Tetras and Characids
Epicharis Tetra
Hyphessobrycon epicharis
Photo: Axel Zarske (with help from Bastian, N. Khardina, and Bork) · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–28 °C
- pH5–7
- Minimum tank50 l
- Adult size4 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 8 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Characidae
- Origin
- Río Negro (Brazil, Venezuela)
- Size
- 4 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 28°C
- pH
- 5.0 – 7.0
- GH
- 0 – 8 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- middle
- Behavior
- peaceful
- Minimum number of individuals
- 8
- Minimum aquarium size
- 50 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Translucent pink body with a black spot behind the head. A blackwater fish.
