Golden Serpae Tetra

A bright golden colour morph of the classic Serpae Tetra with bold contrast and active schooling behaviour

The Golden Serpae Tetra is a striking selectively bred colour form of the popular Serpae Tetra, featuring a pale golden to yellow body with warm orange-red tones through the fins. Its lighter body colour gives this variety a noticeably different appearance from the standard red Serpae while retaining the same energetic personality and schooling behaviour.

These active tetras are best kept in a good-sized group, where they become more confident and their natural social behaviour can be enjoyed. They suit planted community aquariums with plenty of open swimming space, although like standard Serpaes they can occasionally nip fins, so slow-moving or long-finned tank mates are best avoided.

Need to Know:

Recommended For: Beginner to intermediate aquarists
Minimum Tank Size: 70 litres
Temperature Range: 23–28°C
pH Range: 6.0–7.5
Recommended School Size: 6+
Compatibility: Generally peaceful in a proper school, but may nip long-finned or slow-moving fish
Max Size: Approximately 4–5 cm

Shipping Disclaimer:

All fish are usually shipped on Monday or Tuesday mornings via an overnight courier. We use NZ Couriers for all livestock shipping, we find they handle your fish with the best possible care and have quick overnight delivery nationwide.

Special Requests:

If you have any requests for gender/colour etc we will do our best to accommodate them. Please note we can not always accommodate every request due to high stock turnover and what is available at the time. We move all fish sold online into separate holding tanks while they wait to be shipped.

Rural Shipping:

Good news! If you are a rural customer, we can still ship fish to you. Your order will be shipped to your nearest NZ Couriers Depot or Collect/Send Point and you will be phoned once it arrives. You can find your nearest depot/point here: https://nzcextras.co.nz/nearestlocation/