Albino Glowlight Tetra (Hemigrammus erythrozonus)
Albino Glowlight Tetra (Hemigrammus erythrozonus)
Glowlight tetras get that signature stripe from carotenoid pigments deposited along the lateral line, but the albino form knocks out melanin production entirely, so you lose the dark body tone and end up with a nearly translucent pink-white fish with the glowing orange stripe as the only real color note. It’s a true genetic variant, not a dye, and every bit as easy as the standard glowlight. Shoal them in a real group and that thin orange line becomes the visual anchor of the whole tank.
Care level: Easy · Temperament: Peaceful, shoaling · Max size: ~1.5" · Min tank: 15 gal · Diet: Omnivore, flake/micro-pellet
At a glance
- Scientific name
- Hemigrammus erythrozonus
- Common name
- Albino Glowlight Tetra
- Water type
- Freshwater
- Care level
- Easy
- Temperament
- Peaceful, shoaling
- Max size
- ~1.5"
- Minimum tank
- 15 gal
- Diet
- Omnivore, flake/micro-pellet
When it ships
Most non-quarantined stock goes out the week you order. If we do not already have the animal in-house we source it first — allow up to two weeks for it to reach us. Live animals leave Monday and Tuesday, and Early AM Overnight is the only service that carries a live arrival guarantee.
The live guarantee
Shipped Early AM Overnight: a 1-hour DOA window from confirmed delivery, and nothing beyond it. Next Day Air and 2-Day carry no live arrival guarantee, and neither does USPS Priority. Local pickup or local delivery: 24 hours, if you bring a water sample from your aquarium and we test it before the animal goes home. Maintenance clients: 60 days when we service the aquarium at least twice a month, 28 days on a monthly plan.
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