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.
Live fish are priced per supplier batch — prices may vary. Call to confirm current pricing.
- Condition
- new
- Fulfillment
- Local pickup — Erie, PA
Every animal is acclimated and health-checked in-house before it reaches the sales floor. This is a species we carry — it's most likely in the tanks around delivery days, but live stock changes daily. Please call (814) 456-9445 to confirm availability 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.
Stock and individual temperament vary — call (814) 456-9445 for pairing advice before you buy.
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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.