Re: OT- Crystal red tetra

[Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@bewellnet.com>]

Tomoko,

I'm not absolutely positive, but it looks like Axelrodia riesei to me. 
This species was originally discovered in the upper Rio Meta of 
Colombia. I've never seen it before, but the books say it is a bit 
touchy; needs soft & acid water to survive for any length of time. It is 
a peaceful schooling fish about the size of a Neon Tetra. I believe that 
this is the fish that exporters have been trying to get out of the wild 
for almost 20 years, but they simply die of shock once netted out of 
water. They lose their red color unless the water is soft, acid, & the 
lighting is subdued. Seems like a perfect dither fish for checkerboard 
cichlids & small blackwater apistos.

Mike Wise

Mike Wise

Tomoko Schum wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am looking for a type of characin shipped to Japan with
> the invoice name "Crystal red tetra".  Here's the picture:
> http://www.aquajapan.com/encyc/characin/characidae/sp/sp0024_e.html
>
> Does anyone know the common name this fish goes by in the
> US?  They look so pretty in ADA's pictures.
>
> Tomoko
>
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