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title: "Unique Copella arnoldi fish!"  
description: "A brief explanation about the copella arnoldi fish and it's unique features"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-10-19  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2936/unique-copella-arnoldi-fish  
category: "animals"  
tags: ["copella arnoldi", "fish", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Unique Copella arnoldi fish!

![Unique Copella arnoldi fish](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/c01c20c7-55ab-4528-95b5-f44b9ce78a3d/images/4f544ddd-fb3b-4a73-9184-d39bae22fe4a.jpeg) ![Unique Copella arnoldi fish](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/c01c20c7-55ab-4528-95b5-f44b9ce78a3d/images/f3f01d0f-d7a2-45c1-b5c6-10c2217827a2.jpeg) Copella arnoldi, popularly known as the splash tetra or splashing tetra, is a peaceful schooling fish found in South America's Amazon basin. ![Unique Copella arnoldi fish](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/c01c20c7-55ab-4528-95b5-f44b9ce78a3d/images/c1784dd7-de70-4e73-a89b-455e00d6f27d.jpeg) They are small fish with a slender body, silvery scales & dark lateral line, with brightly colored males with red fins and yellow belly. ![Unique Copella arnoldi fish](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/c01c20c7-55ab-4528-95b5-f44b9ce78a3d/images/71546e87-44da-482b-a35f-5a554ee8fc21.jpeg) Males select favourable sites with overhanging foliage, lure females, and leap out of the water, which is a unique reproductive behaviour. ![Unique Copella arnoldi fish](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/c01c20c7-55ab-4528-95b5-f44b9ce78a3d/images/8a2cca48-2aa4-40f3-8d50-230455552b56.jpeg) Then the female lays her eggs on a leaf, and the male fertilizes them, repeating the process until all the eggs are laid. ![Unique Copella arnoldi fish](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/c01c20c7-55ab-4528-95b5-f44b9ce78a3d/images/8a2cca48-2aa4-40f3-8d50-230455552b56.jpeg) Male fish protect eggs from predators & fungus, fan water, and keep them oxygenated. Eggs hatch within days, and fry fall back into the water.

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