Emperor tetra
Nematobrycon palmeri
Not a school but a neighborhood; males hold a spot and display at rivals.
3D model coming soon
Stats
- Size
- 5 cm
- Smallest tank
- 90 cm
- Temperature
- 22–27 °C
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Activity
- Calm
- 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 litres51 of them
- Wide120 cm · 300 litres85 of them
- Living room180 cm · 650 litres185 of them
- Showcase250 cm · 1,200 litres342 of them
Who it lives with
Gets along
- Guppy
- Neon tetra
- Rummynose tetra
- Zebra danio
- Cherry barb
- Platy
- Threadfin rainbowfish
- Forktail blue-eye
- Panda corydoras
- Odessa barb
- Cardinal tetra
- Lemon tetra
- Penguin tetra
- Harlequin rasbora
- Julii corydoras
- Dwarf chain loach
- Honey gourami
- Black neon tetra
- Black skirt tetra
- Serpae tetra
- Glowlight tetra
- Diamond tetra
- Silver hatchetfish
- Pearl danio
- and 56 more species
Caution
- Chocolate gouramiNarrow shared temperature range
- Hillstream loachNarrow shared temperature range
- Green neon tetraNarrow shared temperature range
- Checkerboard cichlidNarrow shared temperature range
- Gold barbNarrow shared temperature range
- Rosy barbNarrow shared temperature range
- Clown loachNarrow shared temperature range
- KoiNarrow shared temperature range
Not together
- DiscusWater temperatures do not overlap
- German blue ramWater temperatures do not overlap
- White cloud mountain minnowWater temperatures do not overlap
- Betta (Siamese fighting fish)Aggressive with peaceful
- Paradise fishAggressive with peaceful
- Demasoni cichlidAggressive with peaceful
- Red zebra cichlidAggressive with peaceful
- Convict cichlidAggressive with peaceful
- 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
- Congo tetraPhenacogrammus interruptus
- Glowlight tetraHemigrammus erythrozonus
- Diamond tetraMoenkhausia pittieri
- Penguin tetraThayeria boehlkei
- Silver hatchetfishGasteropelecus sternicla