Flame Tetra tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 60 × 30 cm.

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Flame Tetra

Hyphessobrycon flammeus

The Flame Tetra (Hyphessobrycon flammeus) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Characidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 2.6 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Endangered. In the aquarium it is kept at 20–26 °C.

Size: 2.6 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 20–26 °C
pH: 5.5–7.5
Tank footprint: 60 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature20–26 °C

pH5.5–7.5

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
GenusHyphessobrycon
SpeciesHyphessobrycon flammeus

Quick answers

Flame Tetra size: how big does it get?: It grows to 2.6 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Flame Tetra tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 60 × 30 cm.
Flame Tetra water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 20–26 °C, pH 5.5–7.5, hardness 1–12 °dGH.
Flame Tetra: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Endangered.