| Rosy Tetra | Profile and Description |
| Size | Up to 1 ½ inches or 4 cm |
| Origin | South America |
| Natural habitat | Streams and tributaries to main rivers |
| Fish Hardiness | Easy to keep |
| Water Temperature | 73.5 – 84 ºF or 23 - 29 ºC |
| Water pH | 5.5 – 7.5 pH |
| Water Hardness | 5 - 20 dH |
| Strata | All but mostly middle |
| Peaceful or Aggressive | Peaceful |
| Number of same species in one aquarium | At least six, more is better, one male for every two females |
| Minimum tank size | 15 gallons or 55 liters for every group of six fish |
| Community Fish | Yes |
| Compatible with | Other Tetra species, Danios, Rasboras and Gouramis. Also Cory Cats, Plecos and Loaches |
| Sexes | Mature males are more colorful with longer fins, females have rounder bodies |
| Food | Omnivorous - flake food supplemented with live or frozen daphnia, blood worms or brine shrimp |
| Breeding | Relatively easy to breed |
| Breeding temperature | 80.5 – 84 °F or 27- 29 °C |
| Other names | Other names are usually confused with other species |
| Scientific name | Hyphessobrycon rosaceus |
| Other Scientific names | Other scientific names are also confused with other species |
| Lifespan | Up to 5 years |
