Golden Tetra tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 60 × 38 cm.

Photo: Carl H. Eigenmann, 1912 · Public domain

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Golden Tetra

Hemigrammus rodwayi

The Golden Tetra (Hemigrammus rodwayi) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Characidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 5.3 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 24–28 °C.

Size: 5.3 cmtotal length
Temperature: 24–28 °C
pH: 5.5–7.0
Tank footprint: 60 × 38 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature24–28 °C

pH5.5–7.0

Hardness1–12 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Tropical
Habitat: Midwater, close to the bottom
Aquarium trade: Traded commercially

Conservation status

Classification

OrderCharaciformes
FamilyCharacidae
GenusHemigrammus
SpeciesHemigrammus rodwayi

Quick answers

Golden Tetra size: how big does it get?: It grows to 5.3 cm (total length).
Golden Tetra tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 60 × 38 cm.
Golden Tetra water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 24–28 °C, pH 5.5–7.0, hardness 1–12 °dGH.
Golden Tetra: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.