Neon Tetra
Neon Tetra – Not a Fish For Just Beginners
Executive Summary About Neon Tetra By BC Hodges
Neon Tetra Fish
The Neon Tetra (Paracheirodon innesi) is among the most popular fish for both beginners and die-hard aquarists. Its vibrant colors of red, blue, and silver seem to shimmer in the tank, especially during low lighting conditions. Ideal water parameters for the Neon Tetra would be a pH 5-7.0 and a temperature of 77 degrees. Low lighting conditions are preferred, especially after spawning. The fish must be removed from the tank to so that the eggs will hatch. To keep the beautiful iridescent colors of your Neon Tetra, a variety of diet is a must. It would eat flake food, frozen preparations, and even live food. Brine shrimps and blood worms are loved by this fish. Usual sources of stress for Neon Tetras are lighting conditions, presence of an aggressive type of fish, and lack of places to hide and sleep.
Neon Tetra Disease – Move Quickly to Save the Rest!
Executive Summary About Neon Tetra By Nick North
Neon Tetra disease is devastating if you end up with it in your tank. This disease is not peculiar to Neon Tetras. The disease usually comes into a tank carried by other fish and is a great argument for always quarantining any new fish for at least two weeks. The disease is fatal, different fish will take varying lengths of time to die so euthanasia is the most humane thing you can do for any fish that has the disease. You need to remove it from the tank before it dies as any fish that decides to nibble on a recently deceased tank mate will invariably get the disease.
In advanced cases the spine can become curved and the fish will struggle to swim.
Tips on Neon Tetra Care and Breeding
Executive Summary About Neon Tetra By Stephen J Broy
Neon tetras or Paracheirodon innesi are members of the family Characidae.
Neon tetras and cardinal tetras look very similar in appearance. Both have metallic neon blue upper bodies and a brilliant red stripe in the center of their bodies. This stripe is found mid-body running to back the tail in neons. Water in South America is slightly acidic, around pH 6.8. Water temperature ranges from70-79°F. Your fish will thrive in similar conditions. These are mid-tank swimmers. They are shoaling fish. Shoaling fish do not cope well when isolated from other members of their own species. This species is omnivorous. They are perfectly cable of surviving on common tropical fish flakes. Female body tends to be a little fuller.
Breeding Neon Tetras. All tetras are egg layers. Slightly acidic water between pH 6.0-6.2 is conducive to spawning. Water filtered through peat or a small layer added to the substrate will simulate optimum breeding conditions. Keep the breeding tank in a dimly lit room. Neon tetras will scatter their eggs. Egg layers are known to feast on their un-hatched eggs.
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