DIET Flake
food, small sinking pellets,
freeze dried krill,
frozen fish dinner,
brine shrimp
bloodworm
mosquito larvae
BREEDING
Egg Layers
MAXIMUM SIZE Males: 8-10cm
Females: 6-8cm
RECOMMENDED MIN AQUARIUM 80 Litres
TANK REGION
Middle
SOCIAL
Peaceful
CARE
Easy 10/10
Congo Tetra
An incredibly beautiful fish to have in any tropical aquarium is the Congo Tetra.
Congo
Tetra's feature a colourful metallic body and the long flowing fins in
males while the smaller females show less colour.
Congo’s originate from Central Africa in the upper Congo basin river
system and associated tributaries in the Upper and Lower Ogowe and
Ivindo and also the Chiloango River system.
Although they are one of the larger growing Tetra’s, they are very
peaceful. Generally residing in the middle area’s of the aquarium but
can spend time at all levels. They can be a shy & timid fish when
first introduced to the aquarium but once settled can become active
“show pony’s” prancing back and forth across the front of the tank.
Sexing males from females is quite easy as males have extended tail
& dorsal fins which can display colours when they are showing off.
Males are larger and more colourful than females. They are egg
scatterers but do not care for their eggs or fry and in fact are more
likely to eat both the eggs and fry.
Congo’s can be a robust eater and may bump other fish out of their way
to get at food during feeding times and enjoy a wide variety of foods
such as flake, sinking pellets, frozen & live foods.
They are generally a schooling fish and should therefore not be kept
alone in a tank. It is recommended a shoal of at least 4 be introduced
for this reason.
There
should always be more females to males in the tank and due to their
larger size should not be kept in tanks smaller than 90 x 30 x 30cm
(36" x 12" x 12") or 80 Litres for a small group of 4-5.
Congo Tetra