Blue Emproper Tetra
February 1, 2025
Emperor Tetra Var Black
February 1, 2025
Available in store only
TC072
Lifespan. Blue Emperor Tetras live for about six years in captivity. Providing your blue emperors with a well-balanced diet and optimal water conditions will improve the chances that your fish will live to reach their full life expectancy.
- Other tetras: Emperor tetras are schooling fish that get along well with other tetras.
- Peaceful catfish: Corydoras catfish and smaller Loricariids are peaceful bottom dwellers that can be good tank mates.
- Pencil fish: These fish are from the same general region as emperor tetras and can be good tank mates.
- Dwarf cichlids: Dwarf cichlids like Apistogramma agassizii can be good tank mates.
- Rasboras: These schooling fish can be good tank mates.
- Temperature: Emperor tetras prefer cooler water temperatures in the 70s °F.
- pH level: Emperor tetras prefer slightly acidic pH levels between 5.0-7.5.
- Water hardness: Emperor tetras prefer moderate water hardness levels between 18-215 ppm.
- Lighting: Emperor tetras prefer subdued lighting.
- Substrate: Emperor tetras prefer dark substrate.
- Filtration: Peat filtration is recommended, but they can also thrive in moderately hard water as long as it’s changed frequently.
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