Colombian Tetra tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 90 × 30 cm.

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Colombian Tetra

Hyphessobrycon columbianus

The Colombian Tetra (Hyphessobrycon columbianus) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Characidae. It grows to 7 cm (total length). In the aquarium it is kept at 20–28 °C.

Size: 7 cmtotal length
Temperature: 20–28 °C
pH: 5.0–7.5
Tank footprint: 90 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature20–28 °C

pH5.0–7.5

Hardness1–10 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Tropical
Aquarium trade: Traded commercially

Classification

OrderCharaciformes
FamilyCharacidae
GenusHyphessobrycon
SpeciesHyphessobrycon columbianus

Quick answers

Colombian Tetra size: how big does it get?: It grows to 7 cm (total length).
Colombian Tetra tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 90 × 30 cm.
Colombian Tetra water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 20–28 °C, pH 5.0–7.5, hardness 1–10 °dGH.