| Yellow-tailed African tetra | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Alestidae |
| Genus: | Alestopetersius |
| Species: | A. caudalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Alestopetersius caudalis Boulenger, 1899 |
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The Yellow-tailed African tetra comes from the Congo River basin. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. There is an unconfirmed report that it is also in the Republic of the Congo.
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The Yellow Tail Tetra is an omnivore in the wild. It seems to have little difficulty in adjusting to normal aquarium foods.
Adult Yellow Tail Tetras will tolerate water up to 20 degrees DH although they do better in softer water. A temperature of 22-26 degrees C (72-79 degrees F) and a pH of between 6.5 and 7.5 is suitable.
The IUCN Red List includes the Yellow Tail Tetra as a species of least concern. Changes in its wild population trend have not been identified.
IUCN Red list: http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/search
Fishbase: http://fishbase.org.cn/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=11107&AT=African+tetra