Common name: Penguin Tetra or Penguinfish
Scientific name: Thayeria boehlkei
Family: Characidae
Origin: Amazon Basin, South America.
Maximum size: 1.5 inches
Minimum Tank Size: 10 gallons
Temperature: 75-79 degrees
Care: Very undemanding. This tetra makes a good community fish for beginners. The Penguin Tetra swims in a zig-zag motion with its head higher than its tail.
Feeding: Accepts flake food and live foods such as bloodworms and brine shrimp.
Sexing: Hard to determine.
Breeding: Can be bred. Remove eggs or change water after spawning and the males produce a large amount of sperm.
Scientific name: Thayeria boehlkei
Family: Characidae
Origin: Amazon Basin, South America.
Maximum size: 1.5 inches
Minimum Tank Size: 10 gallons
Temperature: 75-79 degrees
Care: Very undemanding. This tetra makes a good community fish for beginners. The Penguin Tetra swims in a zig-zag motion with its head higher than its tail.
Feeding: Accepts flake food and live foods such as bloodworms and brine shrimp.
Sexing: Hard to determine.
Breeding: Can be bred. Remove eggs or change water after spawning and the males produce a large amount of sperm.