Forest Giant
Ember Tetra
Hyphessobrycon amandae
9 in the tank
Where it's from
Native to the Tocantins river basin
Brazil
Native range: Catálogo Taxonômico da Fauna do Brasil (CC BY 4.0); Tedesco et al. 2017 (CC0).
At a glance
- Size
- 0.8 in
- 2 cm
- Min tank
- 10 gal
- 38 L
- Group
- 8+
- Temp
- 73–84°F
- 23–29°C
- pH
- 5.5–7.0
- GH
- 18–179 ppm
- 1–10 dGH
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Swims
- Middle
- Lifespan
- 2–4 yrs
Ammonia 0 ppm and nitrate under 15 ppm.
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