Bathroom Tank
Glowlight Tetra
Hemigrammus erythrozonus
1 in the tank
Where it's from
Native to the Amazon, Demerara, Essequibo and Orinoco river basins
Brazil, Guyana, Colombia and Venezuela
Recorded as introduced in Canada and Mexico
Native range: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0); Lista Roja de la Fauna Venezolana 2015 (CC BY 4.0); Tedesco et al. 2017 (CC0).
At a glance
- Size
- 1.5 in
- 4 cm
- Min tank
- 10 gal
- 38 L
- Group
- 6+
- Temp
- 72–82°F
- 22–28°C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- GH
- 18–179 ppm
- 1–10 dGH
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Swims
- Middle
- Lifespan
- 2–4 yrs
Ammonia 0 ppm and nitrate under 20 ppm.
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