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Hemigrammus rodwayi "Gold Tetra"
Gold Tetras are small Amazonian schooling tetras with shimmering metallic silver-gold bodies and a black dot at the base of the tail. They are peaceful community fish and active swimmers that tend to stay in tight groups when kept in numbers. Gold Tetras only reach a size of about 1 3/4 inches. These tetras tend to be hardy and handle a wide range of temp and pH. They will eat any variety of community foods like flake or granules.
These fish are also sometimes known as the Brass Tetra, or under the scientific name Hemigrammus armstrongi. H. armstrongi is considered a synonym of H. rodwayi, however. Appearance and color can sometimes vary among Gold Tetras, depending on the region they were collected. The gold color on these fish comes from a chemical they produce known as guanine. Guanine gives it its shimmery gold color and can vary depending on the nutrition of the fish and may account for the multiple scientific names and common names.
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