Aquarium reference · species
Ember tetra
Hyphessobrycon amandae
At a glance
Aquarium reference
- Listed under
- Tetras
- Source collections
- Freshwater & brackish
Aquarium care and planning
Small shoaling fish. Keep six or more with gentle flow and tiny foods. The planner uses 10 gallons rather than the source’s smaller specialist setup.
- Temperature
- 72–82 °F
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Water hardness
- Soft to moderately hard
- Planning tank size
- At least 10 US gallons and 20 inches long
- Planning group
- 6 fish
Tank and group thresholds are editorial planning guidelines. They do not establish biological capacity or guarantee compatibility. Check the source and the needs of your particular fish before stocking.
Read the Aquarium Co-Op care guide · Check tankmates · Plan stocking
Further reading
Reference sources
Care notes above come from the site's sourced freshwater planning catalog. The links below document the names and source collections.