Sunday, August 06, 2006

Fast-Selling Fish Has a Racing Stripe


One of the hottest-selling fish at Fishman Aquarium Center on Concord Pike is the painted glass tetra. The fish is injected with dye that gives it a thin racing stripe the length of its top and a bit on the bottom. The cool colors -- lime green, hot pink, orange, yellow -- aren't harmful to the fish, a store manager told me, and they do fade.

The tetras are $3.99 each, or three for $9.99.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Painted Glass Tetra's are very cool. I picked up two yesterday and am keeping an eye on them. I would post a pic, but not possible here.. and I probably won't be able to find my way back here. If you want a pic or two of them.. contact me at
pocoalmo AT shaw DOT ca

You know what to do :)