Biotop Tank Mates for Borellii/Trifaciata

[Lagges]

Hi,

I am searching for a tetra species for my biotop tank with A. Borellii & A. Trifaciata. Does anyone know which tetra species share the natural habitiat of borellii/trifaciata?

LG Lagges

 

[Memeboi]

Buenos Aries Tetra, from uruguay river, so that goes with borellii

 

[Mike Wise]

I suggest that you check Fishbase and see what species occur in the same river systems.

 

[MacZ]

You might find the species lists in the video descriptions of the following videos interesting. Not exactly the A. borellii habitat, but the same river system, so some species will surely be found with A. borellii.

Have fun researching.

 

[Mike Wise]

Forms of A. borellii are found throughout the Paraguay/Parana/Uruguai systems, so most fish from the same systems should work.

 

[rasmusW]

Here is a video showing A. Trifasciata and some small tetras in the background…
They could be hyphessobrycon elachys but i’m not completely sure.

-r

 

[MacZ]

They could be hyphessobrycon elachys but i’m not completely sure.

Triple checked - 90% sure H. elachys or closely related.

 

[Mert55y]

Almost 4 year old question, by the way.

 

[MacZ]

You see how bored some of us are in the evenings.

 

[Memeboi]

This is a testament to our community, we have revived a dead thread that only had 1 post into an active conversation. Well done Apistogramma.com!
Also I do have a thought, if Borelli and Trifaciata are morphologically similar, and live in the same drainage basin (the paraguay), do you think there might be some hybrids out there or are they too distantly related for that.

 

[anewbie]

Hum.... when you say we raise the dead; I keep thinking of zombies.... rising from the ground.... though I'm not sure if zombies like water....

 

[MacZ]

Hum.... when you say we raise the dead; I keep thinking of zombies.... rising from the ground.... though I'm not sure if zombies like water....

A brain is still 90% water.

 

[Mike Wise]

Also I do have a thought, if Borelli and Trifaciata are morphologically similar, and live in the same drainage basin (the paraguay), do you think there might be some hybrids out there or are they too distantly related for that.

They are not morphologically similar and besides belong to different species-groups. I can't imagine them hybridizing.

 

[Memeboi]

They are not morphologically similar and besides belong to different species-groups. I can't imagine them hybridizing.

Oh crap I got them confused with macmasteri, how do you even confuse trifaciata and macmasteri. *facepalms*