Tetras and Characids
January Tetra
Hemigrammus hyanuary
Photo: Thomnight ( Thomnight ) · CC BY-SA 2.0 de · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature23–28 °C
- pH6–7.5
- Minimum tank60 l
- Adult size4 cm
- Difficulty★☆☆☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 8 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Characidae
- Origin
- Central Amazon (Brazil), (Peru)
- Size
- 4 cm
- Temperature
- 23 – 28°C
- pH
- 6.0 – 7.5
- GH
- 2 – 15 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★☆☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 8
- Minimum aquarium size
- 60 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Translucent greenish body with a golden stripe and a black spot on the tail. Unobtrusive and very hardy.
