{"product_id":"buenos-aires-tetra-hyphessobrycon-anisitsi","title":"Buenos Aires Tetra | Hyphessobrycon anisitsi","description":"\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Buenos Aires Tetra is a big, hardy, fast-moving shoaler with a silvery body, red-tipped fins and a small dark diamond at the tail base. Reaching around 7–8 cm, it is tough as old boots and tolerant of cooler water — but it is an enthusiastic plant-eater, so aquascape accordingly.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch2\u003eNatural Habitat\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eNative to the Paraná and La Plata river basins of south-eastern South America (Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and southern Brazil), it lives in streams, ponds and vegetated margins across a wide climatic range, which is why it copes with lower temperatures than most tropical tetras.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch2\u003eAppearance\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe body is a bright silver with a bluish sheen, marked by a faint shoulder spot and a black diamond-shaped mark on the caudal peduncle. The fins are flushed with red, most vivid in mature and well-fed fish, and males tend to be slimmer and more colourful than the deeper-bodied females.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch2\u003eTemperament and Compatibility\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eBoisterous rather than aggressive, it is an active, occasionally nippy shoaler best kept in a group of eight or more to spread out its energy. Its speed and size mean it is happiest with robust, similarly lively tank mates and can overwhelm shy or long-finned fish.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch2\u003eFeeding\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eA hungry omnivore, it eats flake, pellets and live or frozen foods eagerly, but importantly needs plenty of vegetable matter — blanched vegetables, algae wafers and spirulina — or it will graze the tank's live plants instead.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch2\u003eCare Requirements\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eProvide a minimum of 90 L, ideally 150 L or more with open swimming space. It is very adaptable: temperature 18–28 °C (it happily takes cool, even unheated tanks), pH around 6.0–7.5 and soft to hard water. The catch is planting — it will eat most soft aquatic plants, so use tough species like Anubias and Java fern, or artificial plants.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch2\u003eBreeding\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuenos Aires Tetras are prolific egg-scatterers. A conditioned group scatters adhesive eggs among fine-leaved plants or spawning mops and eats them given the chance, so a separate spawning tank with a mesh or plant thicket is used to save the eggs. Fry are easy to raise.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch2\u003eSpecies Information\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003ctable\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eScientific Name\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHyphessobrycon anisitsi (syn. Psalidodon anisitsi)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCommon Name\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBuenos Aires Tetra\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOrigin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eParaná and La Plata basins, south-eastern South America\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaximum Size\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAround 7–8 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLifespan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAround 5 years with good care\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTemperament\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePeaceful but boisterous and occasionally nippy; schooling\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDifficulty\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBeginner\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMinimum Tank Size\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e90 L for a group\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRecommended Tank Size\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e150 L or larger\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDiet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOmnivore: flake, pellets, live and frozen foods, plus plenty of vegetable matter and algae wafers\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWater Temperature\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18–28 °C\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003epH Range\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6.0–7.5\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGH Range\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSoft to hard, around 5–25 dGH\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSalinity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNot applicable (freshwater)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSuitable For\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRobust community and unheated\/coldwater-tolerant tanks\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eReef Safe\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNot applicable\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePlant Safe\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNo — grazes on and eats soft plants\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003c\/table\u003e \u003ch2\u003eSuitable Tank Mates\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuitable tank mates include other robust, active fish such as larger barbs, danios, other big tetras, rainbowfish, peaceful medium cichlids and larger catfish.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch2\u003eAvoid Keeping With\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eAvoid keeping with slow, long-finned or timid fish (such as bettas, guppies and angelfish), delicate planted aquascapes, and small shrimp that may be eaten.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nick's Aquarium Oceanarium Terrarium","offers":[{"title":"Small (1-5cm)","offer_id":55232816808227,"sku":"AA1532","price":7.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Medium (5-10cm)","offer_id":55232816840995,"sku":null,"price":12.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0972\/7236\/5347\/files\/Buenos_Aires_Tetra.jpg?v=1781483459","url":"https:\/\/nicksaquariumoceanariumterrarium.com.au\/products\/buenos-aires-tetra-hyphessobrycon-anisitsi","provider":"Nicks Aquarium Oceanarium Terrarium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}