Silvertip tetra
Hasemania nana
- Adult size
- 5 cm2 in
- Group
- 8+
- Tank length
- 27 cm11 in
- Lifespan
- 3–5 yrs
- Temperature
- 23–28 °C73–82 °F
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Hardness
- 1–15 dGH
- Diet
- omnivore
Lively schooler that can nip when kept in small numbers; a group of eight or more keeps the energy among themselves.Lively schooler that can nip when kept in small numbers; a group of eight or more keeps the energy among themselves.
Tank sizes
Good tankmates
Avoid with
- Acei cichlid
No shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
- Blue lyretail
Silvertip tetra may nip Blue lyretailSilvertip tetra may nip Blue lyretail
- Brevis shell dweller
No shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
- Caudopunctatus
No shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
Congo tetraSilvertip tetra may nip Congo tetraSilvertip tetra may nip Congo tetra
- Featherfin squeaker
Silvertip tetra may nip Featherfin squeakerSilvertip tetra may nip Featherfin squeaker
- Filament barb
Silvertip tetra may nip Filament barbSilvertip tetra may nip Filament barb
- Guppy
Silvertip tetra may nip GuppySilvertip tetra may nip Guppy
- Multies
No shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
Pearl gouramiSilvertip tetra may nip Pearl gouramiSilvertip tetra may nip Pearl gourami
- Pindani
No shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
- Rusty cichlid
No shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
Sources
| temperature | 23–28 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04; agrees with FishBase (fishbase.se), retrieved 2026-10-04 · medium |
|---|---|---|
| ph | 5.5–7.5 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04; agrees with FishBase (fishbase.se), retrieved 2026-10-04 · medium |
| gh | 1–15 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04 · low |
| origin | Sao Francisco basin, Brazil | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low |
| notes | Lively schooler that can nip when kept in small numbers; a group of eight or mor | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| beginner friendly | true | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| care level | easy | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| color palette | #D9A040, #F5F5F0 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low |
| activity | active | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| swim zone | middle | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| temperament | peaceful | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| fin nipper | true | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| long finned | false | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| territorial | false | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| schooling | true | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| schooling min | 8 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| diet | omnivore | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| lifespan years | 3–5 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low |
| growth to adult months | 6 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low |
| length weight | {"a":0.012,"b":3} | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low |
| planted safe | true | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| body shape | tetra | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |