| Blue Tetra | Aquarium Fish Care |
| Size | Up to 2 inches or 5 cm |
| Origin | South America |
| Natural habitat | Streams and tributaries to main rivers |
| Fish Hardiness | Relatively easy to keep |
| Water Temperature | 71.5 – 82.4 ºF or 22 - 28 ºC |
| Water pH | 5.5 – 7.5 pH |
| Water Hardness | 1 - 15 dH |
| Strata | All but mostly middle |
| Peaceful or Aggressive | Peaceful but very active |
| Number of same species in one aquarium | Six or more, more is better |
| Minimum tank size | 15 gallons or 55 liters for every group of six fish |
| Community Fish | Yes, some consideration is needed |
| Compatible with | Other active Tetras, Danios and Rasboras. Also Plecos and Loaches |
| Sexes | Mature males are more colorful and more slender than females |
| Food | Omnivorous - flake food supplemented with live or frozen daphnia, blood worms or brine shrimp |
| Breeding | Not very easy to breed |
| Other names | Cochu's Blue Tetra |
| Scientific name | Boehlkea fredcochui |
| Other Scientific names | Microbrycon fredcochui, Microbrycon cochui |
| Lifespan | Up to 3 years |
