Freshwater Fish
GloFish Tetra.
A black skirt tetra bred into fluorescent neon color — hardy, peaceful, and glowing under blue light. Beginner-easy and community-safe; keep a school in a 10-gallon-plus tank for the best display.
We keep this species at our Erie store. Come and see it in the tanks, or call (814) 456-9445 and ask what we have in right now.
Sea Cave keeps this species. You will find these in the tanks at 660 East 14th Street in Erie. We never ship live animals.
- Condition
- new
- Fulfillment
- Local pickup — Erie, PA
We never ship fish, coral, or invertebrates — every animal here is one you meet in person. Each one is acclimated and health-checked in-house before it goes out into the display tanks. This is a species we keep, and what is swimming on any given day changes with the deliveries, so please call (814) 456-9445 before you drive in.
Care at a glance
What to know before you take one home.
- Care level
- Beginner
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Community
- Community safe
- Adult size
- 2.5"
- Min tank size
- 10 gallons
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Scientific name
- Gymnocorymbus ternetzi (transgenic)
Good tank mates
Peaceful and community-safe; it's a black skirt tetra under the fluorescent color, so it suits a calm community of similarly sized fish. Good company includes other tetras, rasboras, corydoras, peaceful gouramis, and livebearers like platies. Avoid aggressive fish and large fish that could eat it, and note that black skirt types can be slightly nippy in too small a group, so keep a school of six or more with no long-finned, slow tankmates like male bettas.
Good to know
GloFish Tetras are black skirt tetras (Gymnocorymbus ternetzi) bred to express fluorescent color from genes originally added to help scientists detect water pollution.
What is in the tanks and each animal's temperament vary — call (814) 456-9445 for pairing advice.
Good tankmates
Plays well with.
Species we’d keep in the same tank, with why each pairing works. What is in the tanks and each animal’s temperament vary — call (814) 456-9445 for advice on pairing.
New to stocking a tank? Read our guide on which fish live together.
Bronze Cory
Peaceful armored bottom-dwellers that occupy a completely different tank level, share the same soft tropical water parameters, and present no target for fin-nipping. A well-documented classic pairing with black skirt tetras across all major care sources.
Harlequin Rasbora
Peaceful mid-water schooling fish with short fins and soft-water preferences that align closely with GloFish Tetras (pH 6.0–7.0, slightly acidic). Similar size and temperament with no aggression or fin-nipping risk in either direction.
Zebra Danio
Active, short-finned schooling fish whose temperature range overlaps comfortably with GloFish Tetras at 74–76°F. Fast enough to avoid any fin-nipping and match the tetra's energy level without provoking aggression.
Rummy-Nose Tetra
Short-finned, peaceful schooler that shares nearly identical water parameter preferences (pH 6.0–7.0, soft GH 0–8°N, 72–79°F) with GloFish Tetras. When the tank is properly dialed in for GloFish Tetras, rummy nose tetras are well within their comfort range.
Visit the store
660 East 14th Street,
Erie, PA.
Mon–Fri 12–6 · Sat 11–4 · Sun closed. Call ahead on livestock — what's on the floor rotates.