Buenos Aires tetra
Hyphessobrycon anisitsi
FishFreshwater
- Care level
- Easy
- Temperament
- Semi-aggressive
- Recommended tank
- 100 L
- Maximum size
- 7 cm
- Temperature
- 18–26 °C
- pH
- 6–8
- Group size
- ≥ 6
- Diet
- Omnivore
Care at a glance
The Buenos Aires tetra comes from the cooler south of South America and is a solid, silvery fish with red fins and a black diamond mark before the tail. It is exceptionally tough and can be kept without a heater in many living rooms.
The downside: it strips soft aquatic plants bare and readily nibbles long fins. So keep it in a tank with hard-leaved plant species or artificial plants, in a decent group, and away from veiltails or slow-moving fish.
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