Cookies seem to be disabled in your browser, therefore this website will NOT work properly! Please, consider enabling Cookies in order to maximise your user experience while browsing.
Recent discussions at Aqua-Fish+
  1. TheFishWorks at A guide on growing aquarium plants with FAQ, forum and species on
  2. Salviashaman at A guide on caring for Congo tetra (Phenacogrammus interruptus) on …display more of the recent discussions
  3. Salviashaman at A guide on setting a South American blackwater stream biotope aquarium on
  4. Figureguy at Chemistry of Aquarium Water with FAQ on
  5. Jackson20 at A guide on feeding aquarium fish frozen foods on
  6. Senator Wisdom at Bloodfin tetra (Aphyocharax alburnus) on
  7. CayceR at A page and forum devoted to keeping Blood parrot cichlids on
  8. Ness at A guide on raising African Dwarf Frogs with pictures and forum on
  9. Terry Mitchell at A guide on breeding, feeding and caring for L333 Pleco on
  10. Terry Mitchell at A guide on breeding, feeding and caring for L333 Pleco on
Blue emperor tetra - Inpaichthys kerri

Blue emperor tetra - Inpaichthys kerri

Scientific name: Inpaichthys kerri

Common name: Blue emperor tetra

Family: Characidae

Usual size in fish tanks: 2 - 3 cm (0.79 - 1.18 inch)

014

Recommended pH range for the species: 6.5 - 7.5

Recommended water hardness (dGH): 4 - 12°N (71.43 - 214.29ppm)

0°C 32°F30°C 86°F

Recommended temperature: 24 - 28 °C (75.2 - 82.4°F)

The way how these fish reproduce: Spawning

Where the species comes from: South America

Temperament to its own species: peaceful

Temperament toward other fish species: peaceful

Usual place in the tank: Middle levels

Food and feeding

Blue emperor tetras will accept most foods like flakes or small pellets. Brine shrimp and Tubifex should be included in the diet.

Origin

South America - Blue emperor tetras can be found in the river tributaries of the Rio Madeira in Brazil.

Sexing

The males adipose fin (it is the smaller dorsal fin) is blue, while females is red-orange.

Breeding

Breeding can be difficult with these fish. Condition the breeding pair in separate tank, and when they are ready add them to a small planted tank. The female will lay her eggs on the plants and at this stage the parents should be removed. The eggs should hatch after 24 hours and the fry will be free swimming 5 days later. The fry should be fed on a diet of crushed flake and newly hatched brine shrimp.

Lifespan

If kept correctly, Inpaichthys kerri should live for up to 6 years.

Short description

Blue Emperor Tetra is very sensitive to pollutants in the water. To color up properly they need the best water conditions.

Pictures

Bought by aqua-fish.net from jjphoto.dk.

Blue emperor tetra, picture 1 Blue emperor tetra, picture 2

Did you know?

Please, verify whether your login and password are valid. If you don't have an account here, register one free of charge, please. Click here to close this box.

You have been logged out successfully! This box will close automatically!

Something went wrong during processing your message, please try again!

Your message has been sent, thanks a lot!

Page has been saved, refresh it now, please!

The page has been created, you will now be redirected!

URL already exists!

Path to the photo is not unique!

Really delete this page from the database?

The page has been removed successfully, you will be redirected now!

The page couldn't be deleted!!

Unfortunately this page doesn't allow discussion. Please, find any other page that fits your area of interest as over 99% of our pages allow discussion. The reason why no discussion is allowed here is this page is too general. Thanks a lot for understanding! Click here to search, please!

Really delete this comment from the site?

Really delete this image from the site?

Really delete this image from the site?

Selected comment has been removed successfully!

Selected image has been removed successfully!

Either login or email address is required

Account has been recovered, please check your email for further instructions