Cardinal tetra
Paracheirodon axelrodi is a freshwater fish originally described from Rio Negro basin in Brazil. This species occurs mainly in shoals in the middle water layers of their habitat. They are usually present in streams and minor tributaries containing slow-moving water surrounded by thick, overhanging, riparian vegetation. The substrate is usually covered in fallen branches, tree roots, and leaf litter. The water is typically acidic, of a brownish colour due to the presence of substances released by decomposing organic matter.
Breeding in captivity is possible but difficult, and most specimens of Paracheirodon axelrodi that are present in the aquarium trade are caught in the tributaries of the Rio Negro and Orinoco. Anyway, this is one of the most popular and beautiful aquarium fishes.
- GPS
- 0.2393390, -63.0959396
- Geographical region
- South America
- Drainage Basin
- Rio Amazonas
- River catchment
- Rio Negro
- Water body type
- River
- Water body name
- Preto
- Water body part
- Water body course
- Upper course
- Water body: tributary of
- Rio
- Tributary name
- Aracà
- Type locality
- Stream near Tomar, Rio Negro, near Porto Velho, Brazil.
- Conservation status/IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated (NE)