The Congo Tetra are colourful fish that originate from the Congo River Basin in Africa. They have long fins and large scales when fully grown and can reach up to 8-9cm’s long in males and 6-7cm’s in females. They are a large peaceful fish suitable with a variety of community tanks housed with large or small fish, due to there elaborate fins they should not be kept with fish who have a tendency to nip fins.
They are hardy freshwater fish and thrive in good water quality with a PH level balance of 6 - 7.5.
They enjoy eating live food, such as, bloodworm and brine shrimp, frozen and flake to help keep the good quality colouring.
Current stock is 1 female, around 8cm’s and mature.
Water parameters:
Temperature: 22-26 Celsius
Hardness: 5 - 20 GDH
PH: 6.0 - 7.5
KH: 5 - 20 degrees
The Congo Tetra are colourful fish that originate from the Congo River Basin in Africa. They have long fins and large scales when fully grown and can reach up to 8-9cm’s long in males and 6-7cm’s in females. They are a large peaceful fish suitable with a variety of community tanks housed with large or small fish, due to there elaborate fins they should not be kept with fish who have a tendency to nip fins.
They are hardy freshwater fish and thrive in good water quality with a PH level balance of 6 - 7.5.
They enjoy eating live food, such as, bloodworm and brine shrimp, frozen and flake to help keep the good quality colouring.
Current stock is 1 female, around 8cm’s and mature.
Water parameters:
Temperature: 22-26 Celsius
Hardness: 5 - 20 GDH
PH: 6.0 - 7.5
KH: 5 - 20 degrees
