Ember Tetra

Ember Tetra – Brilliant Orange-Red Nano Schooling Fish

The Ember Tetra (Hyphessobrycon amandae) is a stunning miniature freshwater fish admired for its brilliant orange-red coloration, peaceful personality, and graceful schooling behaviour.

Native to the Araguaia River Basin in Brazil, this beautiful nano tetra features a vibrant amber-orange body that can develop rich reddish tones under suitable aquarium conditions.

Its tiny adult size and gentle temperament make it an excellent choice for planted nano aquariums, natural aquascapes, and peaceful freshwater community tanks.

Ember Tetras look especially spectacular when maintained in larger groups, creating a beautiful display of glowing orange colour against lush green aquatic plants.

These charming fish thrive in mature aquariums with stable water conditions, gentle filtration, and plenty of planted shelter.

Their peaceful nature makes them suitable companions for other small, non-aggressive aquarium inhabitants, including many dwarf shrimp species, although very small shrimp offspring may be eaten.

With their radiant coloration, active social behaviour, and compact size, Ember Tetras are a wonderful addition to any carefully maintained planted freshwater aquarium.

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