科: Characidae
Dash-dot tetra（Hemigrammus bellottii）はカラシン科に分類される淡水魚で、南米に分布する。成魚は約 2.5–3.6 cm、適水温 23–27 °C。
Hemigrammus bellottii, a member of the family Characidae, comes from South America, where it inhabits blackwater streams and flooded forest. Mostly peaceful; larger species predatory and omnivore with carnivorous tilt, it grows to 2.5–3.6 cm and adapts well to a properly set-up aquarium in the 23–27 °C range. Other Hemigrammus species in our database include Hemigrammus bleheri, Hemigrammus ocellifer, Hemigrammus rhodostomus.
難易度：中級。Mostly peaceful; larger species predatory。
適水温 23–27 °C。23–27 °C recorded range。Heater for stable tropical warmth。
成魚 2.5–3.6 cm 前後。Bottom-dwellingのため 25 L 以上の水槽を推奨。
Omnivore with carnivorous tilt。1日2回の少量給餌が理想的。
Mostly peaceful; larger species predatory；Strong shoalers; keep in groups of 8 or more。向いているのはSimilar-sized peaceful community fish — Similar size and water needs。Much smaller fish — May outcompete or bully tiny tankmatesは不向き。
原産地は南米。Blackwater streams and flooded forestに生息。Still to gentle current。Moderate。
飛び出しの傾向は低い。標準のふたでOK。
繁殖：Egg-scatterer among fine plants。Subtle; females fuller-bodied。