Ember Tetra

🐟 Ember Tetra (Ember Tetra)

Add a warm, glowing shimmer to your aquarium with the beautiful Ember Tetra. This tiny schooling fish is famous for its fiery orange-red coloration, which appears almost like glowing embers as they move together through planted aquariums.

Peaceful, active, and full of subtle brilliance, Ember Tetras are ideal for aquarists looking to create soft colour movement and natural-looking nano or planted setups.

🌿 Why Choose Ember Tetras?

🔥 Vibrant ember-orange body with glowing appearance
🐟 Peaceful and active schooling behaviour
🌿 Perfect for heavily planted and aquascaped tanks
👥 Stunning effect when kept in large groups
⭐ Excellent nano fish for smaller aquariums

When kept in a proper shoal, Ember Tetras create a gentle, flickering cloud of warm colour that contrasts beautifully with green plants.

📏 Care Requirements

🧬 Scientific Name: Hyphessobrycon amandae
📛 Common Name: Ember Tetra
🏠 Tank Size: 40L+ recommended
📏 Adult Size: ~2 cm
🌡️ Temperature: 23–28°C
⚗️ pH Range: 5.5–7.5
🧘 Temperament: Peaceful
🍽️ Diet: Micro pellets, flakes, crushed foods, frozen and live foods
👥 Group Size: 8–12+ strongly recommended

Ember Tetras thrive in warm, stable aquariums with dense planting, soft lighting, and calm water flow. Dark substrates help enhance their vivid coloration.

🐠 Compatibility

Excellent for peaceful community and nano aquariums. Ideal tank mates include small rasboras, Corydoras pygmaeus, dwarf shrimp, and other non-aggressive species. Avoid large or fast-moving fish.

⚠️ Important Notes

Ember Tetras are a shoaling species and should never be kept in small numbers, as this can lead to stress and faded colouration. They are best kept in mature, stable aquariums with gentle filtration.

The Ember Tetra is a perfect choice for UK aquarists wanting a subtle yet stunning schooling fish that brings warmth, motion, and natural beauty to planted aquariums.