{"id":42590,"date":"2026-06-25T00:23:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T22:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/shop\/rummy-nose-tetra-2\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T01:42:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T22:42:28","slug":"rummy-nose-tetra","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/shop\/rummy-nose-tetra\/","title":{"rendered":"Rummy Nose Tetra"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mts-care-guide\">\n<h3>Rummy Nose Tetra \u2013 Care Guide<\/h3>\n<p>The Rummy Nose Tetra (<em>Hemigrammus bleheri<\/em>) is celebrated as one of the most beautiful schooling fish in the freshwater hobby. Their striking red head, silver torpedo body, and black-and-white striped tail make them unmistakable. Famous as &#8220;aquarium canaries&#8221; \u2014 their red nose fades when water quality degrades, making them excellent water quality indicators. Spectacular in schools of 10+.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<th>Temperature<\/th>\n<td>24\u201328 \u00b0C (compatible with Discus at upper range)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>pH<\/th>\n<td>5.5\u20137.0 (slightly acidic preferred)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Hardness<\/th>\n<td>2\u20138 dGH (soft water)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Min. Tank Size<\/th>\n<td>75 L (20 gal) for a school of 6+<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Care Level<\/th>\n<td>Intermediate (sensitive to water quality)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Temperament<\/th>\n<td>Peaceful Schooling Fish<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Diet<\/th>\n<td>Omnivore \u2014 quality micro-pellets, tropical flakes, brine shrimp, daphnia, bloodworms<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Compatibility<\/th>\n<td>Ideal with Discus, Cardinal Tetras, Corydoras sterbai, peaceful community fish. Gentle filter required.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>Must be kept in schools of 6+ (ideally 10+) \u2014 fewer fish causes stress and faded colouration. Sensitive to ammonia and nitrite \u2014 fully cycled tank essential before introduction. Weekly 20\u201325% water changes with soft, slightly acidic water. Gentle filtration \u2014 avoid strong currents.\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rummy Nose Tetra \u2013 Care Guide The Rummy Nose Tetra (Hemigrammus bleheri) is celebrated as one of the most beautiful<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":42433,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"wpai_generated_summary":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[319,303],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-42590","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-freshwater-aquariums","product_cat-live-fishes","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/42590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42590"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/42590\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=42590"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=42590"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=42590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}