Glo Glow Neon Tetra
Tetras are schooling fish so we recommend having at least five glofish tetras in your aquarium.
Glo glow neon tetra. Glo lite tetra glowlight tetra fire neon tetra. The cardinal tetra closely resembles the more popular neon tetra. Easy to moderate slowly acclimate them to your tank using a slow drip.
I recently purchased a 10 gallon tank with filters plants etc for my daughters birthday. This is an active fish that swims in medium and low tank water layers. Calm and colorful glofish tetras make a great starter fish for beginners.
We also got 2 very small neon tetras and put them into the tank as well the retailer said they would have enough room due to the small size of most of the fish. You can now get other species such as tetras as well. Peaceful and easy to care for the glowlight tetra is one of the most popular of all tetras.
5 years or longer. The fish is somehow alike the black neon tetra especially in having the glowing stripe on its body but still it s a completely different kind. It is indigenous to the south american countries of venezuela brazil and colombia in environments like the rio negro tributary.
Black tetra feels more comfortable and behave better in groups of 6 8 fish and more. Glofish tetra basic collection. Updated may 13 2020 author.
It s easy to see between them black neon has a black body correspondingly and glow light tetra has a. It s fine to mix and match colors. 72 f 80 f 22 c 27 c lifespan.
Up to 1 5 inches 4 cm ph. They were genetically modified with the purpose to detect environmental pollution. Mike fishlore admin social media.
In the wild the cardinal tetra prefers waterways covered by dense rainforests where the water is either static or slow moving. Glofish tetra is the same enduring as a common black tetra. Experts initially did this modification to test the pollution in the water making the fish glow indicating the presence of toxic substances in the water.
Small and slender they reach an adult size of only an inch and a half in length. Max size is up to 5 cm 2 in and its lifespan in the tank is about 3 4 years. These peaceful community fish form schools and prefer to live in groups of 5 to 7 fish.
54 99 tulip glofish tetra collection. Origin habitat. We recommend keeping just one tetra per gallon of tank space.
The fish is perfect for community tanks though they may become less active if not kept in groups large enough. Glofish has a bright neon glow that scientists and researchers inserted into the dna of the fish so that it can get flashing colors. The glofish is a genetically modified zebra danio that comes in several different fluorescent neon colors such as red green orange blue and purple.
