Cardinal Tetra

scientific name

Paracheiroden axelrodi

size

Length: 1-2 inch

characteristics

Color: fins colorless • upper body brownish-red • greenish to turquoise stripe from eye to caudel fin • bright red band on lower half of body from mouth to tail

Behavior: schooling

reproduction/life span

Life span: 5-7 yrs
Mate. male embraces female while spawning • spawn at twilight
Hatching: eggs hatch 24-30 hr
Youngs: fry free swimming in 5 days

diet

Wild: plankton, worms, small crustaceans

habitat/range

Habitat: dark bottom areas
Range: mid-upper Rio Negro, Orinoco and other Colombian and Venezuelan rivers

status

not listed