Tetras and Characids
Lemon Tetra
Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis
Photo: Waugsberg · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature23–28 °C
- pH5.5–7.5
- Minimum tank60 l
- Adult size4.5 cm
- Difficulty★☆☆☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 8 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Characidae
- Origin
- Tapajós Basin (Brazil)
- Size
- 4.5 cm
- Temperature
- 23 – 28°C
- pH
- 5.5 – 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
- Omnivorous (flakes, fine pellets, small live or frozen food)
- Reproduction
- oviparous; scatters eggs among fine plants and does not tend to them
Notes: Translucent yellow body with a bright yellow and black edge on the anal fin. The color stands out much better against a dark background, among plants, and in a large group, where the males show off to one another.
