Tetra | Silver Tip Tetra

Scientific Name: Hasemania nana Common Name:  Silver Tip Tetra Adult Size: 2.2 inches Life Expectancy: 5 years Habitat: South America Minimum Tank Size: 15 gallons Ideal Tank Conditions:  Temperature Range: 74 - 82° F pH Range: 6.0 - 8.0 Water Hardness: 3 – 30 Temperament: Peaceful Diet & Nutrition: Omnivore, in the wild they feed primarily on worms, small crustaceans, and insects but in the aquarium they will generally eat all kinds of live, fresh, and flake foods. To keep a good balance give them a high quality flake food everyday. Feed brine shrimp (either live or frozen) or blood worms as a treat. Breeding & Spawning: The breeding pair should be isolated in a separate tank with floating or other fine leaved plants where the female will distribute her eggs, and a seeded sponge filter to provide aeration and water circulation.  Immediately after spawning, the parents should be removed from the tank.   The eggs hatch in 24 hours and about five days after hatching, the fry