{"product_id":"gold-buenos-aires-tetra-hyphessobrycon-anisitsi","title":"Gold Buenos Aires Tetra | Psalidodon anisitsi","description":"\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Buenos Aires Tetra is a big, hardy, fast-moving shoaler with a silver body and red-tipped fins — tough as old boots and tolerant of cooler water. This is the gold (leucistic) form, glowing pale yellow-gold. Reaching around 7 cm, it is a superb beginner's fish for a roomy tank, though it is a keen plant-nibbler, 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, across Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and southern Brazil. It lives in a range of rivers, streams, lakes and pools, often in cooler subtropical water, in large active shoals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAppearance\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA robust, deep-bodied tetra. The gold form is a soft yellow-gold, with red-orange edging on the fins and a small dark spot at the tail base. Wild-type fish are bright silver; both develop richer fin colour with age and good feeding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTemperament and Compatibility\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeaceful towards similar-sized fish but bold, fast and greedy, and a notorious fin-nipper if kept in too small a group or with slow, long-finned tankmates. Keep it in a shoal of six or more with other robust, active species.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFeeding\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn omnivore with a big appetite and a strong taste for plants. Feed a quality flake or pellet with plenty of vegetable matter — blanched vegetables, spirulina and algae-based foods — alongside frozen bloodworm and brine shrimp. Well-fed fish are less inclined to strip plants.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCare Requirements\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eExtremely hardy and forgiving, ideal for beginners and unheated tanks in temperate Australia. It needs room to swim and clean, well-oxygenated water. Because it grazes soft plants, use tough species such as Anubias and Java fern, or a plastic-plant\/hardscape layout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eBreeding\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn easy, prolific egg-scatterer. A conditioned group scatters eggs among plants, which the adults will eat; a separate spawning tank with a mesh or dense moss protects them. Fry hatch in a day or two and grow quickly on tiny foods.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSpecies Information\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eScientific Name\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePsalidodon anisitsi (formerly Hyphessobrycon anisitsi)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCommon Name\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBuenos Aires Tetra (Gold form)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOrigin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eParaná \u0026amp; La Plata basins, south-eastern South America\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaximum Size\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7 cm (occasionally larger)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLifespan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5 years\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTemperament\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePeaceful but boisterous (can nip fins)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDifficulty\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBeginner\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMinimum Tank Size\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e90 litres\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRecommended Tank Size\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e120+ litres\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDiet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOmnivore (herbivore-leaning)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWater Temperature\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18–28 °C\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003epH Range\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6.0–8.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGH Range\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5–20 dGH\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSalinity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNot applicable (freshwater)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSuitable For\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eActive, robust community and coolwater aquariums\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eReef Safe\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNot applicable\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePlant Safe\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNo (grazes soft-leaved plants)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSuitable Tank Mates\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther robust, active fish of similar size — larger barbs, danios, other big tetras, rainbowfish, peaceful medium cichlids and larger Corydoras.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAvoid Keeping With\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSlow or long-finned fish (bettas, angelfish, fancy guppies) that will be nipped, very small fish, and delicate soft-water community species. 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