Penguin Tetra Fact Sheet

Here is a fact sheet of the Penguin Tetra

Scientific Name	Thayeria boehlkei
Family	Characidae
Common Names	Blackline Penguin Fish, Blackline Thayeria, Hockey-stick Tetra, Penguin Fish, Penguin Tetra
Origin	Amazon Basin, South America.
Adult Size	Up to 6 cm
Social	Peaceful, suitable for community tanks
Lifespan	3 - 5 years
Diet	Omnivore, eats most foods
Breeding	Egglayer
pH	6 - 8
Hardness	5 - 19 dH
Temperature	24 - 27 C

Tank Pictures

A few pictures of the tank

 General look and feel, including the new Penguin Tetras

Penguin Tetra swimming next to the new Cryptocoryne wendti shoot

2 Years and counting

The tank and blog have now been going for just over 2 years and to celebrate, L and I went fish shopping :-)

We decided to get something different for the tank and ended up settling for 10 Penguin Tetra (Thayeria boehlkei). They are in the process of settling in and appear to be schooling nicely together. It seems the tank is slowly changing to a Tetra tank, which is reflecting the type of fish we are favouring. I am sure over time a few more Tetras will join the tank.