Compatibility Report
GuideMyTank compatibility analysis for Brilliant Rummynose Tetra and Ember Tetra.
Planning verdict
compatibleThis pair is a reasonable starting point when both species receive their required tank size, group size, water conditions, and routine care.
No automatic safety blocker was found.
Brilliant Rummynose Tetra and Ember Tetra receive a recommended verdict from the current structured assessment. Brilliant Rummynose Tetra is recorded as peaceful with an aggression level of 1/10; Ember Tetra is recorded as peaceful with an aggression level of 1/10. The recommendation is based on the combined water, space, behavior, grouping, and predation checks below rather than on species names alone.
Brilliant Rummynose Tetra has a recorded temperature range of 75–82°F and pH range of 5.5–7. Ember Tetra is recorded at 72–82°F and pH 5.5–7.2. Their shared planning window is 75–82°F for temperature and 5.5–7 for pH. A shared aquarium must stay inside the overlap rather than merely touching each species’ outer tolerance.
Brilliant Rummynose Tetra sets the larger listed base aquarium requirement at 20 gallons; the other listed minimum is 10 gallons. Brilliant Rummynose Tetra is the larger adult by the recorded maximum, reaching 2 inches, compared with 1 inches. These figures are starting constraints, not a stocking-capacity calculation, because the complete group sizes and bioload still matter.
Brilliant Rummynose Tetra is a moderate species associated with the mid zone and moderate flow. Ember Tetra is moderate, uses the mid zone, and has a moderate flow preference. Brilliant Rummynose Tetra should be planned as a group of at least 8, while ember tetra should be planned as a group of at least 8. The aquarium must support both social structures without forcing either species into insufficient space.
Brilliant Rummynose Tetra is recorded as a omnivore with intermediate care, while Ember Tetra is a omnivore with easy care. Their listed preferred tank styles are blackwater and planted. Feeding access, cover, open swimming room, filtration, and observation should be planned around the more demanding requirement rather than averaged between the two species.
Use these pair-specific boundaries before treating the verdict as an acceptable stocking plan.
This pair is a reasonable starting point when both species receive their required tank size, group size, water conditions, and routine care.
These references support the underlying species records used by this assessment. They do not necessarily evaluate this exact pair together.
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