Flag tetra tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 80 × 30 cm.

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Flag tetra

Hyphessobrycon heterorhabdus

The Flag tetra (Hyphessobrycon heterorhabdus) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Characidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 3.6 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 20–26 °C.

Size: 3.6 cmtotal length
Temperature: 20–26 °C
pH: 5.5–7.5
Tank footprint: 80 × 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 heterorhabdus

Quick answers

Flag tetra size: how big does it get?: It grows to 3.6 cm (total length).
Flag tetra tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 80 × 30 cm.
Flag tetra water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 20–26 °C, pH 5.5–7.5, hardness 1–12 °dGH.
Flag tetra: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.