Tetras and Characids
Serpae tetra
Hyphessobrycon eques
Photo: Dubrovsky Alexander ( Aledubr ) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature22–28 °C
- pH5.5–7.5
- Minimum tank60 l
- Adult size4 cm
- Difficulty★☆☆☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 8 or more
- TemperamentSemi-aggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Characidae
- Origin
- Amazon River Basin, Paraguay and Guaporé
- Size
- 4 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 28°C
- pH
- 5.5 – 7.5
- GH
- 2 – 15 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★☆☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- semi-aggressive (nibbles at long fins, especially if the group is small)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 8
- Minimum aquarium size
- 60 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous; scatters eggs among plants
Notes: Bright red with a black spot behind the head. Very hardy, but does not mix well with angelfish, bettas, or long-finned guppies. In groups of ten or more, it spreads out the chasing within the school.
