| Common name - Lemon Tetra | Beginner fish |
| Latin name - Hyphessobrycon Pulchripinnis | Middle swimming fish |
| Group name - Characin | A schooling fish |
| Family name - Characidae | A hardy fish |
| Size - Up to 4.5cm (or 2 in) | Origin - Amazon, Peru |
| Temp - Around 72-81F or 22-27C | PH - 6.0 to 7.5 - about neutral |
| Food - Omnivorous : flake, daphnia, brine shrimp - small live or frozen food. | |
SPECIES SPECIFIC INFO
A very pretty shoaling fish and would look best in a group of 4 or more. They are very active and are constantly providing movement to watch. They prefer a lot of open swimming space and thickets of vegetation. To show off their colours to their best you should add some tannin to the water and have subdued lighting. A very simple way of acheiving this is to place a piece of bodwood in the tank which gives tannin off naturally.
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