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Hyphessobrycon
Hyphessobrycon is a diverse genus of South American tetras including Serpae, Flame and many other colourful community species.
5 species indexed
What is Hyphessobrycon?
Hyphessobrycon are small to medium-sized tetras native to South America. Many popular aquarium tetras belong to this genus and are valued for their colour and schooling behaviour.
Typical habitat and water envelope
These fish are found across Amazonian tributaries, forest streams and floodplain environments with soft to moderately hard water.
| Temperature (typical) | 22 to 28 C |
| pH (typical) | 6 to 7.5 |
| Hardness band (typical) | soft to medium |
| Flow (typical) | low |
Informational only: compatibility logic remains species-level.
Compare species in Hyphessobrycon
5 species shown
| Name | Size | Temperament |
|---|---|---|
 Black Neon Tetra Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi | 4.0 | -- |
 Colombian Tetra Hyphessobrycon columbianus | 7.0 | peaceful |
 Ember Tetra Hyphessobrycon amandae | 2.0 | peaceful |
 Flame Tetra Hyphessobrycon flammeus | 3.0 | peaceful |
 Lemon Tetra Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis | 4.0 | -- |
| Species | Size (cm) | Temp (C) | pH | Hardness | Flow | Temperament |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Black Neon Tetra Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi | 4.0 | 23.0 to 27.0 C | 6.0 to 7.0 | soft to medium | medium | -- |
Colombian Tetra Hyphessobrycon columbianus | 7.0 | 24.0 to 27.0 C | 5.5 to 7.0 | very soft to soft | low | peaceful |
Ember Tetra Hyphessobrycon amandae | 2.0 | 24.0 to 28.0 C | 6.0 to 7.0 | very soft to soft | medium | peaceful |
Flame Tetra Hyphessobrycon flammeus | 3.0 | 16.0 to 28.0 C | 5.8 to 7.8 | very soft to medium | low | peaceful |
Lemon Tetra Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis | 4.0 | 23.0 to 28.0 C | 6.5 to 7.5 | very soft to medium | low | -- |