Bleeding Heart Tetra
The Bleeding Heart Tetra gets its name from the markings on its body. The blushing red near the gills gives this South American fish a "bleeding heart" look.
Bleeding Heart Tetra
Scientific Name: Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma
Family: Characidae, Hemigrammus Clade
About the Bleeding Heart Tetra
Species Type: Freshwater Fish
Category: Characins ...
Bleeding Heart Tetra - Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma
Species name: Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma
Synonym: Hemigrammus erythrostigma ...
Bleeding Heart Tetra Species Profile
The bleeding heart tetra is a hardy, peaceful, schooling species that should be kept in groups of six or more.
Bleeding Heart Tetra
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Bleeding Heart Tetra
Origin= Amazon basin and Colombia
Scientific Name= Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma
Max. Size= 4.72" (12CM) ...
The Bleeding Heart Tetra or Spotfin Tetra is a stocky built vivacious little fish from the swift moving streams of the Amazon.
Bleeding heart tetra (Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma) Quick Stats
Scientific Name: Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma
Origin: Peru, Amazon River Basin ...
Bleeding Heart Tetras should be provided with clean, well-filtered water. The pH value should be between 6.0-7.2 with a dGH up to 12. A general temperature range from 72-82 degrees F will suffice.
Breeding ...
Bleeding Heart Tetras
Bleeding heart tetras are a peaceful and active schooling fish that will school with other species of tetra and continuously occupy every area of the tank. An excellent and hardy addition to any freshwater aquarium.
Bleeding Heart Tetra [Pictures]
Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma
SYN: Hyphessobrycon rubrostigma, H. callistus rubrostigma
PD: The body is deep and disc-shaped. The back is orange to brown and the belly is the same.
Bleeding Heart Tetras do well in temperatures between 74 and 82 degrees Fahrenheit (24 and 28 degrees Celsius). The pH should be maintained between 5.7 and 7.2.
Bleeding Heart Tetra get their name from a characteristic red dot near the center of the side of it's body. The body is usually pink in color with red fins. On the fins there is usually a thick black stripe outlined in white.
Bleeding Heart Tetra, Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma is a peaceful mid-dwelling community fish in the aquarium.
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Bleeding Heart Tetra
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Bleeding Heart Tetra
Has the signature small red spot (don't think it looks like a heart though) on its sides.
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Bleeding Heart Tetras
The list of suitable fish is huge- you could do a book just on schooling fish. There are multiple Rasboras that are excellent for this treatment. For me, the Rsaboras are far better schoolers than the Tetras.
bleeding heart tetra - photo by Erik Olson (from the GSAS gallery).
[FRESH] Flame Tetra (Hyphessobrycon flammeus) experiences
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Breeding Tetras
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Catfish Bumble Bee Catfish Bristlenose Chinese Algae Eater Corydoras Green Catfish Leopard Catfish Plecostomus Spotted Catfish Upside Down Catfish Charachins Black Neon Tetra Black Widow Red Belly Piranha Black Phantom Tetra Bleeding Heart Tetra ...
BLEEDING HEARTS - OLD AND NEW by Paul McFarlane
Summary: Three similar but different species are sold as "bleeding heart tetras." Paul describes them, and how he bred the "lesser bleeding heart," Hyphessobrycon socolofi.
The last type is the most rare, the red-heart silver dollar. It looks like a normal silver dollar except there is a red marking on the side of the body like how the bleeding heart tetra has a red mark on its body.
 See also: Heart, Fish, Water, Aquarium, Characin
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