Ember tetra
Hyphessobrycon amandae
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The ember tetra from the Araguaia River basin in Brazil measures only about 2 centimetres and is orange-red. Its name honours Amanda Bleher, mother of explorer Heiko Bleher. Peaceful, it swims in midwater and eats small invertebrates.
- Scientific name
- Hyphessobrycon amandae
- Family
- Acestrorhamphidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Acestrorhamphidae
- Order
- Characiformes
- Synonyms
- Hemigrammus amandae
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 20–28 °C
- pH
- 5–7
- General hardness (GH)
- 1–10 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 2 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 41 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 45 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Social life
- School
- Swimming level
- Middle
Care
- Care difficulty
- Easy
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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