Family: Characidae
Distribution: Hyphessobrycon negodagua inhabits the upper Paraguaçú River basin, South America.
PH: 6.0 – 7.5 pH
Temperature: 22 – 28 °C (72 – 82 °F)
Hardness: 2 – 15 dH
Description: Hyphessobrycon negodagua is a small Tetra, reaching only 2.8cm when mature. The family is generally peaceful, active and non-aggressive and there is no reason why Hyphessobrycon negodagua should be any different. They are good additions to any community or species-specific tank.
Unlike all but one other Hyphessobrycon species (that one being Hyphessobrycon taurocephalus) it does not have an adipose fin. The mature males can also be used to classify Hyphessobrycon negodagua as they have a high percentage of dark spots on the rear section of their bodies and by areas of white colouration on the tips of the anal and dorsal fins.
As they are uncommon in the hobby, there is a lack of information such as social behaviours.
Diet: The Hyphessobrycon species enjoy omnivorous diets. Your Hyphessobrycon negodagua will benefit from a diet that is primarily flakes or pellets with occasional live foods (such as bloodworms or mosquito larvae) as treats.
Breeding: Due to its rarity, successful captivity-bred reports have yet to be published. If you manage to find a pair and want to try it yourself, it is suggested you follow the general Hyphessobrycon method.
First separate a male and a female (at least one year old) into two conditioning tanks. Feed them live foods for about three weeks before introducing them into the breeding tank. They should breed within 24 hours, but give them three days and, if no eggs appear, repeat the conditioning process.
Remove the parents once they have spawned or you may find they’ve eaten all the eggs. They will hatch after 24 hours and the subsequent free-swimming fry should be fed Infusoria. Once they are big enough, start them on baby brine shrimp.
Err on the side of caution and keep the eggs of Hyphessobrycon negodagua in as much dark as possible as it is unknown whether they are light-sensitive or not.
Comments: Hyphessobrycon negodagua is uncommon in the hobby and therefore there is limited information available. Consequently, information pertaining to the Hyphessobrycon species in general 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 07:38:42. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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