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Jelly Bean Tetra

Jelly Bean Tetra

Ladigesia roloffi

Taxonomy

Class: Actinopterygii

Order: Characiformes

Family: Alestidae

Subfamily: Alestinae

Origin: Sierra Leone, Liberia

Behavior

Schooling
Territorial When Spawning

Minimum Group Size: 10

Size

0-4 cm

Males have a differently shaped, darker, and elongated anal fin.

Diet

Carnivore
Omnivore

Food

Frozen Food
Flake Food
Live Food
Food Tablets

Water Parameters

Temperature (°C):21-26 °C

pH:6-7

Carbonate Hardness (dKH):0-7 dKH

Total Hardness (dGH):7-14 dGH

CO2 (mg/L):0-30 mg/L

Tank Requirements

Tank Length (cm):60-180 cm

Nano Tank:No


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