Genetically Modified Tetra and Similar Species
Gymnocorymbus ternetzi (modified)
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Black Skirt Tetra
Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
Key differences: The wild-type Black Skirt Tetra possesses a silvery-grey body with three prominent vertical black bars and lacks any fluorescent coloration. The fins are typically dark or translucent.
White Skirt Tetra
Gymnocorymbus ternetzi (albino/leucistic variant)
Key differences: A selectively bred variant of the Black Skirt Tetra that is white or very pale, often with red eyes (albino) or dark eyes (leucistic). It lacks the fluorescent genes and thus does not glow.
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