Tetras and Characids
Vilma's tetra
Hyphessobrycon vilmae
Photo: Andrewbogott · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature23–27 °C
- pH5.5–7
- Minimum tank50 l
- Adult size4 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 8 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Characidae
- Origin
- Mato Grosso (Brazil)
- Size
- 4 cm
- Temperature
- 23 – 27°C
- pH
- 5.5 – 7.0
- GH
- 1 – 10 °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: A black lateral stripe with a silvery border and reddish fins. Similar to the black neon tetra.
