Tetras and Characids
Glowlight Tetra
Hemigrammus erythrozonus
Photo: Nevit Dilmen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature23–28 °C
- pH5.5–7.5
- Minimum tank60 l
- Adult size4 cm
- Difficulty★☆☆☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 8 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Characidae
- Origin
- Essequibo River (Guyana)
- Size
- 4 cm
- Temperature
- 23 – 28°C
- pH
- 5.5 – 7.5
- GH
- 2 – 15 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★☆☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- middle
- Behavior
- peaceful
- Minimum number of individuals
- 8
- Minimum aquarium size
- 60 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous; scatters eggs on fine plants
Notes: A glowing orange line runs along its translucent body. Calm and very hardy, it’s an excellent alternative to neon tetras for beginners.
