Ember Tetra
Hyphessobrycon amandae
Characidae
About
The ember tetra is a tiny, glowing orange characin from the Araguaia river basin in central Brazil, where it inhabits slow, densely vegetated tributaries and floodplain pools. Its warm ember colouration intensifies in mature, planted blackwater-style aquaria with subdued lighting. Peaceful, hardy and ideally suited to nano and shrimp-safe community tanks, it is best appreciated in a large, tightly grouped shoal.
Care
Keep in shoals of 8+ in a well-planted nano tank with gentle flow, soft to moderately soft water, and dark substrate to bring out the orange glow.
Diet
Micro-omnivore with a tiny mouth; feed finely crushed dry foods plus small live/frozen micro-foods.
Tankmate compatibility
Gets along with (4)
Possible with care (32)
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