{"product_id":"fantastic-congo-tetra-wild-phenacogrammus-sp-fantastique-medium-aquarium-glaser","title":"Fantastic Congo Tetra (Wild) (Phenacogrammus sp. “Fantastique” ) Medium - Aquarium Glaser","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhenacogrammus sp. “Fantastique”\u003c\/strong\u003e is an \u003cstrong\u003eundescribed or unidentified species\u003c\/strong\u003e (or possibly a local form of \u003cem\u003eP. deheyni\u003c\/em\u003e) within the African tetra family \u003cstrong\u003eAlestidae\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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