Bloodfin Tetra

Bloodfin Tetra	Tropical Fish Index
Size	2 inches or 5 cm
Fish Hardiness	Easy to care for
Water Temperature	64.4 - 82.4°F or 18 - 28°C
Water pH	6.0 - 8.0 pH
Water Hardness	1 - 30 dGH
Peaceful or Aggressive	Peaceful shoaling fish
Number of same species in tank	Four or more, more is better
Community Fish	Yes
Sexes	Males are smaller and brighter in color and may have a small hook on their anal fin, females are larger and paler
Strata	Middle to top
Food	Flake food, blood worms and brine shrimp
Breeding	Easy to breed
Breeding temperature	75.2 - 82.4°F or 24 - 28°C
Scientific name	Aphyocharax anisitsi
Lifespan	8 years

Aquarium Fish Care

Appearance This is another species of colorful tropical freshwater fish. Their main body color is silver and they have very distinct red colored dorsal anal and tail fins.

Strata They prefer to swim in the middle to top regions of the fish tank.

Peaceful, Community They are peaceful fish and ideal for a community aquarium setup. Although peaceful they do tend to nip at the fins of fish with large fins like Guppies. You can keep four or more of these in your tank and take into consideration that they can grow up to 2 inches or 5 cm in length.

In general this a very hardy fish to keep and therefor a good choice for someone starting out a new aquarium. Note that they can be kept in unheated aquariums but it is not recommended.

Bloodfin Tetra

Photo credit to Crista Gollinger

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