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Helmut Pinter, Handbuch er aquarienfisch-zucht, 1966
If you read about breeding tetras in a lot of older as well as newer books, they sometime refer to Mr. Helmut Pinters book, as a source of tetra breeding tips. I have tried to find this book a while now, and while visiting Alf Stalsberg, i found it in his extensive library of aquarium literature. I copied the following table from said book. As this book is no longer published, and almost impossible to get a hold of, i have published the table here.
For some reason Helmut did not add the PH in his table. But usually this ranges between 5 and 7. The most interesting thing about this table is the spawning cycle.
- Martin
Paracheirodon innesi |
Temperature |
21-22 °C |
dh |
5 |
Spawning cycle |
6 to 8 days |
sex |
Male slimmer |
Aquarium size |
Minimum 15 liter |
Number of fry |
up to 200 |
Comment |
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Paracheirodon axelrodi |
Temperature |
24-25 °C |
dh |
3 |
Spawning cycle |
8 to 11 days |
sex |
Male slimmer |
Aquarium size |
Minimum 15 liter |
Number of fry |
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Comment |
Spawning occurs a couple of days after being placed in the breeding tank |
Hyphessobrycon heterorhabdus |
Temperature |
23-25 °C |
dh |
3 |
Spawning cycle |
7 to 9 days |
sex |
Male slimmer |
Aquarium size |
Minimum 25 liter |
Number of fry |
Up to 300 fry |
Comment |
Spawning occurs a couple of days after being placed in the breeding tank |
Hyphessobrycon callistus (All sub spec,) |
Temperature |
23-26 °C |
dh |
6 |
Spawning cycle |
8 to 11 days |
sex |
Male slimmer |
Aquarium size |
Minimum 15 liter |
Number of fry |
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Comment |
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Hyphessobrycon rosaceus |
Temperature |
23-26 °C |
dh |
10 |
Spawning cycle |
12 to 14 days |
sex |
ryggfenan hos hannen langt utdragen |
Aquarium size |
Minimum 30 liter |
Number of fry |
Up to 400 |
Comment |
Suitable pairs are very productive |
Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma |
Temperature |
23-26 °C |
dh |
5 |
Spawning cycle |
About 14 days |
sex |
ryggfenan hos hannen langt utdragen |
Aquarium size |
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Number of fry |
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Comment |
Sporadic spawning |
Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis |
Temperature |
23-25 °C |
dh |
5 |
Spawning cycle |
7 to 9 days |
sex |
Male slimmer |
Aquarium size |
minimum 15 litere |
Number of fry |
250 fry |
Comment |
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Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi |
Temperature |
24-26 °C |
dh |
10 |
Spawning cycle |
7 to 9 days |
sex |
male slimmer |
Aquarium size |
minimum 15 liter |
Number of fry |
|
Comment |
Sporadic spawning with a small number of fry |
Hemigrammus pulcher |
Temperature |
25-27 °C |
dh |
5 |
Spawning cycle |
9 to 10 days |
sex |
male slimmer |
Aquarium size |
minimum 50 liter |
Number of fry |
|
Comment |
very productive, very small fry |
Hemigrammus erythrozonus |
Temperature |
21-23 °C |
dh |
8 |
Spawning cycle |
6 to 7 days |
sex |
male slimmer |
Aquarium size |
minimum 20 liter |
Number of fry |
up to 300 |
Comment |
Fry very robust |
Hemigrammus hyanuary |
Temperature |
22-25 °C |
dh |
3 |
Spawning cycle |
8 to 10 days |
sex |
male slimmer |
Aquarium size |
minimum 15 liter |
Number of fry |
|
Comment |
Not very productive |
Hasemania nana |
Temperature |
23-25 °C |
dh |
3 |
Spawning cycle |
6 to 8 days |
sex |
male slimmer |
Aquarium size |
minimum 10 liter |
Number of fry |
|
Comment |
fry sensitive |
Hemigrammus rhodostomus |
Temperature |
23-25 °C |
dh |
3 |
Spawning cycle |
8 to 10 days |
sex |
male slimmer |
Aquarium size |
minimum 20 liter |
Number of fry |
|
Comment |
Seldom bread |
megalamphodus megalopterus |
Temperature |
24-26 °C |
dh |
6 |
Spawning cycle |
10 til 12 days |
sex |
male slimmer |
Aquarium size |
minimum 25 liter |
Number of fry |
|
Comment |
Fairly productive. Small fry |
megalamphodus sweglesi |
Temperature |
24-26 °C |
dh |
4 |
Spawning cycle |
12 to 18 days |
sex |
male slimmer |
Aquarium size |
minimum 25 liter |
Number of fry |
|
Comment |
Small fry |
Nematobrycon palmeri |
Temperature |
