Glass tetra

The Glass tetra lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater environment.

* Barred glass tetra Phenagoniates macrolepis * Brass tetra Hemigrammus rodwayi * Beacon tetra Hemigrammus ocellifer * Belgian flag tetra Hyphessobrycon heterorhabdus * Black darter tetra Poecilocharax weitzmani More

The Glass Tetra can be housed in an aquarium with other soft water fish. Tetras are a schooling fish that work well in groups of six or more fish of the same species. More

Glass tetra Moenkhausia oligolepis Glossy tetra Moenkhausia oligolepis Glowlight tetra Hemigrammus erythrozonus Gold tetra Hemigrammus rodwayi Golden tetra Hemigrammus rodwayi More

Common names

Blyszczyk wielkoluski in Polish (polski)
Bobita in Spanish (español)
Boekoe in Creoles and Pidgins, English
Boekoe in Saramaccan
Glass tetra in English
Glossy tetra in English
Großschuppensalmler in German (Deutsch)
Gwoko in Creoles and Pidgins, English
Gwoko in Saramaccan
Halepletstetra in Danish (dansk)
Ixha in Palicur
Kalakalali in South American Indian (Other)
Kalakalali in Wayana
Kaléouélou in Carib
Kaléouélou in Galibi
Kaléuélu in Carib
Kaléuélu in Galibi
Kennotetra in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Lambari olho-de-fogo in Portuguese (Português)
Mojara in Spanish (español)
Moloko chiba in Creoles and Pidgins, English
Moloko chiba in Djuka
Nättetra in Swedish (Svenska)
Pequira in Portuguese (Português)
Piki chiba in Creoles and Pidgins, English
Piki chiba in Djuka
Redeye tetra in English
Sardinita in Spanish (español)
Sriba in Creoles and Pidgins, English
Sriba in Saramaccan
Tetra de vidrio in Spanish (español)
Tetra espejo in Spanish (español)
Verkkosuomutetra in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Wayapiléa in Oyampi
Wayapiléa in South American Indian (Other)
Wayapiléa in Wayana
Yanyanté in Creoles and Pidgins, English
Yanyanté in Djuka
Yaya moloko in Creole, French
Yaya moloko in Creoles and Pidgins, French
稀鱗直線脂鯉 in Mandarin Chinese
稀鳞直线脂鲤 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Characiformes
Family : Characidae
Genus : Moenkhausia
Species : Moenkhausia oligolepis
Authority : G