Tetras and characins
From neons and cardinals to pencilfish, hatchetfish, silver dollars and piranhas: South American and African characins that live in schools.
69 species. Use the filters to narrow it down to the ones that suit your aquarium.

Fish
Easy
Flame Tetra
Hyphessobrycon flammeus
20–26°C
3.5 cm long
min. 54 L
Fish
Easy
Glass Tetra
Moenkhausia oligolepis
23–28°C
10 cm long
min. 150 L

Fish
Easy
Golden Pencilfish
Nannostomus beckfordi
22–28°C
4 cm long
min. 54 L

Fish
Easy
Buenos Aires Tetra
Hyphessobrycon anisitsi
18–28°C
7 cm long
min. 100 L

Fish
Medium
Hockey Stick Pencilfish
Nannostomus eques
24–28°C
4.5 cm long
min. 60 L

Fish
Easy
Diamond Tetra
Moenkhausia pittieri
24–28°C
6 cm long
min. 100 L

Fish
Easy
Ember Tetra
Hyphessobrycon amandae
23–28°C
2 cm long
min. 30 L

Fish
Easy
Head and Tail Light Tetra
Hemigrammus ocellifer
22–28°C
4.5 cm long
min. 60 L

Fish
Medium
Silver Hatchetfish
Gasteropelecus sternicla
23–28°C
6 cm long
min. 100 L

Fish
Medium
Silver Dollar
Metynnis argenteus
24–28°C
14 cm long
min. 300 L

Fish
Easy
Silvertip Tetra
Hasemania nana
22–28°C
5 cm long
min. 60 L

Fish
Easy
Glowlight Tetra
Hemigrammus erythrozonus
23–28°C
4 cm long
min. 54 L

Fish
Easy
Emperor Tetra
Nematobrycon palmeri
23–27°C
5.5 cm long
min. 80 L

Fish
Easy
Bloodfin Tetra
Aphyocharax anisitsi
18–28°C
5 cm long
min. 60 L

Fish
Medium
Bleeding Heart Tetra
Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma
23–28°C
6 cm long
min. 100 L

Fish
Medium
Cardinal Tetra
Paracheirodon axelrodi
23–29°C
4.5 cm long
min. 60 L

Fish
Medium
Rummy-nose Tetra
Hemigrammus rhodostomus
23–28°C
5 cm long
min. 80 L

Fish
Easy
Red Phantom Tetra
Hyphessobrycon sweglesi
22–26°C
4 cm long
min. 60 L

Fish
Easy
Red Eye Tetra
Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae
22–28°C
7 cm long
min. 100 L

Fish
Medium
Red-bellied Piranha
Pygocentrus nattereri
24–28°C
28 cm long
min. 400 L

Fish
Easy
Colombian Tetra
Hyphessobrycon columbianus
22–27°C
6 cm long
min. 100 L

Fish
Medium
Congo Tetra
Phenacogrammus interruptus
23–27°C
8.5 cm long
min. 150 L

Fish
Easy
Blind Cave Tetra
Astyanax mexicanus
18–26°C
9 cm long
min. 120 L

Fish
Easy
Royal Tetra
Inpaichthys kerri
24–27°C
4.5 cm long
min. 60 L
