Gold Widow Tetra

Common & Latin Name: Gold Widow Tetra (Gymnocorymbus ternetzi)

Care level: Easy
Max Size: 6cm
Diet: Omnivore
Temp: 18-26°C
PH: 6-7.5
Purchase size: 2-3cm

Gold Widow Tetra are a peaceful shaling species from South America. They should be maintained in a shoal of 6 or more individuals in a planted tank with plenty of bog wood for shady areas. Because they are a larger species of tetra, they are ideal for communities with large fish like severums and acaras, but they can be equally suited to a general community set up. Sometimes they can be prone to bickering among themselves, but this can easily be remedied by increasing the shoal size. They're not known for pestering other fish in their aquarium, but long finned species should probably be avoided as they might prove to be too tempting.

There is a white variant called the White Widow Tetra which is often used for creating glowfish. Beware of any other colour variants as they are typically dyed by either dipping or injection. Neither of these methods remains bright and vivid and the practice is illegal in the UK, but importing them is not. Glowfish are not legal in the UK.

Food can be offered in the form of pellets and fresh or frozen insect larvae.

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