15 gallons or 55 liters for every group of six fish
Community Fish
Yes, some consideration is needed
Compatible with
Other active Tetras, Danios and Rasboras. Also Plecos and Loaches
Sexes
Mature males are more colorful and more slender than females
Food
Omnivorous - flake food supplemented with live or frozen daphnia, blood worms or brine shrimp
Breeding
Not very easy to breed
Other names
Cochu's Blue Tetra
Scientific name
Boehlkea fredcochui
Other Scientific names
Microbrycon fredcochui, Microbrycon cochui
Lifespan
Up to 3 years
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