Family: Characidae
Distribution: Hyphessobrycon guarani makes its home in the Upper Paraná River basin of South America.
PH: 6.0 – 7.5 pH
Temperature: 23 – 28°C (74 – 82°F)
Hardness: 2 – 15 dH
Description: This fish will grow to around 3cm. There is little known about it, but the Hyphessobrycon family is generally peaceful, non-territorial and make active and eye-catching members of community tanks.
Diet: The omnivorous diet suits Hyphessobrycon species and there’s no indication this specific fish is any different. Ensure that quality flake foods are the staple of the diet, and use frozen or live foods as treats once or twice a week.
Breeding: Due to the rarity of this fish in captivity, the difficulty levels are unknown. It is suggested that the general breeding method of the family is used.
Separate a year-old female and a year-old male into two conditioning tanks. They should be fed with insect larvae and Drosophila for two-to-three weeks, when they can then be introduced into a breeding tank. For the smaller species, a 38L tank is sufficient size.
The breeding tank should have a temperature of 24 – 26°C (75 – 79°F), a pH of 5.5 – 6.5, and dH of 2 – 4. It must be kept consistently clean and in the dark. It does not require any substrate, simply some fine-leaved plants and soft filtration (such as a foam or sponge).
The pair should spawn within three days – if not, repeat the process. Hypessobrycon guarani spawn into the leaves of the plants and should be removed immediately after the eggs are laid. The eggs will hatch within 2 days, and the fry will be free-swimming a few days after that. The fry can be fed on micro-organisms and baby Brine Shrimp for the first ten days, and then on crushed flake foods. The water should be changed weekly, but only partially.
Comments: There is very little information available on Hyphessobrycon guarani; therefore information pertaining to the Hyphessobrycon family has been included.
If this species is anything like its relatives, it will be easy to maintain and care fore, making it suitable for an aquarist of any experience level.
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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 02:37:18. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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