Black tetra
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Black Tetra Species Profile
The black tetra has been a popular staple of the aquarium hobby for many years.
common name: Black tetra
Family: Characidae
Continent of origin: South America
Origin country: Argentina, Paraguay,
Size: under 4,5 cm (1.57 inch)
Minimal tank volume: 80 litre (21 US gal) ...
Black tetra (Gymnocorymbus ternetzi) Quick Stats
Scientific Name: Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
Origin: Paraguay and Guaporé River basins ...
Black Tetra (Gymnocorymbus Ternetzi)
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Black Tetras are superb fish for newbies, but they are also excellent fish for the best of display tanks.
Breeding the Black Tetra
By Jason Shaw
Campbell River Aquarium Society
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Native to South America, Black Skirt Tetras are also known as Black Widows or Black Tetras. Generally, their range stretches between Bolivia and Paraguay.
Black Tetras - Gymnocorymbus ternetzi - Their coin-shaped bodies, vertical stripes and tall fins resemble those of angelfish, but Black Tetras are very much hardier. As with most other schooling fish, these mix best when kept in small groups.
Black Tetra, Black Widow, Petticoat Fish, Blackamoor [Pictures]
Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
SYN: Moenkhausia ternetzi, Tetragonopterus ternetzi
PD: This fish is somewhat oval-shape. Young are more attractive than adults.
Black Tetra, Black Widow Tetra, White Skirt Tetra
Scientific Name
Gymnocorymbus Ternetzi ...
Black Tetras are also known as Black Skirt/Black Snail Tetras. They grow quite large and aren't friendly to each other, but are peaceful to any other fish.
Black Tetra Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
Black Widow Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
Bleeding Heart Tetra hyphessobrycon rubrostigma ...
Other Names: Black Tetra, Black Skirt
Family: Characidae
Origin: Rio Paraguay, Rio Guapore, Bolivia ...
I have breed neon and black tetras but would think congcos are mature at about the size you got. > 2 - What water conditions are needed for breeding? Slighty acidic, 6-8 to 7.0 temp should be 80 to 82 dir. > 3 - What tank conditions (i.e.
If you buy 4 neon Tetras and 5 Black skirt or commonly known as black tetras who will live and who will die is the question of they day ... and do they need to be the same size?
Black Skirt Tetras are commonly known as Black Tetras and Black Widow Tetras.
Learning that the black tetra was called Gymnocorymbus ternetzi gave me a sense of power. Much later I came across James Baldwin's famous words, The root function of language is to control the universe by describing it.
The absence of any strict rule gives rise to confusion; while some fish have no common name, others have several. Such is the case with Gymnocorymbus ternetzi, which has been variously called the black tetra, the black widow, the blackamoor, ...
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