X-Ray+Tetra

Common name: X-Ray Tetra Scientific name: **//Pristella maxillaris//** Class: [|Actinopterygii]  Location: coastal rivers of [|Brazil], [|Guiana], [|Guyana], and [|Venezuela]  Size: It is small (around 5 cm)   Habitat: found in both acidic and alkaline waters and lives in groups  Living requirements: Like all fish from the Amazon, they prefer soft, slightly acidic water and a water temperature between 72-82 degrees Fahrenheit or 22-28 degrees Celsius.  Male and Female differences: The male is more slender with a sharply pointed swim bladder. The female is more rounded and you can actually see the eggs in a mature female.  Facts:  They are very peaceful fish.  The female spwans about 300-400 eggs.  They are silver and yellow. 