Neon Tetra

Photo credit to J LeMons, bugographics.com

Neon Tetra	Tropical Fish Information
Size	1.2 inches or 3 cm
Fish Hardiness	Fairly easy to keep
Water Temperature	68 to 78.8°F or 20 to 26°C
Water pH	5.0 to 8.0
Water Hardness	1 to 20 dH
Peaceful or Aggressive	Peaceful shoaling fish
Number of same species in tank	Five or more, more is better
Community Species	Yes, excellent community fish
Sexes	Males are more slender built than the fatter, full bodied females. The blue line in males are more straight than the kinked line in females
Strata	Middle to bottom
Food	Flake food supplemented with blood worms or brine shrimp
Breeding	Fairly easy to breed
Breeding temperature	75.2 to 78.8°F or 24 to 26°C
Other names	Neons, Neon Fish
Scientific name	Paracheirodon innesi
Lifespan	5 years and older

Ideal Conditions for this Aquarium Fish

Appearance This is another species of colorful tropical freshwater fish. They have a bright neon blue line running from the head to the tail, almost like they have a little blue light on inside of them. The bottom back part of the body is bright red and the bottom front part is white which makes this a really colorful fish.

Peaceful, Community They are very peaceful fish and ideal for a community aquarium setup. Care should be taken not to put bigger aggressive fish in the same tank as Neons. For instance certain Cichlids and the Clown Knife Fish will make a quick meal of them.

Strata They prefer the middle to lower parts of the aquarium.

Because they are so small they only really make an impression in an aquarium when you have a school of them. They love lots of ornaments and especially plants for hiding out and obviously enough free as well for swimming.

Neon Tetra Tropical Fish Pictures

Neon Tetra

Photo credit to CB Agulto

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