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| Scientific name | Moenkhousia sanctaefilomenae |
| Common name | Red-Eyed Tetra, Redeye |
| Natural Habitat | Paraguay, eastern Bolivia, eastern Peru, and western Brazil |
| Appearance | Overall silvery colour with clear fins, black caudal peduncle and distinctive red on the eye. |
| Maximum size |
2½ inches |
| Aquarium Compatibility | Peaceful, best kept in a small shoal |
| Diet | Omnivorous; feed with a good-quality flake food supplemented with small live foods on occasion. |
| Notes | One of the hardiest fish I have ever kept; my current shoal of six was bought to "kick off" the biological filter in a new tank I had set up, and coped with new water etc. with no problems whatsoever. |
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Red-eyed Tetra
Moenkhousia sanctaefilomenae