Tetras and Characids
Red-Eyed Tetra
Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae
Photo: Chle · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature22–28 °C
- pH5.5–8
- Minimum tank80 l
- Adult size7 cm
- Difficulty★☆☆☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 6 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Characidae
- Origin
- Paraguay River Basin, Paraná and São Francisco
- Size
- 7 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 28°C
- pH
- 5.5 – 8.0
- GH
- 2 – 20 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★☆☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- Peaceful (somewhat restless around very slow-moving fish)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 6
- Minimum aquarium size
- 80 L
- Diet
- omnivore (also eats some plant matter)
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Silver in color with a red upper eye and a black band on the tail. Hardy and adaptable to almost any water condition. May eat plants with very tender leaves.
