Serpae Serpae Tetra or Red Minor Tetra (Hyphessobrycon Eques) is characin fish from South America in particular the Amazon River, Peru, Brazil, and Argentina Paraguay. Serpae tetra is a small fish that reach a body length of 4 cm. These fish have brilliant red or reddish brown, the color of her body as it is sometimes referred to as Tetra fish blood.
In the body, has a large black spots are located on the back of the gills, where the size of the spots will be reduced with age. Serpae tetra also have dorsal fins are black with white ends and sometimes reddish, while others including the tail fin is generally red. In the wild, unknown serpae tetra eat small invertebrates. These fish like tuna are grouped by the number of members about 6-10 tail. They live on the water conditions pH 5.5 to 7.5 and a temperature of 75 to 82 ° F (24-28 ° C).
The males are generally more slender than females, while females are fatter and strapping plasticity. For breeding, reproduction prepared place with grass like Java moss or spawning fish to lay their eggs. Net reproduction tank given the size of the hole large enough so that fish eggs can pass through, but small enough to mature so as not to reach the egg (adult fish like to eat their eggs). The condition tends to be water that is acidic with a pH of 5.5 to 6.5 and a temperature of 80 - 84oC.
There are several sorting techniques, one of which put several pairs of male and female in a separate tank, then the selection of candidates who are ready to spawn broodstock which looks full of eggs females and males are strikingly colored. Selection of desired breeding tank at night and they will lay eggs in the morning. The eggs will hatch after 24-36 hours and the puppies will be ready to swim the fish after 3-4 days. Puppies can be fed infusoria fish and after a few days and ready to be fed brine shrimp microworm. The eggs and young fish are very sensitive to light, so it needs to be kept in a pretty dark place.
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