Silver Tipped Tetra
Usual size in fish tanks.
Silver tipped tetra. Silvertip tetras are tropical freshwater fish that tend to inhabit in both brackish and freshwater in the wild which differs from other species of tetras. It s silver and has that familiar tetra shape. Even the blind variants of this fish do well in captivity.
Hi i have just added a group of six silver tip tetra s in a planted 180 litre tank 2 males and 4 females. 4 18 n 71 43 321 43ppm 0 c 32 f 30 c 86 f. They will most likely nip at tankmates their size or smaller but if kept in a large school aggression will for the most part be kept within their shoal.
They dont bother the 6 cories in the tank. They seem to be chasing each other around a lot and i m not sure if they are just naturally boisterous or what. Silvertip tetras are one of the more aggressive tetras somewhat similar to serpae tetras.
They prefer subdued lighting and gravel substrate. Male guppies or siamese fighting fish they may nip at the fins but apart from this vice they are otherwise trouble free. Silvertip tetra hasemania nana is a species of characid freshwater fish native to streams and creeks in the são francisco basin in brazil but frequently kept in aquariums.
2 3 cm 0 79 1 18 inch 0 14. The standard mexican tetra is basic in appearance. Recommended ph range for the species.
Despite their inability to see the fish have no problem navigating an aquarium or finding food. If kept with very long finned fish e g. The silver tip tetra is one of the hardiest tetras making it ideal for new tanks or new fishkeepers.
Anyone have any experience of. Silvertip tetras are named because of the silvery white tips on their fins. The fish are peaceful and shoaling and should be mixed with other peaceful fish.
Recommended water hardness dgh. You will need a 20 gallon tank at minimum to keep the bleeding heart tetra. Silvertip tetras are slightly more aggressive than other comparable smaller tetras observed occasionally to nip other similarly sized tetras.
The male silvertip tetras are a deep copper color and females are much more pale. It is notable for the red spot on their sides which have earned them the name red tipped tetra. It is sourced from the amazon river basin as well as other river basins in south america.
