| Dawn Tetra | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Subfamily: | Aphyocharacinae |
| Genus: | Aphyocharax |
| Species: | A. paraguayensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Aphyocharax paraguayensis C. H. Eigenmann, 1915 |
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The Dawn Tetra is also called the Paragual Tetra. It comes from the River Paraguay in Paraguay and Brazil. As well as living in the main Paraguay River, this fish also inhabits the streams of the Paraguay River basin.
The Paraguay Tetra is an omnivore with a strong preference for animal food. It will eat normal aquarium fish food, but much prefers live food like Mosquito Larvae, blood worms or Daphnia. Frozen blood worms are also good.
The Paraguay Tetra is an egg-scattering species.