{"id":1541,"date":"2020-03-13T18:19:57","date_gmt":"2020-03-13T18:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aquarium-fish-plants.com\/?p=1541"},"modified":"2020-03-16T12:23:26","modified_gmt":"2020-03-16T12:23:26","slug":"keeping-silvertip-tetra-in-the-aquarium-this-is-how-it-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aquarium-fish-plants.com\/keeping-silvertip-tetra-in-the-aquarium-this-is-how-it-works","title":{"rendered":"Keeping Silvertip tetra in the aquarium – this is how it works"},"content":{"rendered":"
The silvertip tetra , silvertip tetra , is a special species in the tetra family because of its silvertip\u00a0coloration. They live in South America and usually appear in reddish colours.<\/p>\n
The robust schooling fish, which can grow up to 5 centimetres in size, owe their name to their striking colouring, which has a distinct silvertip\u00a0colouring.<\/p>\n
But the silvertip tetra \u00a0is not only very popular because of its colouring: it is a rather undemanding tank inhabitant and can already be kept in smaller aquarium.<\/p>\n
How you should keep the beautiful silvertip tetras in your aquarium, which water values the animals prefer and with which fish silvertip tetra \u00a0\u00a0should be socialized, we show you in the following aquarium guide<\/u><\/a>\u00a0article.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n silvertip tetra \u00a0originally occur in Latin America – more precisely in western and eastern Brazil. Especially the white and black water rivers of Rio Purus and Rio S\u00e3o Francisco.<\/p>\n In the fast-flowing and clear rivers they find soft and slightly acidic water with lots of vegetation and can let off steam in the fast currents. They can also be found in spring streams.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The silvertip tetra is a schooling fish and feels comfortable in a group with a surplus of females. The males tend to harass the females – this behaviour can be curbed with a female majority.<\/p>\n If there are a swarm of 20 or more silvertip tetra\u00a0in an aquarium, the silvertip tetras show a particularly pronounced swarming and social behaviour.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The fact that animals are then almost exclusively occupied with themselves creates optimal conditions for socialization with other species. However, a sufficiently large aquarium is a prerequisite, as otherwise the actually so peaceful silvertip tetra can develop extremely territorial behaviour and tend to hunt other species.<\/p>\n For keeping in a small group 8 animals are already sufficient. In this case, silvertip tetra can also be kept in a particularly small 60 litre standard aquarium measuring 60 x 30 x 30.<\/p>\n Nevertheless, it is recommended to keep the animals in a larger group, because then the social behaviour of the animals is only really shown to advantage.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n silvertip tetra\u00a0is a particularly adaptable fish and has no special demands on the aquarium. This makes it easy to keep, making it suitable for beginners in aquaristics.<\/p>\n The silvertip tetra prefers dim light conditions, but many plants also have enough space to swim. In order to simulate these natural conditions, an aquarium edge length of 60 centimetres should not be exceeded. At best, silvertip tetra should only be kept in a 100 litre aquarium with the standard dimensions 80x35x40, especially if other ornamental fish are to inhabit the same habitat.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Because then there is enough space for dense planting, which silvertip tetra \u00a0need as a retreat for feeding, resting and spawning.<\/p>\n Lush vegetation and at the same time shady conditions can easily be achieved with a floating plant cover. If you would like to achieve biotope conditions in the aquarium, alder cones, roots and foliage additionally provide a brownish colouring of the water, a slightly acidic pH value and further hiding places for the small fish.<\/p>\n Just like the water, the aquarium substrate should also be kept dark. With the dark substrate and the soft, slightly acidic, brownish water, the colours of the silvertip tetra really come into their own.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In order to increase the well-being of silvertiptetra, the water quality of the natural habitat in the aquarium should be recreated as closely as possible. For this purpose, the following water values should be strictly observed.<\/p>\n The optimal water temperature for silvertiptetra, adapts to the preferred values of most South American or Southeast Asian species, which allows the socialization with many different species. The preferred pH, which should be 5.5-7, and the water hardness, which should be between 2-10 \u00b0dGH, also contribute to this fact.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n silvertip tetra \u00a0are very peaceful animals and can therefore be easily socialized with other species. It should only be taken care that the other species can adapt to the relatively acidic water requirements of the silvertiptetra. In addition, the other species should have approximately the same size as silvertip tetra : socialisation with much larger species is not recommended, as the small silvertip tetra can otherwise quickly end up as a small snack.<\/p>\n South American dwarf cichlids, such as the Ram Cichlids<\/u><\/a>\u00a0or the c<\/u><\/a>Cockatoo Dwarf Cichlids<\/a>,<\/u>\u00a0are ideal for socialization. But also catfish, especially Corydoras paleatus\u00a0and corydoras paleatus <\/u>catfish<\/u><\/a>, are excellent for stocking.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Loricariid catfish, such as the feather bearded catfish<\/u><\/a>\u00a0or the w<\/u>hiptail<\/u>\u00a0catfish, <\/u><\/a>live<\/u>bearer<\/u>\u00a0<\/u>on the bottom, while silvertip tetra prefer to inhabit the middle and upper part of the tank. The partly territorial species therefore do not get in each other’s way.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n silvertip tetra \u00a0is an omnivore and therefore not very demanding when it comes to food intake. It could easily be fed permanently with conventional aquarium flake food.<\/p>\nEverything important about <\/b><\/strong>silvertip tetra <\/b><\/strong>in a nutshell<\/b><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Where do <\/b><\/strong>silvertip<\/b><\/strong>\u00a0<\/b><\/strong>tetra occur?<\/b><\/strong><\/h2>\n
How many <\/b><\/strong>silvertip tetra <\/b><\/strong>keep in the aquarium?<\/b><\/strong><\/h2>\n
How do you keep <\/b><\/strong>silvertip tetra <\/b><\/strong>in an aquarium? <\/b><\/strong><\/h2>\n
Which water values does a <\/b><\/strong>silvertip tetra <\/b><\/strong>prefer?<\/b><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Association of <\/b><\/strong>silvertip<\/b><\/strong>tetra<\/b><\/strong><\/h2>\n
What does a <\/b><\/strong>silvertip tetra <\/b><\/strong>eat?<\/b><\/strong><\/h2>\n