Congo tetra
Phenacogrammus interruptus
The showiest tetra; the male trails a feathered tail fringe as he swims.
3D model coming soon
Stats
- Size
- 8.5 cm
- Smallest tank
- 120 cm
- Temperature
- 23–27 °C
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Activity
- Busy
- Water layer
- Mid water
- Care
- Moderate
- Group
- Happiest in a group of 8 or more
- Coral
- Reef safe
These numbers are LumaReef simulation data, not a real aquarium care guide.
Which tank it fits
- Nano60 cm · 65 litresToo small
- Standard90 cm · 180 litresToo small
- Wide120 cm · 300 litres33 of them
- Living room180 cm · 650 litres72 of them
- Showcase250 cm · 1,200 litres133 of them
Who it lives with
Gets along
- Guppy
- Zebra loach
- Scissortail rasbora
- Molly
- Kuhli loach
- Bolivian ram
- Dwarf gourami
- Cockatoo cichlid
- Giant danio
- Celebes rainbowfish
- Keyhole cichlid
- Yellow lab cichlid
- Kribensis
- Bronze corydoras
- Black skirt tetra
- Diamond tetra
- Silver hatchetfish
- Pearl danio
- Sailfin molly
- Sterbai corydoras
- Pearl gourami
- Julidochromis
- African butterflyfish
- Julii corydoras
- and 41 more species
Caution
- Neon tetraCrowding the same layer
- Rosy barbNarrow shared temperature range
- Gold barbNarrow shared temperature range
- Boesemani rainbowfishCrowding the same layer
- Turquoise rainbowfishCrowding the same layer
- Checkerboard cichlidNarrow shared temperature range
- Neon dwarf rainbowfishCrowding the same layer
- Denison barbNarrow shared temperature range
- Hillstream loachNarrow shared temperature range
- Dwarf chain loachCrowding the same layer
- Rummynose tetraCrowding the same layer
- Panda corydorasNarrow shared temperature range
- Chocolate gouramiNarrow shared temperature range
- Odessa barbNarrow shared temperature range
- Glowlight danioCrowding the same layer
- Green neon tetraNarrow shared temperature range
- Red rainbowfishCrowding the same layer
- Green kubotai rasboraCrowding the same layer
- Clown loachNarrow shared temperature range
- Bala sharkCrowding the same layer
- KoiNarrow shared temperature range
Not together
- DiscusWater temperatures do not overlap
- Demasoni cichlidAggressive with peaceful
- Paradise fishAggressive with peaceful
- Red zebra cichlidAggressive with peaceful
- Betta (Siamese fighting fish)Aggressive with peaceful
- Tiger barbThese two do not get along
- German blue ramWater temperatures do not overlap
- Convict cichlidAggressive with peaceful
- Serpae tetraThese two do not get along
- White cloud mountain minnowWater temperatures do not overlap
- Red tail sharkAggressive with peaceful
- Fancy goldfishWater temperatures do not overlap
- Jack DempseyAggressive with peaceful
Same familyTetras and characins
- Neon tetraParacheirodon innesi
- Cardinal tetraParacheirodon axelrodi
- Green neon tetraParacheirodon simulans
- Ember tetraHyphessobrycon amandae
- Rummynose tetraPetitella rhodostoma
- Black neon tetraHyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi
- Lemon tetraHyphessobrycon pulchripinnis
- Black skirt tetraGymnocorymbus ternetzi
- Serpae tetraHyphessobrycon eques
- Glowlight tetraHemigrammus erythrozonus
- Diamond tetraMoenkhausia pittieri
- Penguin tetraThayeria boehlkei
- Emperor tetraNematobrycon palmeri
- Silver hatchetfishGasteropelecus sternicla