| Dash Dot Tetra | Profile and Description |
| Size | Up to 1.5 inches or 4 cm |
| Origin | South America |
| Natural habitat | All areas of rivers |
| Fish Hardiness | Relatively easy to keep |
| Water Temperature | 70 - 82 ºF or 21 - 28 ºC |
| Water pH | 6.0 – 7.5 pH |
| Water Hardness | 5 - 15 dH |
| Strata | Middle |
| Peaceful or Aggressive | Peaceful |
| Number of same species in one aquarium | Six or more, more is better |
| Minimum tank size | 10 gallons or 40 liters for every group of six fish |
| Community Fish | Yes |
| Compatible with | Other peaceful Tetras, Cory Cats, Plecos, Glass Catfish, Hatchet Fish, peacful Rasboras and Halfbeaks |
| Sexes | Not very easy to determine, males may be slimmer than females |
| Food | Flake food supplemented with live or frozen Daphnia, Blood worms or Brine shrimp. Food particles needs to be fairly small |
| Breeding | Relatively easy to breed |
| Breeding temperature | 77 - 82 °F or 25 - 28 °C |
| Other names | None known |
| Scientific name | Hemigrammus bellottii |
| Other Scientific names | Hemigrammus belotti, Hyphessobrycon bellotti and Tetragonopterus bellottii |
| Lifespan | 3 years |
