Tetras and Characids
Loreto tetra
Hyphessobrycon loretoensis
Photo: A. Zarske, D. Bork, H.J. Franke, illust. Jurgen Scholz · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature23–28 °C
- pH5.5–7.5
- Minimum tank50 l
- Adult size3.5 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 8 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Characidae
- Origin
- Upper Amazon (Peru)
- Size
- 3.5 cm
- Temperature
- 23 – 28°C
- pH
- 5.5 – 7.5
- GH
- 1 – 12 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 8
- Minimum aquarium size
- 50 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Golden body with a dark lateral line and reddish fins. Small and inconspicuous.
