| Bleeding Heart Tetra | Tropical Fish Information |
| Size | 2.5inches or 6cm |
| Fish Hardiness | Easy to keep |
| Water Temperature | 73.4-82.4°F or 23-28°C |
| Water pH | 5.5-7.0 |
| Water Hardness | 5-12 dGH |
| Peaceful or Aggressive | Peaceful shoaling fish |
| Number of same specie in tank | Two or more, more is better |
| Community Species | Yes |
| Sexes | Males have a larger, more rounded and darker in color dorsal fin |
| Strata | Middle to bottom |
| Food | Flake food, blood worms and brine shrimp |
| Breeding | Not possible |
| Other names | Spotfin Tetra |
| Scientific name | Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma |
| Lifespan | 5 years |
Ideal Bleeding Heart Tetra Conditions
Appearance
This is another species of colorful tropical freshwater fish. They have transparent to silver bodies with a red dot on both sides of the body just behind the head. The dorsal fin is also very distinctive, black with a white tip and pointing sharply towards the back.
Their body shape is very much the same as the Black and White Widow Tetra, especially the anal fin although it is not as prominent as with the Widow Tetra.
Strata
They keep to the middle to bottom parts of the tank, are very active but in a peaceful manner.
Peaceful, Community
They will not bother their tank mates but stick together and play with each other so they are excellent for a community aquarium setup.