Company: Hyphessobrycon socolofi (Lesser Bleeding Heart Tetra) cn be kept in a community aquarium.
Water parameters: Temperature 22-25˚C / 72-77ºF; pH 6.0 - 7.2 ...
Bleeding heart tetra Hyphessobrycon socolofi
Blind tetra Stygichthys typhlops
Bloodfin tetra Aphyocharax anisitsi
Bloodfin tetra Aphyocharax alburnus
Blue tetra Mimagoniates microlepis
Blue tetra Tyttocharax madeirae ...
Hyphessobrycon socolofi is very similar but slightly smaller, and the elongated dorsals and anal fin lobes on the males are only slightly longer than the females; this species occurs in small streams near the Rio Negro around Barcelos, Brazil, ...
Other Info= This fish was confused with Hyphessobrycon socolofi, reports of its succesful breeding are few.
Breeding Info= TANK: A tank with 12-25G (50-100L) capacity with a spawning grid, clumps of plants and dim light.
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.
Tankmates are peaceful and all young (Geophagus surinamensis, Hyphessobrycon socolofi, Ancistrus dolichopterus, Trichogaster leeri). Tank has soft water (Gh and Kh around 2-3), no ammonia, no nitrite, nitrite-less then 10); temp 27C).
 See also: Fish, Heart, Water, Silver, Characin
  
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