Glass Bloodfin Tetra Fact Sheet

The Glass Bloodfin Tetra, Prionobrama filigera is a medium size tetra, growing to a maximum size of about 6 cm, although they are usually smaller than this.
The Glass Bloodfin is easier to keep and breed than many tetras. They will also tolerate slightly alkaline conditions better as well as harder water, and will take water up to about a Ph of 7.8. They are an excellent peaceful community fish, and will mix well with all common non-aggressive small and medium size fish, and even with slightly larger ones like Angel Fish.
This is a schooling fish and I suggest at least five fish together. A school of this fish is a very pleasant sight. They lack the Splendid colours and fins of the Siamese Fighting Fish, or the spectacular colours of the Cardinal Tetra, but they have their own beauty.
The Glass Bloodfin Tetra is a fast swimming fish and has been known to jump out of the water, so I would recommend a cover. They are a Tropical Fish, and need a heater unless they can be kept in a room that never gets cold. I set our thermostats for this fish at 24 degrees C. although some people prefer to set theirs a little higher.
Companions
Suitable companion fish for a school of Glass Bloodfin Tetras include: Guppies, Platies, Swordtails, Mollies, Fighting Fish, Paradise Fish, Bronze Catfish, Albino Catfish, Peppered Catfish, other small catfish, Algae Eaters, Scissortail Rasboras, Harlequin Rasboras, all the small and medium size barbs, all tetras, and all the common gouramis. For a mixed tank I recommend a Ph of around 7(neutral). The Glass Bloodfin will take harder water than most tetras without ill effects, and copes with the surprising water that comes from the taps in the Adelaide hill as long as the Chloramine is removed first, and the Ph is lowered to about 7.2.
This fish is an omnivore and a good tropical flake food is the most common basic food given them. They also relish live food like daphnia and wrigglers as well as frozen food like blood worms. They will eat any common fish food. The Glass Bloodfin is a surface and mid water feeder by preference, but will certainly go the bottom of the tank to feed if necessary.
The Glass Bloodfin will breed in harder water than many types of tetra. They are an egg scatterer, laying semi adhesive eggs, often over plants.

Lights for Your Aquarium

A beautiful aquarium can be a highlight of any room, but whitout the proper illumination an aquarium just might blend into the background. Aquarium lighting is not only important on a cosmetic level, it is also crucial to well being of your fish. Activity level, coloration, and stress
levels are all dependent on proper lighting. Without this, fish will not be able to spawn or carry out any other normal life cycles.

There are a number of factors to deal with before deciding which type of artificial lighting to use. The most basic one is to consider the general condition and the specification of the aquarium these things when combined together will constitute the total well being of marine life inside your aquarium.
Take into consideration the population inside the aquarium, depth of the water and the entirety of the fish tank.
In an aquarium where there are only fish present on it medium lighting maybe applied. It is not necessary to apply intense lighting to aquariums of this type. Usually minimum wattage requirement is 2-3 watts per tank gallon. The quality of lighting may vary according to the number of population. The more fish you have then more lighting can be applied to accommodate them all.
Fish tanks with fish and live plants added on it requires intense lighting. The more intense the lighting is the better it would be. 4 watts per tank gallon should be the minimum wattage for these types of tanks. The bigger the water tank is the more lights should be shared with. Be cautious to note that there are some kinds of marine life requiring specific type of luminosity. Learn techniques and information from the experts to properly address this concern.
It is suggested that once in a while you perform light simulation wherein you regulate the light of your freshwater aquarium the same way as the sun lights. It must be brightly lighted the whole day while turned it off the whole night. This will bring good effects to fish from getting too stressed in an artificial aquatic environment. Simulating the lights will make fish feel they actually lived in their natural habitat.
Freshwater aquarium is a fun hobby that involves a generous amount of discipline and responsibilities. Just like any other jobs or hobbies freshwater aquarium has its distinct characteristics and needs that should be given preferential attention. With the hints cited above about proper artificial lighting keeping a freshwater aquarium at home can be the most rewarding experience you can truly have