Jellybean Tetra tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 60 × 30 cm.

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Jellybean Tetra

Ladigesia roloffi

The Jellybean Tetra (Ladigesia roloffi) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Alestidae. It grows to 3.1 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Critically Endangered. In the aquarium it is kept at 20–26 °C.

Size: 3.1 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 20–26 °C
pH: 5.0–7.0
Tank footprint: 60 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature20–26 °C

pH5.0–7.0

Hardness1–8 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Tropical
Aquarium trade: Traded commercially

Conservation status

Classification

OrderCharaciformes
FamilyAlestidae
GenusLadigesia
SpeciesLadigesia roloffi

Quick answers

Jellybean Tetra size: how big does it get?: It grows to 3.1 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Jellybean Tetra tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 60 × 30 cm.
Jellybean Tetra water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 20–26 °C, pH 5.0–7.0, hardness 1–8 °dGH.
Jellybean Tetra: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Critically Endangered.