Peugeot's tetra
Hyphessobrycon peugeoti
Also known as Peugeoti tetra, Crimson Lace Tetra
FreshwaterFish
Care at a glance
- Temperature
- 72–81°F
- 22–27°C
- pH
- 5.0–7.0
- Adult size
- 1.5 in
- 3.8 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
- Rio Juruena system, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Overview
Peugeot's tetra is a peaceful schooling tetra for a soft-water community tank. It makes a gentle introduction to the obscure end of its genus, and it is an intermediate fish to keep.
Did you know
Peugeot's tetra is named after the Peugeot car family. Their carbon-sink forest project in Mato Grosso hosted the surveys that discovered the species in its streams.
Caring for the Peugeot's tetra
Keep Peugeot's tetras in a group of six or more, in 15 gal (55 L) or larger. A planted tank with tannins and gentle movement suits them. Keep the water soft, at 72 to 81°F (22 to 27°C) and a pH of 5.0 to 7.0.
Feed them the usual small dry and frozen foods. Peugeot's tetras are peaceful and swim in the middle of the tank, so give them calm company. They adapt to community life better than many single-drainage rarities.
Good to know
Peugeot's tetra, Hyphessobrycon peugeoti, was described in 2013 and belongs to the family Characidae. It carries a golden body with a modest shoulder mark and warm-toned fins.
In the wild
Peugeot's tetra lives in streams of the rio Juruena system in northwestern Mato Grosso, Brazil. These are soft forest waters in the upper Tapajos country.
Weekly picks
Tank mates
The Peugeot's 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.
New Guinea blue-eye
Pseudomugil novaeguineae
Freshwater1.8 in (4.5 cm) · 15 gal (55 L)79–86°F (26–30°C)
Evelyn's cory
Hoplisoma evelynae
Freshwater1.6 in (4 cm) · 15 gal (55 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)
Harlequin rasbora
Trigonostigma heteromorpha
Freshwater2 in (5 cm) · 15 gal (55 L)72–82°F (22–28°C)
Gold-spotted halfbeak
Hemirhamphodon chrysopunctatus
Freshwater2.6 in (6.5 cm) · 14 gal (54 L)73–81°F (23–27°C)
Oil catfish
Duringlanis perugiae
Freshwater2.4 in (6 cm) · 15 gal (55 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)
Black widow tetra
Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
Freshwater2.4 in (6 cm) · 15 gal (55 L)68–79°F (20–26°C)
Common questions
What size tank does a Peugeot's tetra need?
A Peugeot's tetra needs at least 15 gal (55 L). It spends most of its time in the middle.
What temperature and pH does a Peugeot's tetra need?
A Peugeot's tetra is comfortable at 72–81°F (22–27°C) with a pH of 5.0–7.0.
What does a Peugeot's tetra eat?
A Peugeot's tetra eats the usual small dry and frozen foods.
How big does a Peugeot's tetra get?
An adult Peugeot's tetra reaches about 1.5 in (3.8 cm).
Does a Peugeot's tetra need a group?
Yes. A Peugeot's tetra is a schooling species and should be kept in a group, not singly.
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