Purple Pencilfish
Remarks: Purple Pencilfish are a very peaceful tetra, but males can act aggressively towards each other. They prefer to be kept in large schools, and they appreciate lots of cover in the form of long, grassy plants and floating plants. Males are more colorful than females, exhibiting tan bodies with three horizontal black stripes and purplish-red blotching covering the stripes. Females have some purplish-red markings but it does not completely cover their body like it does the males. They are best kept in groups of 8 or more with 2 females for every male.
Pencilfish are great tankmates for breeding pairs of dwarf cichlids. Their mouths are too small to eat even the youngest cichlid fry (Nannus - small, stoma - mouth).
Description
Remarks: Purple Pencilfish are a very peaceful tetra, but males can act aggressively towards each other. They prefer to be kept in large schools, and they appreciate lots of cover in the form of long, grassy plants and floating plants. Males are more colorful than females, exhibiting tan bodies with three horizontal black stripes and purplish-red blotching covering the stripes. Females have some purplish-red markings but it does not completely cover their body like it does the males. They are best kept in groups of 8 or more with 2 females for every male.
Pencilfish are great tankmates for breeding pairs of dwarf cichlids. Their mouths are too small to eat even the youngest cichlid fry (Nannus - small, stoma - mouth).
