GloFish Tetra and Similar Species
Gymnocorymbus ternetzi (variedade GloFish)
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Black Skirt Tetra
Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
Key differences: The Black Skirt Tetra is the wild-type, non-genetically modified version. It lacks the fluorescent coloration and typically exhibits a silvery-grey body with two prominent black vertical bars, and black fins.
White Skirt Tetra
Gymnocorymbus ternetzi (albino/leucistic variety)
Key differences: A selectively bred variant of the Black Skirt Tetra that is white or very pale, lacking the black pigmentation. It does not possess the fluorescent genes of the GloFish and will not glow.
Other GloFish varieties
Various species (e.g., Danio rerio (GloFish Zebra Danio), Poecilia reticulata (GloFish Guppy))
Key differences: While also fluorescent, other GloFish varieties belong to different species and will have distinct body shapes, fin configurations, and size characteristics specific to their original species (e.g., the elongated body of a Zebra Danio vs. the compressed body of a Tetra).
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