Red Eye Tetra

Red Eye Tetra (Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae)
A hardy, active schooling fish with a striking metallic body and vivid red eye

The Red Eye Tetra is a classic community fish known for its shimmering silver body, bold black tail band, and bright ruby-red eye. Peaceful and energetic, this species makes an excellent choice for planted and community aquariums. When kept in groups, they school tightly and display beautiful, synchronized movement. Hardy and adaptable, Red Eye Tetras are perfect for beginners and experienced aquarists looking for an attractive, low-maintenance schooling species.

Need to Know:

• Recommended For: Peaceful community and planted aquariums

• Minimum Tank Size: 75 litres

• Temperature Range: 22–28°C

• pH Range: 6.0–7.5

• Recommended School Size: 6 or more

• Compatibility: Peaceful; ideal with other small to medium community fish

• Max Size: 5–6 cm

Shipping Disclaimer:

All fish are shipped on Monday or Tuesday mornings via an overnight courier (Sometimes same day, location dependant). We use NZ Couriers for all livestock shipping, we find they handle your fish with the best possible care.

Special Requests:

If you have any requests for gender/colour etc we will do our best to accomodate them. Please note we can not always accomodate every request due to high stock turnover and what is available at the time. We move all fish sold online into seperate holding tanks while they wait to be shipped.

Rural Shipping:

Good news! If you are a rural customer, we can still ship fish to you. Fish will be shipped to your nearest agent and they will call you when they arrive. Please ensure you provide your mobile number when ordering.