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
Lemon Tetra
Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis
22–28°C
4.5 cm long
min. 60 L

Fish
Medium
Marbled Hatchetfish
Carnegiella strigata
24–28°C
3.5 cm long
min. 60 L

Fish
Easy
Neon Tetra
Paracheirodon innesi
20–26°C
3.5 cm long
min. 54 L

Fish
Medium
Rosy Tetra
Hyphessobrycon bentosi
24–28°C
4.5 cm long
min. 60 L

Fish
Easy
Penguin Tetra
Thayeria boehlkei
22–28°C
6 cm long
min. 80 L

Fish
Easy
Pristella Tetra
Pristella maxillaris
22–28°C
4.5 cm long
min. 60 L

Fish
Easy
Serpae Tetra
Hyphessobrycon eques
22–27°C
4 cm long
min. 60 L

Fish
Medium
Splash Tetra
Copella arnoldi
24–28°C
6 cm long
min. 60 L

Fish
Easy
Black Phantom Tetra
Hyphessobrycon megalopterus
22–28°C
4.5 cm long
min. 60 L

Fish
Easy
Black Neon Tetra
Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi
22–27°C
4 cm long
min. 60 L

Fish
Easy
Black Skirt Tetra
Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
20–26°C
5.5 cm long
min. 60 L

Fish
Medium
Green Neon Tetra
Paracheirodon simulans
24–28°C
2.5 cm long
min. 40 L
Fish
Medium
African Red-eyed Tetra
Arnoldichthys spilopterus
23–28°C
9 cm long
min. 200 L
Fish
Easy
Gold Tetra
Hemigrammus rodwayi
24–28°C
5 cm long
min. 60 L
Fish
Medium
Banded Leporinus
Leporinus fasciatus
23–27°C
25 cm long
min. 500 L
Fish
Medium
Flag Tetra
Hyphessobrycon heterorhabdus
23–28°C
4.5 cm long
min. 60 L
Fish
Medium
Spotted Headstander
Chilodus punctatus
24–28°C
9 cm long
min. 120 L
Fish
Medium
Spotfin Hatchetfish
Thoracocharax stellatus
23–28°C
6.5 cm long
min. 120 L
Fish
Medium
Firehead Tetra
Hemigrammus bleheri
24–28°C
5 cm long
min. 80 L
Fish
Medium
Bucktooth Tetra
Exodon paradoxus
23–28°C
12 cm long
min. 250 L
Fish
Easy
Glass Bloodfin
Prionobrama filigera
22–28°C
6 cm long
min. 100 L
Fish
Medium
Cochu's Blue Tetra
Boehlkea fredcochui
23–27°C
5 cm long
min. 80 L
Fish
Medium
Dwarf Pencilfish
Nannostomus marginatus
24–28°C
3.5 cm long
min. 40 L
Fish
Medium
Striped Headstander
Anostomus anostomus
23–28°C
15 cm long
min. 250 L
