HY511 Candy Cane Tetra (Hyphessobrycon sp.) - Tank-Bred!

HY511 Candy Cane Tetra (Hyphessobrycon sp.) - Tank-Bred!

Name: HY511 Candy Cane Tetra (Hyphessobrycon sp.) - Tank-Bred!
Brand: Aquatic Arts
SKU: CANDYCANETETRA3
Price: 10.99 USD
Availability: InStock

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This elegant fish boasts translucent maroon and pink body coloration and long, flowing white-tipped fins. A school of these will look especially incredible in the planted aquarium!

The HY511 Candy Cane Tetra (Hyphessobrycon sp.) is a strikingly beautiful tetra that is becoming increasingly popular among aquarists due to its elegant appearance and peaceful disposition. This fish boasts translucent maroon and pink body coloration and long, flowing, white-tipped fins. A school of these can be the highlight in any peaceful community aquarium, and will particularly stand out in any planted aquarium.

The Candy Cane Tetra 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 to keep with other peaceful, small fish. This tetra has a small mouth, but it still might prey on small adult shrimp. Larger, peaceful invertebrates can also make good tankmates. The Candy Cane Tetra must be kept in schools of 6 or more. Since it is tank-bred, this fish is somewhat adaptable, but its natural habitat contains soft, acidic water rich in tannins and leaf litter. It requires very clean water to thrive and it will display optimal coloration and health in a planted aquarium with dark substrate, especially where floating plants are present.

While not a picky eater, the Candy Cane Tetra will thrive and remain very colorful on a varied diet of omnivorous foods. High-quality flake food, pellets, and frozen or freeze-dried tubifex and bloodworms will all be readily accepted.

What We Like About This Fish:

Beautiful coloration and fins
Peaceful disposition with fish and peaceful invertebrates
Very active and noticeable fish in any aquarium
Ideal for planted aquariums

RECOMMENDED TANK PARAMETERS:

Temperature: 68° - 82.4° F (20° - 28° C)
pH: 6.6 - 7.2 (more acidic water is preferred)
KH: 1 - 12 dKH
Minimum tank size: 20 gallons

CARE GUIDELINES:

Diet: Omnivorous. Will easily accept high quality dry and frozen foods.
Social behavior: Peaceful, schooling/shoaling.
Origin: Tank-bred, but indigenous to South America.
Average adult size: 1.6 - 1.8 inches (4 - 4.5 cm)
Average purchase size: 1 inch (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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HY511 Candy Cane Tetra (Hyphessobrycon sp.) - Tank-Bred!