Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma
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| Bleeding Heart Tetra | |
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| Bleeding Heart Tetra | |
| Species | Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma |
| Difficulty | Moderate |
| Min. Tank Size | 56.781 liters 56,781.177 mL 15 US Gallons (56.8L) |
| Size | 2.756 in
6-7 cm (2.4-2.8") |
| pH | 5.6 - 7.2 |
| Temp. | 296.15 K 73.4 °F 533.07 °R 301.15 K |
| Water Hardness |
8-12 |
| Stocking Ratio | 2:3 M:F |
| Availability | Common |
| Diet | |
| Life Span |
3-5 years |
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[edit] Alternative names
- Bleeding Heart Tetra
[edit] Other Scientific Names
- Hemigrammus erythrostigma, Hyphessobrycon rubrostigma, Hyphessobrycon callistus rubrostigma
[edit] Sexing
- Males have more dramatic finnage and richer colours.
[edit] Tank compatibility
- Must be kept in shoals of 6 or more. Can be kept with other peaceful fish but do not keep with fin nippers or predatory fish.
[edit] Diet
- Will take most foods including pellets and flake as well as live/frozen foods such as brine shrimp and daphnia.
[edit] Feeding regime
- Feed once or twice a day.
[edit] Environment Specifics
- Bleeding Heart Tetras prefer a well lit tank with dense planting with some open swimming space. Prefers soft water to hard, and will thrive with peat filtration.
[edit] Behaviour
- A peaceful shoaling fish. Sensitive to water conditions and prone to diseases such as Ich.
[edit] Identification
- A small disk shaped Tetra similar to that of the Black Widow Tetra. Body colour is pale, mostly silver-white and red hints with a small red spot on either side of the flanks just behind the gills giving this fish its common name. They upper half of the eyes are also red, the fins are generally translucent except for the dorsal which is tipped with black and yellow.
- Can be mistaken for the Hyphessobrycon socolofi or Lesser Bleeding Heart Tetra.
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Facts about Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma
| Availability | Common |
| Common name | Bleeding Heart Tetra |
| Diet | Omnivore + |
| Difficulty | Moderate |
| Family | Characidae + |
| Foods | Pellet Food +, Flake Food +, and Live Food + |
| Maximum Size | 2.756 in (7 cm) + |
| Maximum age | 5 + |
| Maximum hardness | 12 + |
| Maximum pH | 7.2 + |
| Maximum temperature | 301.15 K (28 °C, 82.4 °F, 542.07 °R) + |
| Minimum Tank Size | 15 US Gallon (56.781 liters, 56,781.177 mL) + |
| Minimum hardness | 8 + |
| Minimum pH | 5.6 + |
| Minimum temperature | 296.15 K (23 °C, 73.4 °F, 533.07 °R) + |
| Scientific name | Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma |
