Clavatus tetra
Hyphessobrycon clavatus
Also known as Club-spot tetra, Acaciensis Tetra
FreshwaterFish
Care at a glance
- Temperature
- 72–81°F
- 22–27°C
- pH
- 5.5–7.2
- Adult size
- 1.5 in
- 3.7 cm
- Minimum tank
- 15 gal
- 55 L
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Social behavior
- Schooling
- Swim level
- Middle
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Breeding
- No record
- Rarity
- Rare
- Family
- Characidae
- Origin
- Peru
Overview
The Clavatus tetra is a peaceful schooling tetra for a soft-water community tank. It suits a keeper with some experience.
Did you know
The Clavatus tetra's club-shaped shoulder blotch works like a maker's mark. In a shipment of assorted Peru tetras, that one smudge identifies it at a glance.
Caring for the Clavatus tetra
Keep Clavatus tetras in a group of six or more, in 15 gal (55 L) or larger. A planted or leaf-littered tank with gentle filtration suits them.
Keep the water soft and stable, at 72 to 81°F (22 to 27°C) and a pH of 5.5 to 7.2. As with most rarely imported tetras, that does more for their color than any food can. They accept crushed flake, micro granules and small frozen foods.
Clavatus tetras are peaceful. Keep them alongside other small, peaceful Peruvian species like pencilfish or dwarf cichlids.
Good to know
Hyphessobrycon clavatus is a recently described tetra. Its species name comes from the Latin for club, a reference to the shape of its dark shoulder marking.
In the wild
The Clavatus tetra comes from lowland streams in Peru. There, soft, warm water moves slowly under forest cover.
Weekly picks
Tank mates
The Clavatus tetra is a peaceful, schooling species that keeps to the middle. These picks share a community profile with it, are safe together in both directions, and overlap on water type, temperature and pH.
Evelyn's cory
Hoplisoma evelynae
Freshwater1.6 in (4 cm) · 15 gal (55 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)
Clown killifish
Epiplatys annulatus
Freshwater1.4 in (3.5 cm) · 15 gal (55 L)68–79°F (20–26°C)
Variable platy
Xiphophorus variatus
Freshwater2.8 in (7 cm) · 15 gal (55 L)68–79°F (20–26°C)
Shelford's kuhli loach
Pangio shelfordii
Freshwater3.1 in (8 cm) · 15 gal (55 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)
Gold-spotted halfbeak
Hemirhamphodon chrysopunctatus
Freshwater2.6 in (6.5 cm) · 14 gal (54 L)73–81°F (23–27°C)
Three-lined pencilfish
Nannostomus trifasciatus
Freshwater1.3 in (3.3 cm) · 15 gal (55 L)72–82°F (22–28°C)
Common questions
What size tank does a Clavatus tetra need?
A Clavatus tetra needs at least 15 gal (55 L). It spends most of its time in the middle.
What temperature and pH does a Clavatus tetra need?
A Clavatus tetra is comfortable at 72–81°F (22–27°C) with a pH of 5.5–7.2.
What does a Clavatus tetra eat?
A Clavatus tetra accepts crushed flake, micro granules and small frozen foods.
How big does a Clavatus tetra get?
An adult Clavatus tetra reaches about 1.5 in (3.7 cm).
Does a Clavatus tetra need a group?
Yes. A Clavatus tetra is a schooling species and should be kept in a group, not singly.
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