Neon Tetra (3 CM)
£3.00
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The Neon Tetra (Paracheirodon innesi) is a popular freshwater tropical fish known for its bright iridescent blue and red stripes.
100 in stock
Description
Overview & Description
- Size: Grows up to 4 cm (1.6 inches) long.
- Appearance: Features a light-blue back, silver-white abdomen, a striking neon-blue horizontal stripe, and a red stripe on the lower rear half of the body.
- Nighttime Color Change: Their bright colors dim to a dull gray or silver tone at night when resting, functioning via special guanine crystals.
Natural Habitat & Distribution
- Origin: Native to the blackwater and clearwater streams of the Amazon basin in South America, specifically southeastern Colombia, eastern Peru, and western Brazil.
- Water Conditions: Prefers warm, soft, and acidic water (temperatures of 20–28 °C and pH levels ranging from 4 to 7.5).
Aquarium Care
- Social Behavior: They are active schooling/shoaling fish and must be kept in groups of at least 6, though 10 to 15 or more is ideal to prevent stress and hiding.
- Diet: Omnivorous; they accept quality flakes, micropellets, and live or frozen foods like brine shrimp and daphnia.
- Health: Generally hardy, but can be susceptible to a fatal, incurable condition known as Neon Tetra Disease (NTD) caused by a microsporidian parasite.
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