From South America is a tropical fish which many can find at pet stores and that’s the Hyphressobrycon anisitsi (Buenos Aires Tetra).
The Buenos Aires Tetra is one of the more peaceful and easily maintained community fish, but they thrive with live plants in the aquarium and also best if you purchase up to six of them as they are a social fish.
First observed in the wild back in 1907 by Carl H. Eigenmann, I find this fish as one of the more cool inexpensive fish, typically bigger than other fish for the similar price.
But I do have a few and because I have a few schooling fish, these fish tend to stay towards the eastern part of my aquarium and swim around the plants.
I like how it has this red top and bottom portions of its dorsal fin, and then a black strip in the middle between its dorsal fin leading towards its body ala caudal peduncle.
They are known for nipping and if you notice part of your leaves like it’s been eaten, you can point the finger at this fish.
But they are omnivores and eat worms, insects, plants but a good fish flake should be good for these fish.
I’ve not attempted to breed Buenos Aires tetras but heard they scatter their eggs which the female hopes males will fertilize and after they hatch (within 24 hours of the eggs being laid), owners should remove the adults, as they will eat their fry.
