Collection: Tetras
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Tetra is the common name of many small freshwater characiform fishes. Tetras come from Africa, Central America, and South America, belonging to the biological family Characidae and to its former subfamilies Alestidae (the "African tetras") and Lebiasinidae. The Characidae are distinguished from other fish by the presence of a small adipose fin between the dorsal and caudal fins. Many of these, such as the neon tetra (Paracheirodon innesi), are brightly colored and easy to keep in captivity. Consequently, they are extremely popular for home aquaria.
Tetra is no longer a taxonomic, phylogenetic term. It is short for Tetragonopterus, a genus name formerly applied to many of these fish, which is Greek for "square-finned" (literally, four-sided-wing).
Because of the popularity of tetras in the fishkeeping hobby, many unrelated fish are commonly known as tetras, including species from different families. Even vastly different fish may be called tetras. For example, payara (Hydrolycus scomberoides) is occasionally known as the "sabretooth tetra" or "vampire tetra".
Tetras generally have compressed (sometimes deep), fusiform bodies and are typically identifiable by their fins. They ordinarily possess a homocercal caudal fin (a twin-lobed, or forked, tail fin whose upper and lower lobes are of equal size) and a tall dorsal fin characterized by a short connection to the fish's body.[2] Additionally, tetras possess a long anal fin stretching from a position just posterior of the dorsal fin and ending on the ventral caudal peduncle, and a small, fleshy adipose fin located dorsally between the dorsal and caudal fins. This adipose fin represents the fourth unpaired fin on the fish (the four unpaired fins are the caudal fin, dorsal fin, anal fin, and adipose fin), lending to the name tetra, which is Greek for four. While this adipose fin is generally considered the distinguishing feature, some tetras (such as the emperor tetras, Nematobrycon palmeri) lack this appendage. Ichthyologists debate the function of the adipose fin, doubting its role in swimming due to its small size and lack of stiffening rays or spines.
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ASSORTED GLOFISH (Gymnocorymbus ternetzi .var)
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BLACK BAR SILVER DOLLAR (Myleus Schomburgkii) 1.25"
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BLACK EMPEROR TETRA (Nematobrycon palmeri)
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BLACK NEON TETRA (Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi) 2402
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BLACK PHANTOM TETRA (Hyphessobrycon megalopterus)
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BLACK SKIRT TETRA (Gymnocorymbus ternetzi)
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BLACKBERRY SILVER DOLLAR (Myleus .Sp Blackberry) RARE
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BLEEDING HEART TETRA (Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma)
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BLIND CAVE TETRA (Astyanax mexicanus)
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BLUE EMPEROR TETRA (Inpaichthys kerri)
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BLUE KING TETRA (Boehlkea fredcochui)
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BUCKTOOTH TETRA (Exodon paradoxus) D2409C
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BUENOS AIRES TETRA (Hemigrammus caudovittatus)
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CARDINAL TETRA (Paracheirodon axelrodi) 2402
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CONGO TETRA (Phenacogrammus interruptus) 2402
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CONGO TETRA ALBINO (Phenacogrammus interruptus Albino)
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DIAMOND TETRA (Moenkhausia pittieri)
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EMBER TETRA (Hyphessobrycon amandae) 2402
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FIRE ANT TETRA (Hyphessobrycon myrmex)
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FLAME VON RIO TETRA (Hyphessobrycon flammeus)
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FLAMEBACK BLEEDING HEART TETRA (Hyphessobrycon pyrrhonotus)
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GLASS BLOODFIN TETRA (prionobrama filigera .var) 2405
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GLO COSMIC BLUE (Gymnocorymbus ternetzi .var) 2402
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GLO ELECTRIC GREEN (Gymnocorymbus ternetzi .var) 2402
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