Tetras and Characids
Red-Hearted Tetra
Hyphessobrycon pyrrhonotus
Photo: Thomnight ( Thomnight ) · CC BY-SA 2.0 de · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–28 °C
- pH5–7
- Minimum tank80 l
- Adult size5 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 6 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Characidae
- Origin
- Río Negro (Brazil)
- Size
- 5 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 28°C
- pH
- 5.0 – 7.0
- GH
- 1 – 8 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 6
- Minimum aquarium size
- 80 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Known as the red-backed bleeding heart tetra. Pink with a red back and red fins. More demanding than the erythrostigma.
