🐟 Starfire Red GloFish Tetra (Gymnocorymbus ternetzi) (fluorescent variant)
🔴✨ Starfire Red GloFish Tetra Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
Glowing Color • Peaceful Nature • Community Favorite
📋The Starfire Red GloFish Tetra brings a bold pop of neon red to your aquarium. This peaceful, active schooling fish is a fluorescent variant of the Black Skirt Tetra, selectively bred for its glowing red coloration that looks stunning under blue LED lighting.
Starfire Reds are genetically enhanced, not dyed, and are safe, stable, and vibrant from birth. They are ideal for community tanks, especially when kept in groups of 5 or more, where they show their best color and natural schooling behavior.
Whether you're new to aquatics or building a colorful display tank, these low-maintenance tetras are an eye-catching choice for aquarists of all levels.
💡 Highlights
🔥 Bright Red Fluorescence
– Glows vibrantly under GloFish® LED lighting🐟 Schooling Fish
– Best kept in groups for comfort and display🧬 Genetically Fluorescent (Not Dyed)
– Captive-bred and completely safe🪴 Plant Safe
– Won’t harm or uproot aquatic plants🌊 Freshwater Compatible
– Easy addition to community aquariums🎯 Great for Beginners
– Hardy, active, and peaceful
🧾 A Quick Look at the Starfire GloFish Tetra
📛 Common Name: GloFish Tetra, Fluorescent Black Skirt Tetra
🔬 Scientific Name: Gymnocorymbus ternetzi (genetically modified morph)
👨👩👧 Family: Characidae
🌍 Origin: Captive bred – originally from South America (Paraguay, Guapore Basins)
📏 Max Size: 5 – 6 cm (2 – 2.5 inches)
💧 pH Range: 6.0 – 7.5
🌡️ Temperature Range: 22 – 26°C (72 – 79°F)
🧠 Care Level: Easy
💖 Temperament: Peaceful, shoaling fish
🏠 Min Tank Size: 40 L (10+ US gallons)
📌 Tank Level: Mid-level
🧬 Captive Bred: ✅ Yes – all in trade are captive bred
🌿 Wild Caught: ❌ None – man-made morph
⏳ Lifespan: 3 – 5 years
🍽️ Diet: Omnivore – flakes, micro-pellets, frozen & live foods
🐣 Reproduction: Egg scatterers, difficult in captivity