Cyprinidae: Hemigrammus Caudovittatus

Thursday 19 July 2012

Hemigrammus Caudovittatus

Silver-Tip Tetras are small yellow-brown colored fish with elongated bodies. Adults may reach two inches in size, but most are smaller. Females are paler, often displaying a silver hue. Males are more deeply colored with a coopery sheen in the proper lighting. A black line runs from the midpoint of the body horizontally to the tail, this line being more prevalent in males. The fins are tipped in snowy white. In females the anal fin is pale yellow rather than white. Both sexes will pale in color when resting, poorly fed, or stressed.

An interesting physical trait of this species is the lack of an which lies between the dorsal and caudal (tail) fins.