Hyphessobrycon sweglesi is a species of tetra that lives in the Orinoco River drainage basin in South America.[2] The species' scientific name used to be Megalamphodus sweglisi and the species' common name is red phantom tetra.[3] It grows up to 4 cm (1.6 in).[4]
| Red phantom tetra | |
|---|---|
 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Genus: | Hyphessobrycon |
| Species: | H. sweglesi |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyphessobrycon sweglesi (Géry, 1961) | |
Appearance
The fish has a round black spot behind the gill-plate, a black band on the dorsal fin that is bordered above and below by creamy-white. The other fins are red same as the upper rim of the eye.[5] The species' appearance is very similar to Hyphessobrycon megalopterus (black phantom tetra).
In the aquarium
Water Conditions
Aquarists keep this fish in water ranging from 20 to 23 °C (68 to 73 °F) that is soft (50–100mg/L) and acidic (pH 6.5).[4] The H. sweglesi is reported to be very sensitive to water chemistry, which affects the fish's coloration.[4] Frequent water changes are advised for it to thrive and to induce it to breed.[4]
Diet
The fish eats worms, small insects, and crustaceans.[2] In captivity, aquarists feed it prepared foods and small live foods.[4]
Breeding
The species can lay up to 400 eggs that can hatch in a day. The eggs are susceptible to fungus.
Aquarists put dark substrate in the spawning tank to protect the eggs from light.[4]
References
External links
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
