The dawn tetra, panda tetra, or Rio Paraguay tetra ( Aphyocharax nattereri) comes from the Rio Paraguay basin in Paraguay and Brazil. It is a schooling fish; suitable temperatures for the Paraguay tetra are . This species is omnivore with a strong preference for animal food. It will eat normal aquarium fish food, but much prefers live food. The dawn tetra is an egg-scattering species.* Paraguay tetra fact sheet This tetra is very active and extremely aggressive towards fish of similar or smaller size or those that are slower moving. Not suitable for the community tank. Dawn tetras are a small fish species, typically reaching a size of . They are also sometimes referred to as "dwarf" tetras due to their small size.
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