| Silver Tip Tetra | Aquarium Fish Care |
| Size | Up to 2 inches or 5 cm |
| Origin | South America, mainly Brazil |
| Natural habitat | Rivers |
| Fish Hardiness | Easy to keep |
| Water Temperature | 70 - 84 ยบF or 21 - 29 ยบC |
| Water pH | 6.0 - 8.0 pH |
| Water Hardness | 5 - 20 dH |
| Strata | All, but mostly middle |
| Peaceful or Aggressive | Peaceful schooling fish |
| Number of same species in one aquarium | Six or more |
| Minimum tank size | 12 gal or 45 liter for every group of six fish |
| Community Fish | Yes |
| Compatible with | Larger active Tetras, Mollies and Catfish |
| Sexes | Males have a darker orange to copper color while the females are more yellowish in color and they are fatter when breeding |
| Food | Flake food and frozen or freze dried blood worms or brine shrimp |
| Breeding | Not very easy to breed |
| Breeding temperature | 79 - 84 °F or 26 - 29 °C |
| Other names | Silver Tipped Tetra and various spelling forms |
| Scientific name | Hasemania nana |
| Other Scientific names | Hemigrammus nanus, Tetragonopterus nanus |
| Lifespan | 5 years |
