Black Widow Tetra at Wirral Aquatics
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Black Widow Tetra at Wirral Aquatics

Black Widow Tetra

Wirral Aquatics
Amount: Single
Price:
£3.95
Stock:
Sold out

Pickup currently unavailable at Wirral Aquatics Ltd

Description

Black widow tetras hail from the Paraguay and Guapore River basins of South America. Growing up to 6cm in length, these hardy freshwater fish are best identified by their flowing skirt fin silhouette.

Black widow tetras are a schooling fish and must be kept in groups of six or more to avoid them becoming highly stressed and aggressive.

Black widow tetras thrive in long aquariums that mimic their natural habitat; consider lots of live, tall background plants which will help them to feel secure whilst providing lots of open water swimming space. Dark substrates will accentuate the stunning colouration of your Black widow tetras and make their colours pop!

Black widow tetras are notorious fin nippers. Avoid housing them with slow moving or long finned fish such as fancy guppies, bettas or angel fish.

Black widow tetras are omnivores. At Wirral Aquatics our Black widow tetras enjoy a diet of EBO Pro Soft Artemia, Spirulina and Insect Meal as well as fresh and frozen brine shrimp and daphnia.

Tank compatibility & care

Temperature
20–26 °C
pH
6–7
Hardness
89–357 ppm
Adult size
60 mm
Type
Fish
Temperament
Peaceful
Diet
Omnivore

Compatible tank mates

Hand-picked from the species we stock
Black Widow Tetra tankmate overlap
Albino Cory
Albino Cory
Out of stock
Temp °C 18 29
pH 3.5 8
GH ppm 0 300
21–27 °CpH 6–836–268 ppm
Panda Cory
Panda Cory
Out of stock
Temp °C 18 29
pH 3.5 8
GH ppm 0 300
22–25 °CpH 6–7.418–214 ppm
Kribensis
Kribensis
Out of stock
Temp °C 18 29
pH 3.5 8
GH ppm 0 300
24–27 °CpH 5–7.50–214 ppm
Hoplo
Hoplo
Out of stock
Temp °C 18 29
pH 3.5 8
GH ppm 0 300
18–28 °CpH 6–8357–357 ppm
Cardinal tetra
Cardinal tetra
Out of stock
Temp °C 18 29
pH 3.5 8
GH ppm 0 300
23–29 °CpH 3.5–7.518–215 ppm
Neon tetra
Neon tetra
Out of stock
Temp °C 18 29
pH 3.5 8
GH ppm 0 300
21–25 °CpH 4–7.518–215 ppm
Every aquarium is different. These are a guide based on water chemistry, adult size and temperament. Individual fish have their own personalities. Introduce new tank mates gradually, keep groups at the right numbers, and watch how everyone settles in. Ask our team if you'd like advice for your setup.

Ordering livestock

We strive to ensure that we honour all orders placed online. However, we are a small, busy shop and tracking livestock inventory can be challenging. If we are unable to fulfil your order, we will contact you as soon as possible to discuss options so that you can decide how you would like to proceed.

If livestock are appearing out of stock on our website, it does not necessarily mean that they are not available in store. If there is something that you are looking for, please contact us and we will be happy to discuss what is possible.

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