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(Other members of the genus Paracheirodon)
ADULT SIZE: 4 cm
WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately soft and acidic
TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C
FOOD: Feed Paracheirodon innesi small live-foods and fine grade dried foods. Although not fussy eaters, live foods are relished by this species.
DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from Peru
AQUARIUM CARE: This is probably the most immediately recognisable aquarium fish. And with good reason; neon tetras are stunning looking fish, especially in a large shoal in a planted tank. They are very easy to keep, and breeding, though tricky is possible. The use of soft water is best, and although they are often seen in harder water mixed community tanks, certainly do better in a large group in softer water with more peaceful tankmates.
Neon tetras look their best (and are generally happiest) in a dark planted tank with driftwood, and plenty of floating and non floating vegetation, simulating the Upper Amazon jungle pools fron which it hails. Read more about Amazon biotope aquariums here.
BREEDING: Soft acidic water is necessary. This is a typical egg scatterer and so spawning over marbles is appropriate. Good conditioning is required to bring this species to spawning condition, but this is easily achieved with livefoods such as worms, artemia and daphnia.
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Other members of the genus Paracheirodon
Other characin species
Other species from Peru
The neon tetra is probably the most instantly recognisable aquarium species
BREEDING: Soft acidic water is necessary. This is a typical egg scatterer and so spawning over marbles is appropriate. Good conditioning is required to bring this species to spawning condition, but this is easily achieved with livefoods such as worms, artemia and daphnia.
Have you bred Paracheirodon innesi? Why not fill in a breeding questionaire?
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A shoal of tetras? A well-planted Amazon tank with a large shoal of neon tetras looks amazing. The bright neon blue and red against a green leafy background has got to be one of the best combinations in fishkeeping. It is no wonder that these are one of the most popular aquarium species. But as with all shoaling species, tetras need to be kept in a group to be happy. The larger the better (without overstocking your tank). Six individuals is usually seen as the absolute minimum in a shoal, but more is better. The effect of a large tank with a shoal of 30-40 neon or cardinal tetras is simply stunning
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