Glow Tetra Green
It is one of the larger tetras as it can reach lengths of three inches.
Glow tetra green. One thing that most aquarists will worry about when keeping neon tetras is their loss of color mostly in the dark. Published august 6 2019 author. Mike fishlore admin social media.
The glowlight tetra is a really nice looking tetra with an orange red stripe that runs the length of its semi transparent body. Unlike other glofishâ fluorescent fish which are zebra danios glofish has bred a select group of fish to fluoresce under black lights but also look like they are glowing under regular daylight bulbs or actinic bulbs glofish electric green tetras are beautiful freshwater tetra fish that glow under black lights. Glofish tetra is the same enduring as a common black tetra.
Glofish com in barbs tetras danios and rainbow sharks. These fish are usually 2 4 inches. The fish is perfect for community tanks though they may become less active if not kept in groups large enough.
Also we recommend one to two glofish for each gallon of water in your tank. Proper aquarium lighting levels with a dark fish tank bottom can help enhance the colors of these tetras. Add tannins to both soften and darken the water and add floating plants to provide the finishing touch to the perfect glowlight tetra habitat.
Choose a dark substrate and provide plenty of vegetation but leave some open space for swimming. Glofish tetras and danios like to swim in schools of five to seven or more while glofish barbs should be in groups of at least five. Electric green glofish tetras are genetically modified to be fluorescent green.
Its body has green blue red and yellow hues and its scales are characteristically large. Glofish spectrum brands pet llc 3001 commerce st blacksburg va 24060 6671 1 800 526 0650. It has a blue green iridescent stripe running to the caudal peduncle from its iris and a broad red line from its tail to the dorsal fin.
Green neon tetra paracheirodon simulans. This is an active fish that swims in medium and low tank water layers. Mike fishlore admin social media.
Black tetra feels more comfortable and behave better in groups of 6 8 fish and more. Tetras have a small rounded fin between the dorsal fin and the tail fin and many bones connecting the inner ear to the swim bladder providing an excellent hearing to these fish. Breeding the congo tetras had mixed results after it was first discovered but aquarists in florida successfully reported a breeding line in the 1970s.
The green neon tetra paracheirodon simulans looks very similar to the regular neon tetra but only reaches about an inch 2 cm in size. Glowlight tetras are most attractive and also most comfortable when kept in a darkened tank.
