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 |