25 - 27 °C |
dh |
3 |
Spawning cycle |
14 |
sex |
male stronger colour |
Aquarium size |
minimum 10 liter |
Number of fry |
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Comment |
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Astyanax spec. |
Temperature |
22-26 °C |
dh |
12 to 16 |
Spawning cycle |
Male smaller and slimmer than female |
sex |
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Aquarium size |
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Number of fry |
|
Comment |
Not recommended, |
hemigrammus ocellifer |
Temperature |
23-25 °C |
dh |
|
Spawning cycle |
8 to 10 days |
sex |
Male smaller and slimmer than female |
Aquarium size |
minimum 50 liter |
Number of fry |
|
Comment |
Very productive |
hemigrammus unilineatus |
Temperature |
23-25 °C |
dh |
|
Spawning cycle |
8 to 10 days |
sex |
Male smaller and slimmer than female |
Aquarium size |
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Number of fry |
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Comment |
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Hyphessobrycon bifasciatus |
Temperature |
22-27 °C |
dh |
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Spawning cycle |
6 to 8 days |
sex |
Male smaller and slimmer than female |
Aquarium size |
minimum 15 liter |
Number of fry |
|
Comment |
Not very productive |
Hyphessobrycon flammeus |
Temperature |
23-25 °C |
dh |
8 to 10 days |
Spawning cycle |
Male slimmer and and has stronger color |
sex |
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Aquarium size |
|
Number of fry |
|
Comment |
fry grows slow at beginning |
Hyphessobrycon scholzei |
Temperature |
22-26 °C |
dh |
|
Spawning cycle |
10 to 12 days |
sex |
Male smaller and slimmer than female |
Aquarium size |
minimum 50 liter |
Number of fry |
|
Comment |
Productive |
Mimagoniates barberi |
Temperature |
24 - 26 °C |
dh |
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Spawning cycle |
12 to 14 days |
sex |
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Aquarium size |
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Number of fry |
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Comment |
Sensitive |
moenkhausia pittieri |
Temperature |
23-26 °C |
dh |
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Spawning cycle |
14 to 18 days |
sex |
Hannens rygg finne langt utdragen |
Aquarium size |
minimum 60 liter |
Number of fry |
|
Comment |
Productive with a wild spawning act. Spawning occurs a couple of days after inserted in to spawning tank |
moenkhausia sanctae-filomenae |
Temperature |
22-24 °C |
dh |
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Spawning cycle |
8 to 10 days |
sex |
Male smaller and slimmer than female |
Aquarium size |
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Number of fry |
|
Comment |
fry sensitive to microorganisms, euflavin recommended |
nannaethiops unitaeniatus |
Temperature |
24-27 °C |
dh |
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Spawning cycle |
14 to 18 days |
sex |
Male smaller and slimmer than female |
Aquarium size |
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Number of fry |
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Comment |
If the fish don't spawn, add another male |
prionobrama filigera |
Temperature |
23-25 °C |
dh |
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Spawning cycle |
7 to 10 days |
sex |
Difficult, male usually slimmer |
Aquarium size |
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Number of fry |
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Comment |
Fry very small |
pristella riddlei |
Temperature |
22-26 °C |
dh |
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Spawning cycle |
8 to 12 days |
sex |
Male smaller and slimmer than female |
Aquarium size |
minimum 50 liter |
Number of fry |
up to 800 |
Comment |
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Pseudocorynopoma doriae |
Temperature |
23-25 °C |
dh |
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Spawning cycle |
14 to 18 days |
sex |
rygg og anal fenen mye større en female |
Aquarium size |
minimum 80 liter |
Number of fry |
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Comment |
Very messy spawning, Degeneration after a couple of generations, a problem |
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