Tetras and Characids
Red-Finned Crystal Tetra
Hemigrammus stictus
Photo: Clinton & Charles Robertson · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–28 °C
- pH5.5–7.5
- Minimum tank60 l
- Adult size5 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 8 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Characidae
- Origin
- Upper Amazon and Orinoco
- Size
- 5 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 28°C
- pH
- 5.5 – 7.5
- GH
- 1 – 12 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- middle
- Behavior
- peaceful
- Minimum number of individuals
- 8
- Minimum aquarium size
- 60 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Silver with red fin bases. Peaceful and suitable for Amazonian community tanks.
