Tetras and Characids
Bellotti's tetra
Hemigrammus bellottii
Photo: Haplochromis · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–28 °C
- pH5.5–7
- Minimum tank40 l
- Adult size3 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 10 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Characidae
- Origin
- Upper Amazon
- Size
- 3 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 28°C
- pH
- 5.5 – 7.0
- GH
- 1 – 10 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 10
- Minimum aquarium size
- 40 L
- Diet
- omnivore (fine food)
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: A small, silvery tetra with a dark stripe and golden highlights. Ideal for nano tanks.
