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| Copella arnoldi (Regan 1912), the Splash/ing Tetra.
South America; the lower Amazonas, coastal Guianas. To about two and a
quarter inches in length. Cond.s: pH 6-8, dH 5-12, temp. 25-29 C. Noted for
its reproductive habits of jumping out of the water, laying, fertilizing
eggs on the underside of leaves, splashing them to keep them moist. Aquarium
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| Nannostomus beckfordi Gunther 1872, the Golden
Pencilfish. South America; Guyana to the Rio Negro. To two and three
quarters inch in length. Cond.s: pH 6-8, dH 5-19, temp. 24-26 C. Aquarium
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| Nannostomus digrammus (Fowler 1913), the Two-Stripe
Pencilfish. South America; Rio Madeira, lower and middle Amazon and Guyana.
To 2.8 cm. in length. Cond.s: pH 5,8-6.8, dH 6.0, temp. 24-26 C. Aquarium
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| Nannostomus marginatus Eigenmann 1909, the Dwarf
Pencilfish. South America; the Lower Amazon, Guyana, Suriname, Colombia. To
one and a half inch in length. Cond.s: pH 5.8-7.5, dH to 15, temp. 24-26 C. |
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Bibliography/Further Reading:
Ophir, Michael. 2001. A look at some Pencilfish. All fish, no erasers. AFM
2/2001.
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