Red Beckford's Pencilfish (Nannostomus beckfordi var. "Red"), Tank-Bred
Red Beckford's Pencilfish (Nannostomus beckfordi var. "Red"), Tank-Bred
Red Beckford's Pencilfish (Nannostomus beckfordi var. "Red"), Tank-Bred
Red Beckford's Pencilfish (Nannostomus beckfordi var. "Red"), Tank-Bred
Red Beckford's Pencilfish (Nannostomus beckfordi var. "Red"), Tank-Bred
Red Beckford's Pencilfish (Nannostomus beckfordi var. "Red"), Tank-Bred
Red Beckford's Pencilfish (Nannostomus beckfordi var. "Red"), Tank-Bred
Red Beckford's Pencilfish (Nannostomus beckfordi var. "Red"), Tank-Bred
Red Beckford's Pencilfish (Nannostomus beckfordi var. "Red"), Tank-Bred
Red Beckford's Pencilfish (Nannostomus beckfordi var. "Red"), Tank-Bred
Red Beckford's Pencilfish (Nannostomus beckfordi var. "Red"), Tank-Bred
Red Beckford's Pencilfish (Nannostomus beckfordi var. "Red"), Tank-Bred
Red Beckford's Pencilfish (Nannostomus beckfordi var. "Red"), Tank-Bred
Red Beckford's Pencilfish (Nannostomus beckfordi var. "Red"), Tank-Bred
Red Beckford's Pencilfish (Nannostomus beckfordi var. "Red"), Tank-Bred
Red Beckford's Pencilfish (Nannostomus beckfordi var. "Red"), Tank-Bred

Red Beckford's Pencilfish (Nannostomus beckfordi var. "Red"), Tank-Bred

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* For the safety of our animals, we now ship live fish exclusively via UPS Next Day Air.  If your order contains this item, you will only see UPS Next Day Air as a shipping option during checkout *

The peaceful and beautifully-colored Red Beckford's Pencilfish is one of the most superb freshwater nano fish!

The Red Beckford's Pencilfish (Nannostomus beckfordi var. "Red") is a very sought-after schooling community fish. Its small size, vibrant coloration, and relative rarity have made it one of the most desirable freshwater nano and planted aquarium fish.

The Red Beckford's Pencilfish typically occupies the top and middle level of the water column, although it can often be seen swimming and feeding in the middle and bottom levels as well. It is safe with other peaceful, small fish. Adult dwarf shrimp are generally safe as well, but adult Red Beckford's Pencilfish may eat small dwarf shrimp and their fry. Larger, peaceful invertebrates can also make good tankmates. Red Beckford's Pencilfish must be kept in schools of 6 or more. Since they are tank-bred, Red Beckford's Pencilfish are very adaptable, but their natural habitat contains soft, acidic water rich in tannins and leaf litter.

While not a picky eater, the Red Beckford's Pencilfish will thrive and remain very colorful on a varied diet of meaty foods. High-quality flake food, pellets, and frozen or freeze-dried meaty foods will all be readily accepted.  

What We Like About This Fish:
  • Vivid red coloration and black striping and very small size
  • Peaceful disposition with fish and peaceful invertebrates
  • Very active and noticeable schooling fish in any aquarium
  • Excellent for inhabiting the top of the aquarium

 
RECOMMENDED TANK PARAMETERS:
  • Temperature:  64° - 82° F (18° - 27.7° C)
  • pH:  5.0 - 8.0 (more acidic water is preferable)
  • KH:  4 - 8 dKH
  • Minimum tank size:  10 gallons

 
CARE GUIDELINES:
  • Diet:  Micropredator. Will easily accept high quality dry and frozen foods and requires a varied diet.
  • Social behavior:  Peaceful, schooling/shoaling.
  • Origin:  Tank-bred, but indigenous to South America
  • Average adult size:  1.2 - 1.4 inches (3 - 3.5 cm), possibly larger
  • Average purchase size:  1/2 - 1 inch (1.3 - 2.5 cm)

 
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For the safety of our animals, we only ship live fish, crabs, and select other inverts exclusively via UPS 1 Day Air.  If your order contains this item, you will only see UPS 1 Day Air as a shipping option during checkout. If other items are in your cart that can ship with  2 day or standard shipping options the only shipping method you can still select is UPS 1 Day Air. 

UPS 1 Day is a description of the duration of time a shipment will spend in transit once it has been shipped. This does not guarantee the package will be shipped the same or next day from which the order was placed.

Shipping Schedule for this service

UPS 1 Day: Monday through Thursday
 

Current Handling Time:

1-9 business days

Here at Aquatic Arts, we consider the welfare of the live animals we are shipping to be of the foremost importance. This process is much more involved than simply creating a shipping label and affixing it to a box. Depending on the order, it takes from 4 to 7 people to complete this process properly. We check the weather conditions here where they fly out of the Indianapolis UPS facility and the destination for each shipment. We start early each morning and go through a multi-step process to have the day's shipments prepared in time for the UPS pickup. The volume of orders in our system also affects the processing time. Therefore our stated handling time is 1-9 business days. 

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Pricing is by size of package needed to fill entire order and distance it must travel. It will be calculated at checkout.

 

 

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