Black Phantom Tetra Fact Sheet

"Black Phantom Tetra Fact Sheet"," It comes from several river basins in Bolivia and Brazil.
 It has also been reported from the Brazilian part of the Río Paraguay.


The Black Phantom Tetra grows to about one and a half inches long.
8 cm.


Water Conditions

The Black Phantom Tetra is a tropical fish.
 It is unsuitable for a cold water aquarium although it will take temperatures down to about 22 degrees C (72 degrees F), and is comfortable up to about 28 degrees C (82 degrees F).
 In its natural habitat, this fish comes from soft acid water, but will adjust to slightly alkaline conditions with a moderate degree of hardness.


Food

The Black Phantom Tetra is an omnivore.
 Frozen blood worms are also eaten readily.


The Black Phantom Tetra will eat at all levels, but favours the lower half of the aquarium more than many tetras.
 Do not over feed.


Companions

Like most tetras, the Black Phantom Tetra likes to be in a school, but unlike most, it is also happy in a pair.
 Note that males and female may also push each other around.


Sexing

The male Black Phantom Tetras have longer fins than the females and when in breeding condition, the females become plumper, but the biggest difference is in their colour.
 The adipose fin, on the top of the body behind the larger dorsal fin is much more noticeable in the females than the males, because in females it is red while in the males it is grey.


Breeding

Condition the fish well before attempting the get them to spawn.


The Black Phantom Tetra is an egg scattering species.
5-6, and decrease the general hardness of the water the below 4 degrees.


A female Black Phantom tetra will produce about 300 eggs.


The babies will need infusoria (protozoa) at first.


Pest Fish

With any pet fish, make sure it cannot get into natural waterways it is not native to.