Care
Fairly recently described and named, the Red Laser tetra is found in complex habitats associated with blackwater creeks and flooded forest.
As any fish in the trade will be only a generation or two away from their wild ancestors, it's wise to provide them with the soft, acidic conditions they've evolved to thrive in. Their sociable nature makes them a good choice as dither fish for shy catfish or dwarf cichlids and they'll feel at home in a planted aquarium which provides open areas in which the males can try to intimidate one another whilst trying to impress the females, as they develop colours which are only hinted at in the conditions of a shop system.
Although unlikely to show breeding colours in shop tanks, males in spawning condition become bright red with almost black fins. May also be seen as Watermelon or Caerulean pink tetra.
Feeding
Offer a good quality flake food and micropellets, supplemented with small frozen foods such as daphnia and mosquito larvae.
Breeding
Red Laser Tetras have been bred in the home aquarium and are typical egg scatterers.
