Some Monsters Tetras Mugs...

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Continuing with another my favorite Tetras - veiltail Hyphessobrycon callistus callistus
Growing up, they are not much spectacular, but being adult – they are attractive and beautiful…:


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That’s one crop showing their typical feature – the veil tail and fins elegancy…

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I got 9 of them and they just don’t much visible between all other Discus, Rainbows, Tetras…
But they zone the tank, and every male watching for his own territory very strictly…
Only sometimes, some female, goes to cross that borders and coquette in front the dominant male…


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The other guys just jealous gaping…::(

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But don’t forget – they are the cousin of Piranha too…
if you make them angry – just see how they look......
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Toracocharax Securis

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and another more popular its cousin(from PERU) - Carnegiella Strigata:

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Here they are schooling in the tank, mostly under water surface area¦

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So, in that kind of looking these fishes are not much impressive,
But I had trying to get some close up macro shots and catch some magnificent fascination of them...
sometimes almost transparently,other time - distracting the lights by unique way¦


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They haven't so horrible teeth, but it's not quite harmless¦;)

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Amazing shots - I love the hatchets!
 
that is really the stuff of books and posters! I'm very impressed!
 
So, here is one more beautiful and toothy Congo Tetra specimen:

Tetra Alestes Reg Brycinus Longipinnis - Segrest Farms
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The yellow Congo is gorgeous! My LFS has something similar in stock, but they're $40 per individual fish. They're incredibly rare according to what I've heard. Ever feed them crickets?

Nice shots as always.
 
I have some Emperor Tetras, and had no freaken idea they had a jagged little squarish mouth like that.. awesomeness!!!!
 
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