Some of the more popular tropical fish for the home aquarium are the tetra species. In general, these fish originate in the warm waters of South America and Africa. All of the species are warm tropical fish that require a heater in the fish tank. Most are quite hardy and take a variety of pH ...
Buenos Aires Tetra Fact Sheet The Buenos Aires Tetra, Hemigrammus anisitsi or Hemigrammus caudovittatus (junior synonym) comes from South America. It occurs in the Buenos Aires region of Argentina including the Rio de la Plata. The Buenos Aires Tetra also is reported to be in Brazil and Paraguay, including in the Rio Parana and the ...
Blind Cave Tetra Fact Sheet The “Blind Cave Tetra”, “Astyanax fasciatus mexicanus”, is a very unusual fish. It is completely devoid of skin pigments and has a pink skin due to the haemoglobin in its blood. The most distinctive part is that it has no eyes as an adult. For the first two weeks of ...
Diamond Tetra Fact Sheet The Diamond Tetra, Moenkhausia pittieri, is a peaceful little fish from Venezuela. Other common names are the Monk Tetra and the Moenk tetra. It comes from Lake Valencia and the surrounding rivers. It is not threatened in the wild. The Diamond Tetra grows to about two and a half inches (7cm), ...
Cardinal Tetra Fact Sheet The Cardinal Tetra Paracheirodon axelrodi is closely related to the very popular Neon Tetra Paracheirodon innesi and the Green Neon Tetra Paracheirodon simulans. It is less closely related to the hundreds of other tetra species. The Cardinal’s specific name, axelrodi was given to honour the great fish expert, Herbert R. Axelrod. ...
The Glowlight Tetra, Hemigrammus erythrozonus is a peaceful little fish. The other common names of theGlowlight Tetra are variations on the spelling of Glowlight Tetra; Glo-light tetra, Glolight and Glolight. The Glowlight Tetra usually grows to about one inch (2.5cm) long although there are reports of ones as big as one and a half times ...
Tetras are small, colorful, social fish native to the tropical fresh waters of South America and Central America. The neon tetra, one of the world’s most popular fish for the home aquarium, is a brightly-colored characin that thrives in community tanks. Only one species, Paracheirodon innesi, is correctly known as the neon tetra. However, other ...
I decided to write this article to help people learn a couple things that I wish I would have known when I started purchasing live fish online. Some people hear about buying live fish online and think it is crazy and ridiculous, but it isn’t either of those things. Buying fish online is sometimes the ...
Green Neon Tetra Fact Sheet The “Green Neon Tetra”, “Paracheirodon simulans“, is closely related to the Neon Tetra, Paracheirodon innesi, and the Cardinal Tetra, Paracheirodon axelrodi. It is not as popular as its two gorgeous cousins although it is also a stunning fish. In our shop, by far the most popular tropical fish is the ...
Black Widow Tetra Fact Sheet The Black Widow Tetra, Gymnocorymbus ternetzi a medium sized tetra, growing to about two inches (6 cm). Other names for this fish are: Black Tetra, Black Skirt Tetra and Petticoat Fish. Some people find slightly aggressive, but this is not my own observation. However, the possibility needs to be borne ...
