| Glowlight Tetras | Tropical Fish Information |
| Size | 1.5 inches or 4 cm |
| Fish Hardiness | Easy to keep |
| Water Temperature | 73.4 to 82.4°F or 23 to 28°C |
| Water pH | 6.0 to 8.0 |
| Water Hardness | 5 to 15 dH |
| Peaceful or Aggressive | Peaceful shoaling fish |
| Number of same species in tank | Five or more, more is better |
| Community Species | Yes, excellent community fish |
| Sexes | Not really easy to determine but the males are more slender built than the fatter and rounder females |
| Strata | Middle to bottom |
| Food | Flake food supplemented with blood worms or brine shrimp |
| Breeding | Fairly easy to breed |
| Breeding temperature | 78.8 to 82.4°F or 26 to 28°C |
| Other names | Glowlights |
| Scientific name | Hemigrammus erythrozonus |
| Lifespan | 4 years |