Black Phantom Tetra – Cuboid Nature Aquarium

Black Phantom Tetra

Black Phantom Tetra(Hyphessobrycon megalopterus) is one of the most elegant small tetras available — a deep-bodied fish with a distinctive dark grey to charcoal body and large, flowing black fins in males. A group of Black Phantoms moving through a planted aquarium with dark substrate has a ghostly, silhouette-like quality unlike any other small tetra.Megalopterusmeans ‘large-finned’ in Greek.

Feeding & Care Tip:Sera Vipan Tropical FlakesandHikari Micro Pelletsmake excellent daily staples. Supplement 2–3× per week withHikari Frozen or Freeze-Dried Bloodworms,Hikari Frozen or Freeze-Dried Baby Brine Shrimp, orHikari Vibra Bites. Feed small amounts 2–3 times daily.

Native to the upper Madeira River basin in Brazil and Bolivia. Females are strikingly different from males: they have reddish fins and a plumper body, making this one of the easier tetras to sex. The combination of male and female in a single group creates a particularly attractive display.

Keep in groups of at least 8. Males perform spectacular displays to each other — spreading large black fins and posturing in lateral threat displays that are intense but almost never result in damage.

Excellent choice for planted aquariums — particularly effective against green plants and dark substrate where the dark body and fin coloration creates maximum contrast. One of the more robust tetras, tolerant of a reasonable range of conditions.

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