Ladigesia roloffi, the Sierra Leone dwarf characin, is a species of harmless African tetra that is found in Sierra Leone and Liberia, Africa.

[3] The fish was named in honor of German aquarist Erhard Roloff (1903–1980), who collected the type specimen.

[4] They are a social species generally living in schools at mid depths and surface level fresh water.

Because of its small size, it is referred to as a "dwarf" animal.

[2] Ladigesia roloffi can be found as an aquarium fish under name jellybean tetra.