Neon Tetra
Author: admin // Category: UncategorizedFamily: Characidae
Species: Paracheirodon innesi
Size: 2.5cm (1 inch)
Diet: Omnivorous
Tank levels: All
Habitat: The natural riverine habitat is Amazonia, but most Neon Tetras are now commercially bred
Remarks: The Neon Tetra is hardy and peaceful but difficult to breed.
Comments: The slim body of this fish has the same unmistakable electric blue-green stripe as the Cardinal Tetra. Here, however, the front lower body is silver. Scales are well defined in the upper dorsal area, and the fins are generally clear. Females have a plumper bodies which “bend” the stripe further. This has to be one of the most kept species of tropical fish, easy to keep and looks great in large shoals together in a well planted aquarium.
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This fish comes from the “Tropical Fish” family species of fish. I hope you enjoyed this fish profile that I put together to help people to choose the right fish for the right aquarium tank setup you may own, or be thinking of buying in the future. If you require more information about keeping fish in general and what are the right fish to choose for your tank setups, you can always visit my site called “GB Aquarium” and see what’s posted new there and also join in the discussion taking place.
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March 23rd, 2009 at 11:17 am
To whom it may concern,
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise on neon tetras. I have learned much valuable information from your website. I have some neon tetras coexisting happily with orange tetras, flame tetras, guppies, blue danios, glass shrimp and one double tail male betta. They all seem to be doing fine together. My male betta, Doewy seems to keep out of the way of the rest of these fast moving fish. The neon tetras are truly a remarkable sight especially with their flashes of color as they swim with the other colorful fish. For later reference, I have organized your website and other related websites that I may need later.
Sincerely,
Irene Steffen