Bleeding Heart Tetra

Bleeding Heart Tetra	Tropical Fish Information
Size	2.5inches or 6cm
Fish Hardiness	Easy to keep
Water Temperature	73.4-82.4°F or 23-28°C
Water pH	5.5-7.0
Water Hardness	5-12 dGH
Peaceful or Aggressive	Peaceful shoaling fish
Number of same specie in tank	Two or more, more is better
Community Species	Yes
Sexes	Males have a larger, more rounded and darker in color dorsal fin
Strata	Middle to bottom
Food	Flake food, blood worms and brine shrimp
Breeding	Not possible
Other names	Spotfin Tetra
Scientific name	Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma
Lifespan	5 years

Ideal Conditions for this Aquarium Fish

Appearance This is another species of colorful tropical freshwater fish. They have transparent to silver bodies with a red dot on both sides of the body just behind the head. The dorsal fin is also very distinctive, black with a white tip and pointing sharply towards the back.

Their body shape is very much the same as the Black and White Widow Tetra, especially the anal fin although it is not as prominent as with the Widow Tetra.

Strata They keep to the middle to bottom parts of the tank, are very active but in a peaceful manner.

Peaceful, Community They will not bother their tank mates but stick together and play with each other so they are excellent for a community aquarium setup.

Tropical Fish Pictures

Bleeding Heart Tetra

Photo credit to Erin O'Connor

Bleeding Heart Tetra

Photo credit to Mina de Pau

Bleeding Heart Tetra

Photo credit to Laurel Dove

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