Serpae tetra
Hyphessobrycon eques
A known nipper. Keep a big group and skip the long-finned tankmates.
What it needs
- Grows to
- 4 cm
- Smallest sensible tank
- 75 L, at least 60 cm long
- Temperature
- 22 to 27 °C
- pH
- 5 to 7.5
- Hardness
- 2 to 15 dGH
- Kept in
- groups of 8 or more
- Temperament
- semi-aggressive
- Eats
- omnivore
- Swims
- at every level
- How hard
- easy
These are the figures the stocking advice is built on. Make a room and it will tell you whether serpae tetra fit the tank you have.