General:  A hardy, peaceful and active fish.  It grows to be one of the larger tetras and shows beautiful colors when mature.  They do well in a variety of community tanks, and like most tetras they do best in groups and with bushy plants.

They have a pretty red "heart" on the body.

Feeding:  Feed at least twice a day.  They will accept a variety of foods.  Feed flakes, along with brine shrimp, bloodworms or frozen foods.  A tetra will show its best color after you have owned it for a few months and have given it a high quality diet.

Compatibility:  Fish that go well with bleeding heart tetras: Community #1, Community #2, Community #3, Community #4, Community #5, Community #7

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