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Name
Scientific name
Hyphessobrycon flammeus
Described by
Authority Myers, Year 1924
Family
Characidae
Common names
Flame Tetra
Photograph credits
All 6 credited
Summary
The flame tetra, Hyphessobrycon flammeus, is a small characid from Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo states in Brazil. Popular in the hobby, it …
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
25mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 60 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 20–26°C, pH 5.5–7.5
Hardness
1–12dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Peaceful
Social needs
A shoal or group
Community suitability
Community-safe
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Brazil, Embu-Guaçu, Embu-Mirim, Guandu, Paraíba do Sul, Paraná, Piabanha, São João, Taiaçupeba, Tietê
Writing
Etymology
Hyphessobrycon: from the Ancient Greek υπελάσσων (hyphesson), meaning 'of lesser stature', used as a prefix in this case, plus the generic name Brycon. flammeu…
Distribution
Restricted to the neighbouring states of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo in southwestern Brazil, although its current distribution is somewhat uncertain. In Rio d…
Habitat
Displays a preference for small, shallow (< 50 cm depth), slowly-flowing tributary streams where aquatic or otherwise submerged vegetation proliferates, alt…
Aquarium size
An aquarium with base dimensions of 60 ∗ 30 cm or equivalent should be the smallest considered.
Maintenance
Choice of décor is not especially critical although it tends to show better colouration when maintained in a well-furnished set-up with live plants and a dark …
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
Omnivorous, feeding on small invertebrates, crustacea, filamentous algae, organic detritus, and suchlike in nature. In aquaria it may survive on a diet of drie…
Behaviour and compatibility
Very peaceful, making it an ideal resident of the well-researched community aquarium. It is perhaps best-maintained alongside similarly-sized characids, gaster…
Sexual dimorphism
Adult males tend to be less deep-bodied, slightly smaller, and more intensely-coloured than females. Males also possess bony hooks in the anal and pelvic fins …
Reproduction
An egg-scattering free spawner exhibiting no parental care. When in good condition adults will spawn often and in a mature aquarium it is possible that small n…
Notes
This species is a popular aquarium fish and bred on a commercial basis in several countries, therefore wild fish are no longer collected. It is also traded as …
References
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