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Armstrongs tetra, Gold tetra, Brass tetra

Axelrod & Schultz 1955

(Other members of the genus Hemigrammus)

ADULT SIZE: 4 cm

WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately soft and acidic

TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-28 C

FOOD: Feed Hemigrammus armstrongi small live-foods and fine grade dried foods

DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from Guyana

AQUARIUM CARE: An active shoaler that appeciates a planted tank. A dark set-up will show off the golden colouration of this species

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The golden, or brass tetra, Hemigrammus armstrongi

BREEDING:

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This page summarises breeding reports provided by visitors to this site, along with some statistical analysis. Please feel free to contribute – whatever your experience!

1 breeder has filled in a breeding report, a summary of which is shown in the graphs below. You can read the full reports here.

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Water conditions: Moderately soft and acidic Water temperature: 28oC+
Disposition: Active, but not aggresive Community tank?: Yes, a good community fish
Spawning Method: Long term (fry appear with adults) Breeding problems: none
Sex ratio: Roughly equal Breeding difficulty: Easy
Sucess: Fairly unsucessful Years Experience: 2
Other Comments: Mainly spontaneous breeding in the tank. Started with 3 males 2 females. First saw 4 fry. Next month 6 fry. Next month 4 more fry. I’m not doing anything special at all – they are just breeding on their own.
Date this record created: 22nd September 2009 Breeding date: 2009
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