Nannaethiops unitaeniatus (African tetra at a line)

Peaceful and fierce gregarious fish, preferably maintain in specific aquarium. It is only then that he presents his beautiful copper color.

Sand composed of fine sand, sparing vegetation and intense lighting is needed. Filtration on peat. You can feed it with all kinds of fine living food, you can get it used to eating lyophilized food but it takes time.

Nannaethiops Unitaeniatus is a small fish belonging to the Cyprinids family. It measures about 5 cm in length and has an elongated and tapered shape. Its color generally varies from gray to dark brown, with lighter spots on the top of its body and vertical stripes along its sides. Unitaeniatus nannaethiops has a thorny dorsal fin and a caudal finish in the shape of a sail. His mouth is small and located at the lower end of his body, which allows him to feed mainly on small invertebrates found at the bottom of the water.

Unitaeniatus nannaethiops lives mainly in the alive and shallow waters of the rivers and lakes from West Africa, in particular in Togo and Ghana. He prefers calm and shallow waters with abundant vegetation on the banks, where he can hide and eat easily. Nannaethiops Unitaeniatus is a lonely fish that lives mainly outside the breeding period. During this period, males become more colorful and fight for the possession of Frai sites. The females lay their eggs on the submerged vegetation, where males fertilize them. The eggs hatch approximately a week later and the fry are autonomous from birth.

The Unitaeniatus nannaethiops is an unusual and little known fish outside its region of origin. It is not considered to be in danger, although it can be affected by the pollution and destruction of its natural habitat.

The male is more slender, it has more pronounced colors. During the Frai period part of the backbone and the upper lobe of the caudal are colored in red.

It seems that the morning sun promotes the layout to be made. Fresh water, pH 6.0-6.5. Filtration on peat, add new water completed with a good product for water treatment. Eggs are scattered among plants and rocks. The hatching takes place 30 hours later. On the fifth day, the frys swim freely. Feed them with plankton and artemias. You need a minimum 50 liter laying tank for the number of fry.