Glass Tetra tank size: what is the minimum?

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

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Glass Tetra

Moenkhausia oligolepis

The Glass Tetra (Moenkhausia oligolepis) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Characidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 10 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 24–28 °C.

Size: 10 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 24–28 °C
pH: 5.5–7.2
Tank footprint: 60 × 38 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature24–28 °C

pH5.5–7.2

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
GenusMoenkhausia
SpeciesMoenkhausia oligolepis

Quick answers

Glass Tetra size: how big does it get?: It grows to 10 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Glass Tetra tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 60 × 38 cm.
Glass Tetra water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 24–28 °C, pH 5.5–7.2, hardness 1–12 °dGH.
Glass Tetra: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.