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Serpae Tetra
Hyphessobrycon eques
Family: Characidae
Serpae tetras are vivid red fish with a distinctive black comma-shaped shoulder mark. They are hardy and bold, but known to be fin-nippers especially in small groups — keep 10 or more to redirect aggression within the school.
Keeping this species
- diet
- Omnivore – flake, pellets, bloodworms, daphnia
- lifespan
- 5–7 years
- max size
- 4.5 cm (1.8 in)
- tank size
- 20 gallons minimum
- school size
- 10+
- temperament
- Semi-aggressive; fin-nipper in small groups
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Water it likes
- ph
- 5.5–7.5
- ammonia
- 0 ppm
- nitrate
- <20 ppm
- hardness
- 5–15 dGH
- temperature
- 72–79°F (22–26°C)
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