Bleeding Heart Tetra hyphessobrycon rubrostigma It belongs to the family Characidae For more information on Characins click here. Cost: $4-7 Origin: Columbia Description: Deep bodied, has a shape similar to say, a lemon tetra. Gets up to 2 ¼ inches (6 cm). Color: Looks transparent, the dorsal fin is black with a white tip. Sexual [...]

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Black Neon Tetra hyphessobrycon scholzei It belongs to the family Characidae For more information on Characins click here. Origin: South America: Paraguay River Basin. Most are now captive-bred. Description: Very elongated, but is still only about 2 inches (5cm) long. Color: It’s back is a greenish or sometimes brownish color. It has silver sides, with [...]

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Cardinal Tetra cheirodon axelrodi It belongs to the family Characidae For more information on Characins click here. Cost: $4-15 Origin: Tributaries of the Rio Negro and the Orinoco Description: Long and thin. Smaller fish, getting to only about 1 ½ inches (4cm) Color: Magnificent red lateral stripe that begins at the front of the snout [...]

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