Tetras are best kept in a densely planted tank with subdued light and an ideal temperature of 2024?C to resemble their native Amazon environment. They shoal naturally in the wild and are thus happier, more brightly colored, and more active when kept as a shoal as opposed to singly. The fry will be very small, only feed them on Infusoria for the first few days. The eggs will be scattered around the tank and should hatch after 5 days. Supply them with a tank that contains soft, acidic water and add some fine leaved plants. Mid-level feeders are best kept in schools of five to eight or more, for the "shoaling" effect when they move around the tank. Hemigrammus rodwayi can be a little harder to breed than other tetras but it is definitely possible. They tend to be timid and, because of their small size, should not be kept with large or aggressive fish who may bully or simply eat them.įish that mix well in an aquarium are other types of tetras and other community fish that live well in an ideal Tetra water condition.
The Tetra can live 10 years or more with the proper conditions. However, they will not tolerate dramatic changes to their environment. Tetras are considered easy to keep in a community aquarium of at least 20L, with a pH of 5.07.0 and KH of 1.02.0. A peaceful community fish, which can grow to 5cm. (This does not pose a health risk to the tetra or its tankmates.) Interestingly, captive-bred Gold Tetras do not develop the gold pigmentation like their wild-caught parents.
Gold tetra skin#
The gold pigment is due to the fish's skin reacting to a skin parasite that is present in its natural habitat. These wild-caught tetras from South America have an unusual appearance as if coated in gold dust.
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