Large Necklace (Shredded Diamond Effect) SD20 - Amber Clear

Real White Skirt Tetra - Gymnocorymbus ternetzi specimen encased in indestructible, transparent lucite necklace. Safe, authentic and completely unbreakable product put real Fish right at your fingertips!

Length of the fish from head to tail is 3.2 cm (1.3 inch).

Size of the lucite block is 50x50x16 mm (2.0x2.0x0.6 inch).

Weight of the necklace is 35 g and 50 g with packing box.

This is a handmade real animal specimen craft. Each one will be a bit different (specimen size, color and posture) even in the same production batch.

The pictures in the listing are just for reference as we are selling multiple pieces with same pictures.

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White Skirt Tetra - Gymnocorymbus ternetzi

Class: Actinopterygii    Order: Characiformes    Family: Characidae

Origin: Rio Paraguay, Rio Guapore, Bolivia
Maximum size: 2 inches (5.5 cm)
Care: Easy to care for, peaceful, very hardy(I cycled my tank with them), a schooling fish that should be placed with atleast 4 or more of its kind, great community fish, very robust when it comes to diseases. I haven't had one of mine catch a disease yet and one is over 2 years old! Not a messy fish, creates little waste, enjoys plenty of plants to hide and swim through. Swims mid level, and should live a life of up to 5 years. Minimum tank of 10 gallons or more.
Water quality: Accepts a wide variety of water conditons. Temperature 68-79F, pH 5.8-8.5, will accept slightly soft to hard water.
Feeding: Omnivore, not a picky fish when it comes to food at all. Will accept flakes, pellets, tubifex worms, and frozen foods like blood worms and brine shrimp being a favorite ofcourse.
Sexing : Female white skirts are generally larger than the males and have a rounder body(all my girls have bellies). I find my females have short, rounded fins and the males have slightly longer, more pointed fins.
Breeding: Males will claim a territory that they will guard during spawning periods. Although they are egg scatters they prefer to spawn among fine-leaved plants. The parents should be removed after a sucessful spawn, because they will eat their eggs. Eggs will hatch after approximately one day. The fry may be fed freshly hatched brine shrimp, egg yolk, or finely ground flake foods.
Comments: This species is a color variation of the Black skirt Tetra. A number of long-finned and dyed colours have been produced, therefor giving it a variety of names like blueberry, strawberry, or fruitloop tetra. A wonderful fish for a community or species tank, great for beginners, and easily affordable.
Is known as a Black Skirt/White Skirt in the US as a Black Widow in most of the rest of the world. Many dyed.

Size : 2 inches (6 cm)

pH : 6 - 7.5

Temperature : 75°F - 80°F (24°C - 27°C)

Water Hardness : 5° to 20° dH

Lifespan : 3 - 5 years

Origin / Habitat : South America, river basin areas

Temperament / Behavior : A generally peaceful little tetra that needs to be in a school of 5 or more.

Breeding / Mating / Reproduction : Egg scatterer. The adults may eat the eggs. You will need a bare bottom breeding tank and will have to remove the adults after they release the eggs.

Tank Size : 20 gallons (114 liters) - a schooling fish and should be kept in groups of 5 or more.

Compatible Tank Mates : You don't want to keep them overly aggressive tank mates. If you have a long fin black tetra, you will want to avoid putting them in a tank with known fin nippers such as tiger barbs. They have also been known to nip a fin or two themselves. Angelfish and Bettas should probably not be mixed with these tetras.

Fish Disease : Freshwater Fish Disease - Diagnose, Symptoms and Treatment

Diet / Fish Food : The Black Skirt should eat most common aquarium foods. Flakes, frozen, freeze dried and may nibble at some aquarium plants.

Tank Region : All over, but mostly in the middle and top areas of the fish tank.

Gender : The female will usually be larger and the male may have a wider anal fin.

Gallery Photos : Black Skirt Tetra Photos

Similar Species : Characins, Tetras