Golden Pencil Tetra (Nannostomus beckfordi (golden variant))
Freshwater Schooling Community Fish • Active Peaceful Swimmer • Beginner Friendly Aquarium Fish
📋 Description
The Golden Pencil Tetra is a freshwater schooling characin valued for its attractive colouration and lively schooling behaviour in a community aquarium.
A golden-red colour variant of Beckford's Pencilfish, a slender, active shoaling species from South America well suited to planted community tanks.
With a proper-sized school and stable water conditions, it thrives as a Schooling Community Display Fish.
💡 Highlights
🐟 Active Schooling Species: Best kept in a group of 6 or more

🧠 Hardy & Adaptable: Suits a range of stable community tank conditions

🌿 Excellent Community Fish: Compatible with similarly sized peaceful species

✨ Distinctive Colouration: A standout addition to a planted community tank