| Red Phantom Tetra | Aquarium Fish Care |
| Size | Up to 1 ½ inches or 4 cm |
| Origin | South America |
| Natural habitat | Streams and tributaries to main rivers |
| Fish Hardiness | Relatively easy to keep |
| Water Temperature | 68 – 79 ºF or 20 - 26 ºC |
| Water pH | 5.5 – 7.5 pH |
| Water Hardness | 5 - 20 dH |
| Strata | Mostly middle |
| Peaceful or Aggressive | Peaceful |
| Number of same species in one aquarium | Six or more, more is much better, one male to one female |
| Minimum tank size | 15 gallons or 55 liters for every group of six fish |
| Community Fish | Yes |
| Compatible with | Other smaller, peaceful Tetras, Danios and Rasboras. Also Gouramis and Dwarf Cichlids, Cory Cats, Plecos and Loaches. Any peaceful fish |
| Sexes | Mature males develop a longer dorsal fin than females. Females have fuller bodies |
| Food | Omnivorous – feed a staple diet of flake food. For best coloration supplement their diet with live or frozen daphnia, blood worms or brine shrimp |
| Breeding | Not very easy to breed |
| Breeding temperature | 73.5 – 79 °F or 23- 26 °C |
| Other names | Red Phantom, Swegles's Tetra |
| Scientific name | Hyphessobrycon sweglesi |
| Other Scientific names | Megalamphodus sweglesi |
| Lifespan | Up to 5 years |
