Tetras and Characids
Silver-tipped tetra
Hasemania nana
Photo: Malene Thyssen (User Malene ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature22–28 °C
- pH6–8
- Minimum tank60 l
- Adult size5 cm
- Difficulty★☆☆☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 8 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Characidae
- Origin
- São Francisco River Basin (Brazil)
- Size
- 5 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 28°C
- pH
- 6.0 – 8.0
- GH
- 4 – 18 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★☆☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- Peaceful (very active)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 8
- Minimum aquarium size
- 60 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Copper-colored body with white tips on all fins. It lacks an adipose fin, unlike almost all tetras.
