-territorial. It will probably also be active and prefer to live in shoals.
Diet: Feed your Hyphessobrycon diancistrus an omnivorous diet, primarily composed of quality flake foods with occasional live or frozen foods such as insect larvae and blood worms.
Breeding: There are currently no successful breeding reports in captivity, but if you’re lucky enough to find this fish and want to give breeding a go, it is recommended you use the general Hyphessobrycon method.
Set up two conditioning tanks, one for a year old male and one for a year old female. Your two Hyphessobrycon diancistrus should be fed on a diet of Drosophila and insect larvae for two-to-three weeks, before moving them into a 38L breeding tank. The tank should have a temperature of 24 – 26°C (75 – 79°F), a pH of 5.5 – 6.5, and dH of 2 – 4. Partial weekly water changes are a must. Do not use any form of substrate, just fine-leaved plants and a soft filtration system (sponge or foam).
If eggs do not appear within three days of the introduction, repeat the process of conditioning. When spawning, eggs will appear in the plant leaves. The parents will eat the eggs, so they should be removed immediately after spawning. A little over 24 hours later, the eggs will hatch, with the fry swimming free a few days later. A diet of baby Brine Shrimp and micro-organisms should be used for the first ten days, before switching your fry to crushed flake.
Comments: Due to the fact Hyphessobrycon diancistrus was so recently discovered, there is very little completed information and research. Because of this, general information pertaining to the Hyphessobrycon species has been included.
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Recommended Compatible Species: They should live happily with other Tetra species (particularly the Neon Tetra and Black Tetra). They also should be good tank mates with Discus, Apistogramma‘s like Apistogramma Cacatouides and Apistogramma Borelli, Corydoras Catfish (particularly Corydoras Sterbai and Corydoras aeneus) Angelfish, Clown loach, the common Guppy and Platy and most Gourami (such as the Blue Gourami and Dwarf Gourami like the Honey Gourami) Also should live happily with most Danio (particularly the Zebra Danio and Pearl Danio) and also many Killifish could make great tank mates.
Originally posted 2010-04-21 02:00:50. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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