Rummy-nose Tetra Fact Sheet

Here is a fact sheet of the Rummy-nose Tetra

Scientific Name	Hemigrammus rhodostomus
Family	Characidae
Common Names	Rummy-nose Tetra, Red-nose Tetra, Firehead Tetra
Origin	Amazon Basin, South America.
Adult Size	Up to 5 cm
Social	Peaceful, suitable for community tanks
Lifespan	5 - 6 years
Diet	Omnivore, eats most foods
Breeding	Egglayer
pH	5.5-7
Hardness	2-12 dGH
Temperature	24 - 27 C

Then there were 4

Of the 5 Rummy-nose Tetra we got, 4 have settled in well. Unfortunately we lost one after the first day. The rest started off swimming together and always keeping in close contact, safety in numbers syndrome, until they got used to the tank and its occupants.

They are fast swimmers, the most active in the tank. They remind me a bit of the Zebra and Leopard Danios, swimming backwards and forwards, always on the go.

We hope to get a few more, as I feel 4 are too little and they would look much better when they swim in a bigger school.

Red heads

Today L and I went to our local pet shop to get some new fish, as we have had a few deaths over the past few months and wanted to replenish the tank with something new. We both liked the look of the Rummy-nose Tetra (Hemigrammus rhodostomus) and got 5 for the tank. They have a red head and white / glassy body, with a black and white tail.

Image from Wikipedia