Red Tetra and Similar Species
Hyphessobrycon flammeus
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Serpae Tetra
Hyphessobrycon eques
Key differences: Serpae Tetras have a deeper, more compressed body, a single prominent black spot behind the gill cover (not two bars), and a more uniform reddish-brown body coloration, often with black markings on the dorsal fin. They can also be more nippy than Red Tetras.
Glowlight Tetra
Hemigrammus erythrozonus
Key differences: Glowlight Tetras are characterized by a distinct iridescent orange-red stripe running horizontally along their body from the snout to the caudal peduncle. They lack the two vertical black bars and the extensive red coloration on the posterior body and fins seen in Red Tetras.
Neon Tetra
Paracheirodon innesi
Key differences: Neon Tetras have a brilliant iridescent blue-green stripe along the upper half of their body and a red stripe along the lower half, extending from the mid-body to the caudal fin. They do not have the two vertical black bars or the overall red posterior body of the Red Tetra.
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