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Characins are a vast and diverse family of fish that are hugely popular in the aquarium hobby. With well over 1000 species, how could you ever pick a favorite? In this episode, the Water Colors team does just that, narrowing the list down to our top 5 species of characins. Some are classics, and some are rare and unique. What are your favorites?
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Species mentioned in this episode:
- Ember tetra (Hyphessobrycon amandae)
- Lapis tetra (Hyphessobrycon cyanotaenia)
- Cardinal tetra (Paracheirodon axelrodi)
- Crystal tetra (Protocheirodon pi)
- Emperor tetra (Nematabrycon palmeri)
- Jellybean tetra (agadesia roloffi)
- Congo tetra (Phenacogrammus interruptus)
- Blue tetra (Knodus broki)
- Beckford’s pencilfish (Nannostromus beckfordi)
- Espei pencilfish (Nannostromus espei)
- Purple pencilfish (Nannostromus rubrocaudatus)
- Lampeye congo tetra (Phenacogrammus aurantiacus)
- Serpae tetra (Hyphessobrycon eques)
- Marbled hatchetfish (Carnegiella strigata)
- Bucktooth tetra (Exodon paradoxus)
- Wimple piranha (Cataprion mento)
- Redbellied piranha (Pygocentrus nattereri)
- Lemon tetra (Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis)
- Tucano tetra (Tucanoichthys tucano)
- Green fire tetra (Hyphessobrycon flammeus)
- Ruby tetra (Axelrodia riesei)
- Blueberry tetra (Hyphessobrycon wadai)