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       Rummy Nose Tetra profile.
   DIR By: PheonixKingZ
       Date: April 29, 2020, 12:27 pm
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       Scientific name: Hemigrammus rhodostomus **
       Care level: Easy
       Size: 2.5 inches
       Diet: Rummy nose tetras are omnivores. So in the wild they would
       eat small bits of plants, small insects, larvae or eggs.
       Generally anything that would fit into their mouths. There are
       lots of foods available from stores to provide them with a
       similar diet at home. Flakes, algae wafers, etc.
       Lifespan: 5-6 Years. (If properly cared for)
       Behavior: Peaceful.
       Breeding: Easy. Turn up the temperature in your tank to
       encourage breeding.
       Tank size: 18.5 gallons minimum. A 29 gallon tank is really
       recommended.
       Tank Mates: Any non-aggressive, passive fish. Any aggressive,
       larger fish (such as cichlids) will make rummy nose tetras feel
       uncomfortable and stress them out. *
       Area of tank: All over. This fish is very active and requires a
       lot of room.
       Price: $2 - $10
       * It’s a very peaceful species that won’t compete well with very
       boisterous or much larger tankmates. Ideally, keep it with other
       South American species, such as other Hemigrammus or
       Hyphessobrycon species, pencil fish, Apistogramma dwarf
       cichlids, Corydoras and small Loricariids. In a more general
       community it can be combined with smaller rasboras, barbs,
       Anabantoids and West African dwarf cichlids such as
       Pelvicachromis species. Many discus enthusiasts keep a shoal of
       rummy noses in their show tanks, too.
       Always buy a group of at least 6 of these, preferably 10 or
       more. They are one of the more tightly shoaling small tetras,
       and will not do well if kept in insufficient numbers. Because
       they do shoal so closely, they actually look far more effective
       when maintained like this anyway.
       For more information on this fish, visit SeriouslyFish.com:
  HTML https://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/hemigrammus-rhodostomus/)
       Hemigrammus rhodostomus:
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       (Pictures and information courtesy of SeriouslyFish.com:
  HTML https://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/hemigrammus-rhodostomus/)
       **As a side note, there are 3 species of rummynose tetra,
       Hemigrammus rhodostomus, Hemigrammus bleheri, and Petitella
       georgiae. H. rhodostomus is the "true" rummynose.
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