Tetras and Characids
Emperor Tetra
Nematobrycon palmeri
Photo: Citron · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature23–27 °C
- pH5.5–7.5
- Minimum tank60 l
- Adult size5 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 6 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Characidae
- Origin
- San Juan and Atrato Rivers (Colombia)
- Size
- 5 cm
- Temperature
- 23 – 27°C
- pH
- 5.5 – 7.5
- GH
- 3 – 15 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- Peaceful (males strut around among themselves without causing harm)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 6
- Minimum aquarium size
- 60 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Black lateral stripe, violet iridescence, and a trident-shaped tail in males. Less gregarious than other tetras: a small group with a majority of females is sufficient.
