Blood Tetra tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 75 × 30 cm.

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Blood Tetra

Hyphessobrycon pyrrhonotus

The Blood Tetra (Hyphessobrycon pyrrhonotus) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Characidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 4.5 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 20–28 °C.

Size: 4.5 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 20–28 °C
pH: 4.0–7.0
Tank footprint: 75 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature20–28 °C

pH4.0–7.0

Hardness1–8 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Tropical
Habitat: Midwater, close to the bottom

Conservation status

Classification

OrderCharaciformes
FamilyCharacidae
GenusHyphessobrycon
SpeciesHyphessobrycon pyrrhonotus

Quick answers

Blood Tetra size: how big does it get?: It grows to 4.5 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Blood Tetra tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 75 × 30 cm.
Blood Tetra water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 20–28 °C, pH 4.0–7.0, hardness 1–8 °dGH.
Blood Tetra: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.