Flame Tetra

The Flame tetra is one of the most colorful tetra species displaying bright orange/yellow. This fish is a great beginner tetra due to its wide adaptability of water parameters. Originally found in South America the species was very popular in the aquarium hobby only to become almost rare. This fish has rebounded in popularity and has become a staple in many aquariums. 

Note: All fish shipments have a 100% Live Arrival Guarantee when shipping with Overnight (1 Day) option. All other options void our Live Arrival Guarantee for fish. 

The Flame Tetra can reach sizes of about 2 inches. They are pretty peaceful and can be housed with a variety of community fish. Although, we would not recommend keeping them with shrimp. They prefer small live foods so baby shrimp would become an easy target. 

The scientific name for the Orange Von Rio Tetra is: Hyphessobrycon flammeus 

We feed our Flame Tetras a mix of frozen and live foods including  live baby brine and frozen daphnia, baby brine and cyclops. We also feed Northfin flake foods.  

Our Tank Parameters

• Ph: 5.5 to 7.5
• Gh: 8 to 15
• Kh: 4 to 7
• TDS:180 to 250
• Temp:72 to 82

Tank Recommendations

• Plants: Middle to top tank plant species
• Leaves: Indian Almond or Guava
• Wood: Mopani or Malaysian
• Cones: Alder Cones
• Other: Active substrate to lower pH