Bleeding-heart tetra
Megalamphodus erythrostigma
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The bleeding heart tetra comes from the western Amazon basin in Brazil, Colombia and Peru, and has a red spot on its flank — hence its name.
- Scientific name
- Megalamphodus erythrostigma
- Family
- Acestrorhamphidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Acestrorhamphidae
- Order
- Characiformes
- Synonyms
- Hemigrammus erythrostigma, Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma, Hyphessobrycon rubrostigma, Megalamphodus erythrostigmus
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 23–28 °C
- pH
- 5.6–7.2
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 6.1 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Omnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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