has anyone kept any of the “lizard tetras”

[Magnum Man71 185]

I have a few red line lizard tetras (Iguanodectes geisleri )
coming, I've always wanted to try them or the green line lizards…

Red Line Lizard Tetra (Iguanodectes geisleri)

A unique and rarely seen characin from the Orinoco and Negro rivers in South America, the Red Line Lizard Tetra is a medium sized schooling fish that inhabits shallow, warm, acidic waters. In the aquarium, they will do best when kept with other similarly peaceful blackwater dwellers like...

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Iguanodectes geisleri

Iguanodectes geisleri is a characin from the rios Madeira and Negro in Brazil and the upper Río Orinoco in Venezuela. Traded with the similar-looking I. adujai as the 'red line lizard tetra', it differs in having a black lateral stripe beneath the red stripe and 20 to 25 anal-fin rays (28 to 34...

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[GaryE31 29]

I had a shoal of geisleri for a long time. They were nice, quiet fish - I really enjoyed watching them. They have long bodies but small mouths, and should be in quiet company.

 

[Rusty_Shackleford70 185]

Very interesting. The genus name means iguana biter.

 

[Swampman4 3]

Never heard of these tetras. Cool looking fish

 

[Back in the fold25 10]

New one on me but most things are .