10 gallons or 40 liters for every group of six fish
Community Fish
Yes
Compatible with
Other peaceful Tetras, Danios and Rasboras. Also Gouramis, Dwarf Cichlids and bottom dwellers like Cory Cats, Plecos and Loaches
Sexes
Males are more colorful with longer fins
Food
Omnivorous – feed a staple diet of flake food. For best coloration supplement their diet with live or frozen daphnia, blood worms or brine shrimp
Breeding
Relatively easy to breed
Breeding temperature
79 – 82.5 °F or 26- 28 °C
Other names
Von Rio Tetra, Von Rio Flame Tetra and Red Tetra
Scientific name
Hyphessobrycon flammeus
Other Scientific names
None
Lifespan
Up to 5 years
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