Red Phantom Tetra – 10 pack
$46.99
The red Phantom Tetra is a colorful addition to any freshwater community aquarium. The striking color pattern of the semi-transparent red body is accented with darker red markings in the fins. The schooling nature of the Red Phantom Tetra creates an impressive display when kept in a school of at least six or more individuals.
The Red Phantom Tetra is a member of the Characidae Family that is often confused with the similar Serpae Tetra. In the wild, these eye-catching tetras are found in the tributaries and rivers of Columbia, South America.
The ideal aquarium setup for the Red Phantom Tetra should include a variety of live plants, rocks and driftwood to recreate natural habitat and provide hiding spaces. Similar to other tetra species, the male Red Phantom Tetra will have a longer more pronounced dorsal fin than the plumper female.
The natural diet of the Red Phantom Tetra consists primarily of small insects and planktonic animals. However, it will accept frozen or freeze-dried brine shrimp, daphnia, bloodworms tubifex, as well as micro pellet food and high-quality flake foods.
The Phantom is generally peaceful although the males may fight with each other during breeding time. Just like other tetras, they like to live in a shoal of 6 or more. They are easy to keep and fairly hardy to a variety of different water parameters
Species – Red Phantom Tetra – Megalamphodus Sweglesi
Current Size – 2cm – 3cm
Adult Length – 5cm
Temperature Range – 22 – 27 °C
pH Range – 6.0 – 7.5
Tanks Mates and Compatibility –Â Very peaceful making it an ideal resident of the well-researched community aquarium.
It is perhaps best-maintained alongside similarly-sized characids, gasteropelecids, lebiasinids, smaller callichthyid or loricariid catfishes, and non-predatory, small-to-medium-sized cichlids.
Ideal Number to Keep –Â Try to buy a group of at least 8-10 specimens since this species forms temporary dominance hierarchies within which males compete for female attention, and therefore displays more interesting behavior and better coloration when maintained in numbers.
Feeding – In aquaria a diet of dried foods but like most fishes does best when offered a varied menu which in this case should also contain live and frozen chironomid larvae (bloodworm), mosquito larvae, Daphnia, Moina, etc.
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Jessica –
My first order, ever, of livestock over the internet. Ordered 10 Red Phantom Tetra, but got 11 beautiful fish, in perfect condition.
Rosse –
This was my third purchase from goodjosephlivefishstore. I’ve purchased 2 zebra plecos that are both still doing great. I just purchased 10 Red Phantom Tetra and they arrived very healthy and active. They are such a colorful and pretty fish. They just pop out in my tank. I highly recommend goodjosephlivefishstore and will continue to order from them