A warm, rusty congo tetra with a calm, shoaling nature.
Brown Congo Tetra
A warm, rusty congo tetra with a calm, shoaling nature.
About this fish
Brown Congo Tetra is a striking pick for planted aquariums, chosen for their iridescent bronze-brown scales, flowing fins, and peaceful schooling nature.
Why you will love it
- Shimmering iridescent colouration with a distinctive lateral stripe
- Approx size in store: 4 - 6cm
- Active mid-water schooler that adds elegance and movement to larger aquascapes
- Community (peaceful; best kept in groups)
Care requirements
- Care level: Easy
- Adult size: 7 cm
- Temperature: 23 to 28°C
- pH: 6.0 to 7.5
- Swimming level: Middle
- Minimum group size: 6+
- Substrate: Any; dark substrate enhances their natural colouration
Feeding: Offer a varied diet. A quality staple (flake or micro-pellet) plus frozen foods (brine shrimp, daphnia, bloodworm) several times per week keeps colour and condition strong.
Compatibility: Best with peaceful, similarly sized tankmates. Avoid fin-nippers and aggressive species. Excellent companions for other Congo tetras, rainbowfish, corydoras, and peaceful cichlids.
School of Scape quality: We select healthy fish and recommend gradual acclimation and stable parameters for best results.
How your fish arrive
Packed in oxygen filled bags inside an insulated box and sent overnight by air express on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Live arrival
8 hour live arrival guarantee. If a fish arrives dead or clearly stressed from transit, contact us within 8 hours of delivery with photos of the fish in the original sealed bag, and we will replace or refund it. Freight is not refundable, and someone needs to be home to accept the delivery. Remote far north WA (Gascoyne, Pilbara and Kimberley) is sent at your own risk.
Delivery and returns
Free delivery over $100 in WA and $150 elsewhere in Australia. Free pickup from our Kenwick store, Tue to Sat, 12pm to 6pm.