Freshwater Fish
Silver-tipped Tetra.
A small copper-toned tetra with bright white fin tips that flash as a school turns. Peaceful and beginner-easy, though a touch nippy if kept in too small a group — keep six or more in a 15-gallon-plus tank.
We keep this species at our Erie store. Come and see it in the tanks, or call (814) 456-9445 and ask what we have in right now.
Sea Cave keeps this species. You will find these in the tanks at 660 East 14th Street in Erie. We never ship live animals.
- Condition
- new
- Fulfillment
- Local pickup — Erie, PA
We never ship fish, coral, or invertebrates — every animal here is one you meet in person. Each one is acclimated and health-checked in-house before it goes out into the display tanks. This is a species we keep, and what is swimming on any given day changes with the deliveries, so please call (814) 456-9445 before you drive in.
Care at a glance
What to know before you take one home.
- Care level
- Beginner
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Community
- Community safe
- Adult size
- 2"
- Min tank size
- 15 gallons
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Scientific name
- Hasemania nana
Good tank mates
Peaceful and community-safe overall, but a little nippy if kept in too small a group, so the fix is a school of six or more to keep their attention on each other. Pair them with other small, active community fish: similarly-sized tetras, rasboras, corydoras, and livebearers like platies. Avoid long-finned or very slow fish that invite nipping, much larger or aggressive fish, and anything tiny enough to be seen as food.
Good to know
The silver-tipped tetra gets its name from the bright white tips on its fins, which flash as a school turns together.
What is in the tanks and each animal's temperament vary — call (814) 456-9445 for pairing advice.
Good tankmates
Plays well with.
Species we’d keep in the same tank, with why each pairing works. What is in the tanks and each animal’s temperament vary — call (814) 456-9445 for advice on pairing.
New to stocking a tank? Read our guide on which fish live together.
Bronze Cory
Peaceful bottom-dwellers that occupy a completely different tank level, share similar soft warm-water requirements, and are explicitly recommended as compatible by Seriously Fish for Hasemania nana. Their armored bodies and bottom-hugging behavior keep them out of the silvertip's mid-water territory and free of fin-nipping conflicts.
Zebra Danio
Fast-moving, short-finned, and similarly sized; Seriously Fish explicitly lists danios as suitable community companions for Hasemania nana. Their active swimming pace matches the silvertip's energy, and their lack of flowing fins eliminates fin-nipping incentive.
Harlequin Rasbora
Seriously Fish explicitly recommends rasboras as a group for Hasemania nana. Harlequin Rasboras are similarly sized, short-finned, active mid-water schoolers that share the soft, slightly acidic water preferences of the silvertip tetra.
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Apistogramma
Listed as compatible by Aquarium Co-op, and consistent with Seriously Fish's general guidance that Hasemania nana does well with dwarf cichlids. Water parameters align well — both species prefer soft, slightly acidic conditions. Size is comparable so neither poses a predation risk. Breeding pairs can become territorial, so a sufficiently sized tank with visual cover is recommended.
Visit the store
660 East 14th Street,
Erie, PA.
Mon–Fri 12–6 · Sat 11–4 · Sun closed. Call ahead on livestock — what's on the floor rotates.