🐟 Sunburst Orange GloFish Tetra (Gymnocorymbus ternetzi) (fluorescent variant)
🍊✨ Sunburst Orange GloFish Tetra Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
Fluorescent Beauty • Peaceful Schooling Fish • Beginner Friendly
📋Brighten your aquarium with the Sunburst Orange GloFish Tetra – a dazzling, fluorescent variant of the Black Skirt Tetra (Gymnocorymbus ternetzi). With its glowing orange body and peaceful nature, this fish is perfect for community tanks and beginner aquarists.
These tetras are genetically enhanced through natural fluorescence, not dyed, making them a safe and vibrant option. They are most stunning under blue LED lighting, where their glowing orange color truly pops.
Ideal in groups of 5 or more, Sunburst GloFish add movement and vivid color to freshwater tanks. Easy to care for, plant-safe, and compatible with most community species, they're a glowing favorite for nano tanks, desktops, and display aquariums.
💡 Highlights
🌞 Fluorescent Orange Color
– Glows under blue aquarium light🐠 Peaceful Schooling Fish
– Perfect for community tanks🧬 Genetically Enhanced, Not Dyed
– Safe, stable, and captive-bred🌿 Plant Friendly
– Won’t damage or eat live plants🪩 Stunning Under LEDs
– Pop brilliantly in GloFish setups🎯 Beginner Friendly
– Hardy and low-maintenance
🧾 A Quick Look at the 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
