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Bloodfin tetra

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Appearance

Bloodfin tetras can be recognized because of their colorful fins. The fins of this fish are red in color while the body is silver in color.

Aquarium Care

Bloodfin Tetras are best kept in schools of 3 or more.

They swim mainly in the upper and middle water layers and are highly sociable fishes, mixing well with other types of tetra and tropical fish in general, so are therefore ideally suited (like many other Tetras) to a community tank. Although, like most tetras, they will tend to nip at the fins of fish with long, wavy fins such as an angelfish or guppy.

An extremely hardy tropical fish well suited to beginners, bloodfin tetras can also be kept in cold-water tanks, providing the temperature does not drop below room temperature. They thrive quite happily in temperatures ranging from 64 - 83 degrees Fahrenheit. Bloodfin tetras are long-lived, and often live ten years.

Turning on and off aquarium lights tends to blind these fish and cause them to dart around frantically, but they will settle down shortly after.

Breeding

At the time of spawning the fish leaps out of the tank and leaves its egg in the water. The eggs, being heavy, fall to the floor of the tank or water body. The female deposits 300-500 eggs.

Water Quality

Tetras are best kept in soft, slightly acidic water, although soft water is essential for breeding. Bloodfin Tetras will adapt to many water condition, and dechorinated tap water will be fine for keeping them.

Bloodfin Tetras are also more appreciated in the aquarium if the lighting is subdued and dark substrate is used, showing off the fish's colours.

Feeding

Regular feeding of live foods maintain the Bloodfin Tetras beautiful metallic sheen. Most tropical flakes will work fine. Many recommend, as a general rule, feeding the fish as much as they can eat in 5 minutes, once a day.