Gymnocorymbus ternetzi, Boulenger, 1895
Origin: Brazil;Rio Paraguay, Rio Guapore, Rio Amazonas, Rio Negro, Rio Pilcomayo, Rio Beni, Rio Madeira, Rio Tapajos and lake Rogoa. Bolivia; Rio Mamore,Paraguay; Rio Paraguay.
Gymnocorymbus ternetzi is kept in next tanks: Tank No. 32, Tank No. 81, Tank No. 113, Tank No. 169, Tank No. 180, Tank No. 199, Tank No. 229, Tank No. 296, Tank No. 414, Tank No. 320, Tank No. 951, Tank No. 465, Tank No. 472, Tank No.
Gymnocorymbus Ternetzi Black Skirt Tetra
Offered By: That Pet Place
Price: $1.99
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(Gymnocorymbus ternetzi - blackamoor, blackskirt, black widow, butterfly tetra, or petticoat tetra) ...
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Company: Gymnocorymbus ternetzi (Blackskirt Tetra) is suitable for community aquariums.
Water parameters: Temperature 22-25°C / 72-77°F; pH 6.0 - 8.0 ...
Profile - White Skirt Tetra (Gymnocorymbus ternetzi)
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Black Widow Tetra
Scientific Name: Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
Family: Characidae, Sub-Family Stethaprioninae
About the Black Widow Tetra
Species Type: Freshwater Fish
Category: Characins ...
Age of Aquariums Freshwater Fish Black Skirt Tetra - Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
Photos & Comments
Photo Credit: Marcos Avila ...
Alternative Name
Black Tetra, Black Widow Scientific Name: Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
Basic Info ...
Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
Your comments:
From: Kim
Date:08/16/2002
I got a small bunch of black skirts to add to my semi-community tank. From what I've read they were supposed to be a peaceful schooling fish with their own kind.
Dyed Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
[edit] USA Position
There are no regulations currently in place that prohibit the importation or marketing of dyed, painted or tattooed fish.
Blackamoor Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
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Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
(Boulenger, 1895)
The black tetra (Gymnocorymbus ternetzi) is a freshwater fish of the characin family (family Characidae) of order Characiformes.
Black Tetra: Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
The Black Tetra is found in Paraguay and Gaupore rivers. The full length of the female is five cm, and the male is smaller in size. The female is a lot fuller bodied than the male.
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.
The lutino and albino morphs of the "Black Skirt Tetra" (Gymnocorymbus ternetzi) are injected with dyes and fed dye laced foods as fry to produce Blue skirt tetras, red skirt tetras, purple skirt tetras, blueberry tetras, grape tetras, ...
Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
SYN: Moenkhausia ternetzi, Tetragonopterus ternetzi
PD: This fish is somewhat oval-shape. Young are more attractive than adults. The main body color is dark gray to black while the fins are black.
These include the distinctive Black or Black Skirt Tetra - Gymnocorymbus ternetzi, the brightly colored Glow Light Tetra - Hemigrammus erythrozonus, the radiant orange Jewel Tetra - Hyphessobrycon callistus, the Flame Tetra - H.
Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
Hyphessosbrycon herbertaxelrodi
Megalamphodus megalopterus
Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma
Astyanax mexicanus
Aphyocharax anisitsi
Exodon paradoxus
Hemigrammus caudovittatus
Paracheirodon axelrodi
Boehlkea fredcochui ...
Black Widow Tetra (Gymnocorymbus ternetzi)
These small fish are native to Brazil and have long distinctive anal fins, which give them the alternative common name 'black skirt tetra'.
Scientific Name: Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
Family: Characidae
Size: 1½ inches
Temperature: 70 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit
Alkalinity: soft and acid, to neutral
pH: 6.4 to 7.0
Origin: Rio Negro basin ...
Peaceful and not fussy... (other names: Gymnocorymbus ternetzi)
origin:
Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay ...
One of these is the White Skirt Tetra (an albino version of the Black Skirt Tetra - Gymnocorymbus ternetzi) which are sold as Blueberry Tetras, Strawberry Tetras, Rainbow Tetras, etc. depending on the dyes used to color the individuals.
Tetra - White Skirt
Alternative/Formal Name
Blueberry Tetra, Strawberry Tetra, Rainbow Tetra Scientific Name: Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
Pet Info ...
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, ...
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.
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