116. Top 5 Characins

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)