SYN: Hemigrammus
gracilis
PD: The body color is silver.
An iridescent orange to red stripe extends from the snout to the base
of its tail.
The front part of the dorsal fins are the same color as the stripe. Other fins are silver to transparent.
SIZE: 1.6" (4 cm)
SS: Red-line Rasbora (
Rasbora pauciperforata) of Malaysia and Indonesia
has similar coloring.
HAB: South America; Essequibo River, Guyana.
S: bottom, middle
TANK: 20" (45 cm) or 10 gallons (38 L).
The tank should have a dark substrate
to help bring out the Glowlight Tetra's neon-orange stripe.
Use a cover of floating plants to diffuse the
lighting.
The tank should be well-planted.
WATER: pH 5.7-7.5 (6.8); 4-15 dH (6); 75-82°F (24-28°C)
SB: A peaceful, shoaling fish that is recommended for a community tank.
SC: Tetras, Discus,
Corydoras, Apistogramma, Gouramis
FOOD: Flake; live; insect larvae, Brine Shrimp, Tubifex, small aquatic insects.
SEX: Females are larger.
B: Use a 10 gallon (38 L) breeding tank furnished with Java Moss and other plants.
The
tank should have dim or no lighting and a water temperature from 79-82°F (26-28°C).
Peat filtered water makes for the best
results.
After conditioning a pair on live foods for a few weeks, introduce the pair into the breeding tank
during the evening.
The pair should spawn within two or three days.
If the pair does not spawn within three
days, try the process over again.
120-150 eggs are dropped in plants and on the bottom.
The fry hatch in 20 to 25 hours.
Feed
the young crushed flakes and paramecia and Rotifers.
After about 15 days, the young develop the characteristic orange stripe.
BP: 6.
The Glowlight Tetra is not difficult fish to breed.
R: Among the most popular aquarium fish.
Most fish available to the hobby are bred in
captivity, especially in Southeast Asia.
A “gold” form has been developed.
DC: 3.
A hardy fish suggested for the beginning aquariast.
Recent articles about fish
Overfishing may hurt Amazon forest trees (2/5/2008) Overfishing is reducing the effectiveness of seed dispersal by fish in the Brazilian Pantanal, reports Nature. The research suggests that fishing practices can affect forest health.
Scientists find fish that literally lives in trees
(10/17/2007) Scientists have found a fish that literally lives in trees, according to research published in The American Naturalist and highlighted in New Scientist Magazine.
Piranhas originated when Amazon was flooded by seawater (12/4/2007) South America's piranha family of fish -- notorious as eaters of flesh -- can be traced back to a single ancestor which dispersed when the Amazon was flooded by seawater some five million years ago, report researchers from the Institut de Recherche Pour le Developpement (IRD). Today piranhas are exclusively freshwater fish found from the Orinoco River basin in Venezuela to the Parana in Argentina.
How to save the world's oceans from overfishing (7/8/2007) Global fishing stocks are in trouble. After expanding from 18 millions tons in 1950 to around 94 million tons in 2000, annual world fish catch has leveled off and may even be declining. Scientists estimate that the number of large predatory fish in the oceans has fallen by 90 percent since the 1950s, while about one-quarter of the world's fisheries are overexploited, depleted, or recovering from depletion. Despite these dire trends, the situation is changing. Today some of the world's largest environmental groups are focused on addressing the health of marine life and oceans, while sustainable fisheries management is at the top of the agenda for intergovenmental bodies. At the forefront of these efforts is Mike Sutton, director of the Monterey Bay Aquarium's conservation program: the Center for the Future of the Oceans. The aquarium, which has long been recognized as one of the world's most important marine research facilities, is pioneering new strategies for protecting the planet's oceans. Sutton says the approach has four parts: establishing new marine protected areas, pushing for ocean policy reform, promoting sustainable seafood, and protecting wildlife and marine ecosystems.
The copy for fish.mongabay.com was written in 1994-1995. Therefore some information such as scientific names may be out of date. For this, I apologize. Feel free to send corrections to me.
