Long Fin White Skirt Tetra

The long fin white skirt tetra is the parent fish of the fluorescent long fin GloFish tetras. Natural skirts come in two variations: the one featured here, the white skirt tetra, and the black skirt tetra. One white skirt tetra plus one gene of a jellyfish equals one GloFish tetra. (Zebra danios are the parent fish for GloFish danios.) These are great schooling fish that will grow to about 2 inches and also contrast well with their more colorful cousins. We recommend a few of these with the GloFish tetras. The long fin, or hi-fin, variation of the white skirt tetra is bred to display a high dorsal fin and long, flowing white anal and caudal fins.

Quick Facts

Care Guide

Tank setup: Give them plants along the back and sides, open swimming space in front and a dark substrate, which brings out their color. Keep a lid on the tank, since tetras can jump.

Feeding: Feed a quality flake or small pellet once or twice a day, only as much as they eat in a couple of minutes. They also enjoy frozen foods like bloodworms and brine shrimp.

Tankmates: They get along with most peaceful community fish of similar size, such as other tetras, rasboras, danios, corydoras, dwarf cichlids, gouramis and livebearers.

Good to know: Tetras feel safer and show better color in a group. A larger school also spreads out any chasing.