Glowlight tetra
Hemigrammus erythrozonus
The glowlight tetra comes from the Essequibo River in Guyana, from forest tributaries. Peaceful and schooling. Fish in the trade are farm-bred; there is also an albino form. The female is larger and rounder. It scatters its eggs among fine-leaved plants, in soft water.
- Scientific name
- Hemigrammus erythrozonus
- Family
- Acestrorhamphidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Acestrorhamphidae
- Order
- Characiformes
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 24–28 °C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 2–15 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 4 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 68 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 60 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- School
- Minimum group
- 6
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Omnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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