| Bloodfin Tetra | Tropical Fish Index |
| Size | 2 inches or 5 cm |
| Fish Hardiness | Easy to care for |
| Water Temperature | 64.4 - 82.4°F or 18 - 28°C |
| Water pH | 6.0 - 8.0 pH |
| Water Hardness | 1 - 30 dGH |
| Peaceful or Aggressive | Peaceful shoaling fish |
| Number of same species in tank | Four or more, more is better |
| Community Fish | Yes |
| Sexes | Males are smaller and brighter in color and may have a small hook on their anal fin, females are larger and paler |
| Strata | Middle to top |
| Food | Flake food, blood worms and brine shrimp |
| Breeding | Easy to breed |
| Breeding temperature | 75.2 - 82.4°F or 24 - 28°C |
| Scientific name | Aphyocharax anisitsi |
| Lifespan | 8 years |
Ideal Bloodfin Tetra Conditions
Appearance
This is another species of colorful tropical freshwater fish. Their main body color is silver and they have very distinct red colored dorsal anal and tail fins.
Strata
They prefer to swim in the middle to top regions of the fish tank.
Peaceful, Community
They are peaceful fish and ideal for a community aquarium setup. Although peaceful they do tend to nip at the fins of fish with large fins like Guppies. You can keep four or more of these in your tank and take into consideration that they can grow up to 2 inches or 5 cm in length.
In general this a very hardy fish to keep and therefor a good choice for someone starting out a new aquarium. Note that they can be kept in unheated aquariums but it is not recommended.