20-Gallon Amazon Backwater Community
From Microcosm Aquarium Explorer
Here is a winning combination of South American species sure to provide long hours of viewing pleasure. Choose a “long” tank to accommodate the active surface-cruising hatchetfish.
Top Swimmers
- 2 Silver Hatchetfish Gasteropelecus sternicla
Midwater Swimmers
- 3 Emperor Tetras (trio, one male with two females) Nematobrycon palmeri
- 5 Lemon Tetras Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis
Bottom Dwellers
- 3 Peppered Corydoras Catfish Corydoras paleatus
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Excerpted from: 101 Best Tropical Fishes