Skip to content
Thayeria obliqua, photographed on a transparent background
Photo: Klaus Rudloff · CC BY-SA 4.0

FreshwaterComing soonCommon

Thayeria obliqua

Thayeria obliqua is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Characidae. It grows to 7.6 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 22–28 °C.

Size
7.6 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature
22–28 °C
Tank footprint
60 × 38 cm
Climate zone
Tropical

In the aquarium

Temperature22–28 °C
Hardness0–15 °dGH
Drawn to scale in a 60 cm tank

In the wild

Water type
Freshwater
Climate zone
Tropical
Aquarium trade
Traded commercially

Conservation status

Classification

  1. OrderCharaciformes
  2. FamilyCharacidae
  3. GenusThayeria
  4. SpeciesThayeria obliqua

Quick answers

Thayeria obliqua size: how big does it get?
It grows to 7.6 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Thayeria obliqua tank size: what is the minimum?
A tank with a footprint of at least 60 × 38 cm.
Thayeria obliqua water parameters: what does it need?
Temperature 22–28 °C, hardness 0–15 °dGH.
Thayeria obliqua: is it endangered?
The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.

All species A–Z

Sources

The figures on this page are compiled from the references below.